King James Version

Psalms 127:3

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.נַחֲלַ֣תnachalatheritageנַחֲלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בָּנִ֑יםbanimsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […שָׂ֝כָ֗רsakharhireשָׂכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hire”, the ordinary formH7939payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefithire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.פְּרִ֣יperifruitפְּרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.הַבָּֽטֶןhabatenthe bodyבֶּטֶןdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the body”, the ordinary formH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD; the fruit of the womb is a reward.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah [are] sons, A reward [is] the fruit of the womb.

World English Bible

Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

Darby Translation

Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, [and] the fruit of the womb a reward.

Douay-Rheims

Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD; the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, the inheritance of the Lord, children, the reward of the fruit of the womb.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ἡ κληρονομία Κυρίου, υἱοί, ὁ μισθὸς τοῦ καρποῦ τῆς γαστρός.