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Psalms 127:5

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

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אַשְׁרֵ֤יashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.הַגֶּ֗בֶרhageverthe manגֶּבֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…מִלֵּ֥אmilebe at an endמָלֵאverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be at an end”, a completed actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אַשְׁפָּת֗וֹashpatvoquiverאַשְׁפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “quiver”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH827a quiver or arrow-casequiver.מֵ֫הֶ֥םmehemfromמֵ֫הֶ֥םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from”fromלֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֵבֹ֑שׁוּyevoshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be confounded”, an unfinished actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יְדַבְּר֖וּyedabrvspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.אוֹיְבִ֣יםoyevimenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.בַּשָּֽׁעַרbashaarin doorשַׁעַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be put to shame, when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Young’s Literal Translation

O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!

World English Bible

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Darby Translation

Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.

Douay-Rheims

May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: and mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be put to shame, when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: they shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακάριος ὃς πληρώσει τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν αὐτοῦ ἐξ αὐτῶν· οὐ καταισχυνθήσονται, ὅταν λαλῶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πύλαις.