Psalm 129:3
Strong's Lexicon
The plowmen
חָרְשׁ֣וּ (ḥā·rə·šū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2790: 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in, engrave 1a2) to plough 1a3) to devise 1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed 1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil 2) to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be silent 2a2) to be deaf 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be silent, keep quiet 2b2) to make silent 2b3) to be deaf, show deafness 2c) (Hithpael) to remain silent

plowed
חֹרְשִׁ֑ים (ḥō·rə·šîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2790: 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in, engrave 1a2) to plough 1a3) to devise 1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed 1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil 2) to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be silent 2a2) to be deaf 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be silent, keep quiet 2b2) to make silent 2b3) to be deaf, show deafness 2c) (Hithpael) to remain silent

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

my back;
גַּ֭בִּי (gab·bî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1354: 1) convex surface, back 1a) back (of man) 1b) mound (for illicit worship) 1c) boss (convex projection of shield) 1d) bulwarks, breastworks (of arguments-fig.) 1e) brow, eyebrow 1f) rim (of wheel)

they made their furrows
(לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם׃) (lə·ma·‘ă·nî·ṯām)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4618: 1) ploughing ground, place for task

long.
הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ (he·’ĕ·rî·ḵū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 748: 1) to be long, prolong 1a) (Qal) to be long 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to prolong (days) 1b2) to make long (tent cords) 1b3) to grow long, continue long

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

Young's Literal Translation
Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

New American Standard Bible
"The plowers plowed upon my back; They lengthened their furrows."

King James Bible
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.

New Living Translation
My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.

English Standard Version
The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.”

New American Standard Bible
"The plowers plowed upon my back; They lengthened their furrows."

King James Bible
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

International Standard Version
Wicked people ploughed over my back, creating long-lasting wounds."

NET Bible
The plowers plowed my back; they made their furrows long.

American Standard Version
The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.

English Revised Version
The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

Young's Literal Translation
Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:4
And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

Psalm 129:2
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

Psalm 129:4
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

Psalm 141:7
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 129:1
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Psalm 128:6
Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

Psalm 129:5
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

Psalm 129:6
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
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