Psalm 133 Text
Dwelling together
Psalm 133
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| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) The Close-but-clear translation (CBC) exists to provide a window into the Hebrew text according to how we understand its syntax and word-to-phrase-level semantics. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone translation or base text, but as a supplement to Layer-by-Layer materials to help users make full use of these resources. |
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| שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | 1 | [Belonging to] the song of the ascents. By David. |
| הִנֵּ֣ה מַה־טּ֖וֹב וּמַה־נָּעִ֑ים | Look, how good and how delightful | |
| שֶׁ֖בֶת אַחִ֣ים גַּם־יָֽחַד׃ | is brothers' dwelling—even together! | |
| כַּשֶּׁ֚מֶן הַטּ֨וֹב | עַל־הָרֹ֗אשׁ | 2 | [It is] like the good oil on the head, |
| יֹרֵ֗ד עַל־הַזָּ֫קָ֥ן זְקַ֥ן אַֽהֲרֹ֑ן | flowing down onto the beard, the beard of Aaron; | |
| שֶׁ֜יֹּרֵ֗ד עַל־פִּ֥י מִדּוֹתָֽיו: | which flows down onto the collar of his garments. | |
| כְּטַ֥ל חֶרְמ֗וֹן שֶׁיֹּרֵד֘ עַל־הַרְרֵ֪י צִ֫יּ֥וֹן | 3 | [It is] like the dew of Hermon, which flows down onto the hills of Zion. |
| כִּ֚י שָׁ֨ם׀ צִוָּ֣ה יְ֖הֹוָה אֶת־הַבְּרָכָ֑ה | For there YHWH has sent the blessing— | |
| חַ֜יִּ֗ים עַד־הָֽעוֹלָֽם: | life everlasting. |
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