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Psalms 127:4

127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

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As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

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

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

127:5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. his: Heb. filled his quiver with them speak: or, subdue, or, destroy

What does Psalms 127:4 mean?

Psalms 127:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵץ (chêts), יָד (yâd), גִּבּוֹר (gibbôwr).

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As
arrowsחֵץchêts/khayts/H2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear
are
in
the
handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of
a
mighty
man;גִּבּוֹרgibbôwr/ghib-bore'/H1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
so
are
childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a 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., (like father or brother), etc.)
of
the
youth.נָעוּרnâʻûwr/naw-oor'/H5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)

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Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

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What does Psalms 127:4 say?

Psalms 127:4 (King James Version) reads: "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth."

Is Psalms 127:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 127:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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