Psalm 120:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Woeאֹֽויָה־
(o·v·yah-)
190: woe!from oy
is me, for I sojournגַ֣רְתִּי
(gar·ti)
1481a: to sojourna prim. root
in Meshech,מֶ֑שֶׁךְ
(me·shech;)
4902: a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their landfrom mashak
For I dwellכַ֗נְתִּי
(chan·ti)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
amongעִֽם־
(im-)
5973: witha prim. preposition
the tentsאָהֳלֵ֥י
(a·ho·lei)
168: a tentfrom an unused word
of Kedar!קֵדָֽר׃
(ke·dar.)
6938: perhaps "swarthy," a son of Ishmael, also his desc.from qadar


















KJV Lexicon
Woe
'owyah  (o-yaw')
woe.
is me that I sojourn
guwr  (goor)
to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
in Mesech
Meshek  (meh'-shek)
Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him -- Mesech, Meshech.
that I dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
in the tents
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
of Kedar
Qedar  (kay-dawr')
dusky (of the skin or the tent); Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives) -- Kedar.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

King James Bible
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What misery that I have stayed in Meshech, that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!

International Standard Version
How terrible for me, that I am an alien in Meshech, that I reside among the tents of Kedar!

NET Bible
How miserable I am! For I have lived temporarily in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Woe to me, for my pilgrimage is long and I have dwelt in a tent of Qedar!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How horrible it is to live as a foreigner in Meshech or to stay in the tents of Kedar.

King James 2000 Bible
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
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