1
When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.
שִׁ֗יר
shîyr H7892
a song; abstractly, singing
הַֽ/מַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת
maʻălâh H4609
elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a…
בְּ/שׁ֣וּב
shûwb H7725
to turn back (hence, away) transitively…
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֶת
ʼêth H853
properly, self (but generally used to…
שִׁיבַ֣ת
shîybâh H7870
a return (of property)
צִיּ֑וֹן
Tsîyôwn H6726
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a…
הָ֝יִ֗ינוּ
hâyâh H1961
to exist, i.e. be or become,…
כְּ/חֹלְמִֽים
châlam H2492
properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by…
2
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “Yahweh has done great things for them.”
אָ֤ז
ʼâz H227
at that time or place; also…
יִמָּלֵ֪א
mâlêʼ H4390
to fill or (intransitively) be full…
שְׂח֡וֹק
sᵉchôwq H7814
laughter (in merriment or defiance)
פִּי/נוּ֮
peh H6310
the mouth (as the means of…
וּ/לְשׁוֹנֵ֪/נוּ
lâshôwn H3956
the tongue (of man or animals),…
רִ֫נָּ֥ה
rinnâh H7440
properly, a creaking (or shrill sound),…
אָ֭ז
ʼâz H227
at that time or place; also…
יֹאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar H559
to say (used with great latitude)
בַ/גּוֹיִ֑ם
gôwy H1471
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile;…
הִגְדִּ֥יל
gâdal H1431
to be (causatively make) large (in…
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh H6213
to do or make, in the…
עִם
ʻim H5973
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in…
אֵֽלֶּה
ʼêl-leh H428
these or those
3
Yahweh has done great things for us, and we are glad.
הִגְדִּ֣יל
gâdal H1431
to be (causatively make) large (in…
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh H6213
to do or make, in the…
עִמָּ֗/נוּ
ʻim H5973
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in…
הָיִ֥ינוּ
hâyâh H1961
to exist, i.e. be or become,…
שְׂמֵחִֽים
sâmêach H8056
blithe or gleeful
4
Restore our fortunes again, Yahweh, like the streams in the Negev.
שׁוּבָ֣/ה
shûwb H7725
to turn back (hence, away) transitively…
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֶת
ʼêth H853
properly, self (but generally used to…
שבות/נו
shᵉbûwth H7622
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former…
כַּ/אֲפִיקִ֥ים
ʼâphîyq H650
properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also…
בַּ/נֶּֽגֶב
negeb H5045
the south (from its drought); specifically,…
5
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
6
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
הָ֘ל֤וֹךְ
hâlak H1980
to walk (in a great variety…
יֵלֵ֨ךְ
yâlak H3212
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively,…
וּ/בָכֹה֮
bâkâh H1058
to weep; generally to bemoan
נֹשֵׂ֪א
nâsâʼ H5375
to lift, in a great variety…
מֶֽשֶׁךְ
meshek H4901
a sowing; also a possession
הַ֫/זָּ֥רַע
zeraʻ H2233
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
בֹּֽ֬א
bôwʼ H935
to go or come (in a…
יָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ H935
to go or come (in a…
בְ/רִנָּ֑ה
rinnâh H7440
properly, a creaking (or shrill sound),…
נֹ֝שֵׂ֗א
nâsâʼ H5375
to lift, in a great variety…
אֲלֻמֹּתָֽי/ו
ʼălummâh H485
something bound; a sheaf