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Psalms 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

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עַ֥לalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…נַהֲר֨וֹתnaharotfloodנָהָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “flood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.בָּבֶ֗לbavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.שָׁ֣םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.יָ֭שַׁבְנוּyashavnvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “dwell”, a completed actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.בָּכִ֑ינוּbakhinvweepבָּכָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “weep”, a completed actionH1058to weep; generally to bemoan[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּbezakherenvin be maleזָכַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “in be male”, the to-form of the verbH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.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).צִיּֽוֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.

Young’s Literal Translation

By rivers of Babylon — There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

World English Bible

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Darby Translation

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

Douay-Rheims

I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For David, a Psalm of Jeremias. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Sion.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῷ Δαυὶδ, Ἱερεμίου. Ἐπὶ τῶν ποταμῶν Βαβυλῶνος ἐκεῖ ἐκαθίσαμεν, καὶ ἐκλαύσαμεν ἐν τῷ μνησθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς Σιών.

American Standard Version (1901)

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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