Psalm 87:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְֽהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
will countיִ֭סְפֹּר
(yis·por)
5608: to count, recount, relatedenominative verb from sepher
when He registersבִּכְתֹ֣וב
(bich·to·vv)
3789: to writea prim. root
the peoples,עַמִּ֑ים
(am·mim;)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
"This oneזֶ֖ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
was bornיֻלַּד־
(yul·lad-)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
there."שָׁ֣ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
Selah.סֶֽלָה׃
(se·lah.)
5542: to lift up, exaltfrom salal


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
shall count
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
when he writeth up
kathab  (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
that this man was born
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
there Selah
celah  (seh'-law)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD will count when He registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah.

King James Bible
The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When He registers the peoples, the LORD will record," This one was born there." Selah

International Standard Version
The LORD will record, as he registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Interlude

NET Bible
The LORD writes in the census book of the nations, "This one was born there." (Selah)

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lord Jehovah will recount in the book for the peoples: “This One was born there”!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD will record this in the Book of Nations: "Every race [claims that it] was born there." [Selah]

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD shall count, when he registers the people, that this man was born there. Selah.
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