Psalm 127:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Like arrowsכְּחִצִּ֥ים
(ke·chi·tzim)
2671: arrowfrom chatsats
in the handבְּיַד־
(be·yad-)
3027: handa prim. root
of a warrior,גִּבֹּ֑ור
(gib·bo·vr;)
1368: strong, mightyfrom gabar
Soכֵּ֝֗ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
are the childrenבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of one's youth.הַנְּעוּרִֽים׃
(han·ne·'u·rim.)
5271: youth, early lifefrom the same as naar


















KJV Lexicon
As arrows
chets  (khayts)
a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
are in the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of a mighty man
gibbowr  (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
so are children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of the youth
na`uwr  (naw-oor')
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) -- childhood, youth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth.

King James Bible
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one's youth.

International Standard Version
As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so also are children born during one's youth.

NET Bible
Sons born during one's youth are like arrows in a warrior's hand.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Like an arrow in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of the youth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The children born to a man when he is young are like arrows in the hand of a warrior.

King James 2000 Bible
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
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