Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Yes, sons are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Holman Bible
children, a reward.
International Standard Version
Children are a gift from the LORD; a productive womb, the LORD's reward.
A Conservative Version
Lo, sons are a heritage of LORD, [and] the fruit of the womb is [a] reward.
American Standard Version
Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Amplified
Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb a reward.
Darby Translation
Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, and the fruit of the womb a reward.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, sons are the inheritance of Jehovah: the reward of the fruit of the womb.
King James 2000
Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, children [are] the heritage of Yahweh; the fruit of the womb [is] a reward.
Modern King James verseion
Lo, children are the inheritance of Jehovah; the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb are a heritage and gift, that cometh of the LORD.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! an inheritance from Yahweh, are children, A reward, the fruit of the womb:
Webster
Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
World English Bible
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah are sons, A reward is the fruit of the womb.
Themes
Children » Are a gift from God
Children » An heritage from the lord
Topics
References
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 127:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Blessing Of The Lord
2 It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep. 3 Yes, sons are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Sons born during one's youth are like arrows in a warrior's hand.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 33:5
When Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, he asked, "Who are these people with you?" Jacob replied, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant."
Deuteronomy 28:4
Your children will be blessed, as well as the produce of your soil, the offspring of your livestock, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."
Genesis 48:4
He said to me, 'I am going to make you fruitful and will multiply you. I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants as an everlasting possession.'
Joshua 24:3-4
but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,
Genesis 15:4-5
But look, the word of the Lord came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but instead a son who comes from your own body will be your heir."
Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah with these words: "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands! May your descendants possess the strongholds of their enemies."
Genesis 30:1-2
When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children or I'll die!"
Genesis 41:51-52
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, "Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's house."
1 Samuel 1:19-20
They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.
1 Samuel 1:27
I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.
1 Samuel 2:20-21
Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying, "May the Lord raise up for you descendants from this woman to replace the one that she dedicated to the Lord." Then they would go to their home.
1 Chronicles 28:5
From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.
Psalm 128:3-4
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.
Isaiah 8:18
Look, I and the sons whom the Lord has given me are reminders and object lessons in Israel, sent from the Lord who commands armies, who lives on Mount Zion.
Isaiah 13:18
Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person's offspring, they will not look with pity on children.