Psalm 132:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Behold,הִנֵּֽה־
(hin·neh-)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
we heardשְׁמַֽעֲנ֥וּהָ
(she·ma·'a·nu·ha)
8085: to heara prim. root
of it in Ephrathah,בְאֶפְרָ֑תָה
(ve·'ef·ra·tah;)
672: an Isr. woman, also the name of several places in Pal.from the same as apher
We foundמְ֝צָאנ֗וּהָ
(me·tza·nu·ha)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
it in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵי־
(bis·dei-)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
of Jaar.יָֽעַר׃
(ya·'ar.)
3293a: wood, forest, thicketfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Lo we heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
of it at Ephratah
'Ephraath  (ef-rawth')
fruitfulness; Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem; once (Psa. 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman -- Ephrath, Ephratah.
we found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
it in the fields
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
of the wood
ya`ar  (yah'-ar)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah, We found it in the field of Jaar.

King James Bible
Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We heard of the ark in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

International Standard Version
We heard about it in Ephrata; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

NET Bible
Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Behold, we heard it in Ephrata and we found it in the fields.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now, we have heard about the ark [of the promise]being in Ephrathah. We have found it in Jaar.

King James 2000 Bible
Lo, we heard of it at Ephrathah: we found it in the fields of the woods.
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