Psalm 122:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
To whichשֶׁשָּׁ֨ם
(she·sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
the tribesשְׁבָטִ֡ים
(she·va·tim)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
goעָל֪וּ
(a·lu)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up, even the tribesשִׁבְטֵי־
(shiv·tei-)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
of the LORD--יָ֭הּ
(yah)
3050: the name of the God of Israelcontr. from Yhvh
An ordinanceעֵד֣וּת
(e·dut)
5715: testimonyfrom ud
for Israel--לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(le·yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
To give thanksלְ֝הֹדֹ֗ות
(le·ho·do·vt)
3034: to throw, casta prim. root
to the nameלְשֵׁ֣ם
(le·shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
of the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
Whither
sham  (shawm)
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence -- in it, + thence, there (-in, + of, + out), + thither, + whither.
the tribes
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
go up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
the tribes
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
of the LORD
Yahh  (yaw)
Jah, the sacred name -- Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in -iah, -jah.
unto the testimony
`eduwth  (ay-dooth')
testimony -- testimony, witness.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
to give thanks
yadah  (yaw-daw')
cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
unto the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD-- An ordinance for Israel-- To give thanks to the name of the LORD.

King James Bible
Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
where the tribes, Yahweh's tribes, go up to give thanks to the name of Yahweh. (This is an ordinance for Israel.)

International Standard Version
To it the tribes ascend— the tribes of the LORD— as decreed to Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

NET Bible
The tribes go up there, the tribes of the LORD, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the LORD.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
There went up the tribes, the tribes of Lord Jehovah, a testimony to Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All of the LORD's tribes go to that city because it is a law in Israel to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
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