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Psalms 128:2

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

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יְגִ֣יעַyegiaworkיְגִיעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3018toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)labour, work.כַּ֭פֶּיךָkapeykhahand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…תֹאכֵ֑לtokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָashreykhahappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “happy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.וְט֣וֹבvetovand goodטוֹבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and good”, a completed action in a sequenceH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When thou eatest the labour of thy hands, happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy [art] thou, and good [is] to thee.

World English Bible

For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

Darby Translation

For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Douay-Rheims

Often have they fought against me from my youth: but they could not prevail over me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When thou eatest the labour of thy hands, happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοὺς πόνους τῶν καρπῶν σου φάγεσαι· μακάριος εἶ καὶ καλῶς σοι ἔσται.