Psalm 137:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י
(ash·rei)
835: happiness, blessednessfrom ashar
will be the one who 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
seizesשֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז
(shei·yo·chez)
270: to grasp, take hold, take possessiona prim. root
and dashesוְנִפֵּ֬ץ
(ve·nip·petz)
5310a: to shattera prim. root
your little onesעֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ
(o·la·la·yich)
5768: a childfrom an unused word
Againstאֶל־
(el-)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
the rock.הַסָּֽלַע׃
(has·sa·la.)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Happy
'esher  (eh'-sher)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy! -- blessed, happy.
shall he be that taketh
'achaz  (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
and dasheth
naphats  (naw-fats')
to dash to pieces, or scatter -- be beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.
thy little ones
`owlel  (o-lale')
a suckling -- babe, (young) child, infant, little one.
against the stones
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.

King James Bible
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks.

International Standard Version
How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff!

NET Bible
How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Blessed is he who will seize your infants and will dash the rocks!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed is the one who grabs your little children and smashes them against a rock.

King James 2000 Bible
Happy shall he be, that takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.
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