Psalm 137:3
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
3588 [e]כִּ֤י
ForConj
8033 [e]שָׁ֨ם
šām
thereAdv
7592 [e]שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ
šə-’ê-lū-nū
asked of usV-Qal-Perf-3cp | 1cp
7617 [e]שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ
šō-w-ḇê-nū
those who carried us away captiveV-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 1cp
1697 [e]דִּבְרֵי־
diḇ-rê-ši-
of us a songN-mpc
7892 [e]שִׁ֭יר
r
a songN-ms
8437 [e]וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ
wə-ṯō-w-lā-lê-nū
and those who plundered us [requested]Conj-w | N-mpc | 1cp
8057 [e]שִׂמְחָ֑ה
śim-ḥāh;
mirthN-fs
7891 [e]שִׁ֥ירוּ
šî-rū
[Saying] SingV-Qal-Imp-mp
  לָ֝֗נוּ
lā-nū,
usPrep | 1cp
7892 [e]מִשִּׁ֥יר
miš-šîr
[one] of the songsPrep-m | N-msc
6726 [e]צִיּֽוֹן׃
ṣî-yō-wn.
of ZionN-proper-fs





















Hebrew Texts
תהילים 137:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּ֤י שָׁ֨ם שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ שֹׁובֵ֡ינוּ דִּבְרֵישִׁ֭־יר וְתֹולָלֵ֣ינוּ שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׁ֥ירוּ לָ֝֗נוּ מִשִּׁ֥יר צִיֹּֽון׃

תהילים 137:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
כי שם שאלונו שובינו דבריש־יר ותוללינו שמחה שירו לנו משיר ציון׃

תהילים 137:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
כי שם שאלונו שובינו דבריש־יר ותוללינו שמחה שירו לנו משיר ציון׃

תהילים 137:3 Hebrew Bible
כי שם שאלונו שובינו דברי שיר ותוללינו שמחה שירו לנו משיר ציון׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."

King James Bible
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for our captors there asked us for songs, and our tormentors, for rejoicing:" Sing us one of the songs of Zion."
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