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Psalms 132:3

132:2 How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

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“Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

132:4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

What does Psalms 132:3 mean?

Psalms 132:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בּוֹא (bôwʼ), אֹהֶל (ʼôhel), בַּיִת (bayith).

Hebrew interlinear

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Surely
I
will
not
comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into
the
tabernacleאֹהֶלʼôhel/o'-hel/H168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
of
my
house,בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
nor
go
upעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
into
my
bed;עֶרֶשׂʻeres/eh'res/H6210a couch (properly, with a canopy)

Topics

LiberalitySelf-DenialTemple, the FirstVows

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 132:3.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 19:3

And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

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What does Psalms 132:3 say?

Psalms 132:3 (King James Version) reads: "Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;"

Is Psalms 132:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 132:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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