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Psalms 132:3

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אָ֭בֹאavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בְּאֹ֣הֶלbeohelin tentאֹהֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.בֵּיתִ֑יbeytifamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אֶ֝עֱלֶ֗הeelehascend upעָלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “ascend up”, an unfinished actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עֶ֥רֶשׂerescouchעֶרֶשׂnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “couch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6210a couch (properly, with a canopy)bed(-stead), couch.יְצוּעָֽיyetsuaybedיָצוּעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3326spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively)bed, chamber, couch.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Surely I will not come into the tent of my house, nor go up into the bed that is spread for me;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;

Young’s Literal Translation

'If I enter into the tent of my house, If I go up on the couch of my bed,

World English Bible

“Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

Darby Translation

I will not come into the tent of my house, I will not go up to the couch of my bed;

Douay-Rheims

As the dew of Hermon, which descendeth upon mount Sion. For there the Lord hath commandeth blessing, and life for evermore.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Surely I will not come into the tent of my house, nor go up into the bed that is spread for me;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will not go into the tabernacle of my house; I will not go up to the couch of my bed;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ εἰσελεύσομαι εἰς σκήνωμα οἴκου μου, εἰ ἀναβήσομαι ἐπὶ κλίνης στρωμνῆς μου·