KJV: For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
YLT: For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers -- joy: 'Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'
Darby: For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail required mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
ASV: For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us required of us mirth,'saying , Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ | asked of us |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, first person common plural Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg. |
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שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ | those who carried us away captive |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: שָׁבָה Sense: to take captive. |
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דִּבְרֵי־ | of us a song |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |
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שִׁ֭יר | a song |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שִׁיר Sense: song. |
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וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ | and those who plundered us [requested] |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: תֹּולָל Sense: tormentor, plunderer. |
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שִׂמְחָ֑ה | mirth |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שִׂמְחָה Sense: joy, mirth, gladness. |
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שִׁ֥ירוּ | [Saying] Sing |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: שִׁיר Sense: to sing. |
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לָ֝֗נוּ | us |
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural |
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מִשִּׁ֥יר | [one] of the songs |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שִׁיר Sense: song. |
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צִיּֽוֹן | of Zion |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צִיּׄון Sense: another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books. |