Psalm 147:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
buildsבֹּונֵ֣ה
(bo·v·neh)
1129: to builda prim. root
up Jerusalem;יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם
(ye·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
He gathersיְכַנֵּֽס׃
(ye·chan·nes.)
3664: to gather, collecta prim. root
the outcasts 
 
5080: to impel, thrust, banisha prim. root
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
doth build up
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
he gathereth together
kanac  (kaw-nas')
to collect; hence, to enfold -- gather (together), heap up, wrap self.
the outcasts
dachah  (daw-khaw')
to push down -- chase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, sore, thrust, totter.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel.

King James Bible
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers Israel's exiled people.

International Standard Version
The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

NET Bible
The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lord Jehovah built Jerusalem and the scattered ones of Israel he gathered.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD is the builder of Jerusalem. He is the one who gathers the outcasts of Israel together.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD does build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
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