Psalms 127:4

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

Verse	KJV	BSB	ASV
4	As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.	Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.	As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.

English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
like arrows	כְּחִצִּ֥ים	ke-chi-TZIM	H2671	arrow חֵץ (chets) arrow
in [the] hand of	בְּיַד־	be-yad-	H3027G	hand יָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists
a warrior	גִּבּ֑וֹר	gi-BOR	H1368	mighty man גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) adj 1) strong, mighty n m 2) strong man, brave man, mighty man
so	כֵּ֝֗ן	Ken	H3651C	right כֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable
[are] [the] sons of	בְּנֵ֣י	be-NEI	H1121A	son: child בֵּן (ben) : child/son
the youths	הַנְּעוּרִֽים׃	ha-ne-'u-RIM	H5271A	youth נְעוּרִים (na.ur) youth, early life Also means: na.ur (נְעוּרוֹת "youth" H5271B)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.