11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 133:1
See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
Psalm 133:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
- KJV King James Version
- Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
- ASV American Standard Version
- Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. Behold, how good and how pleasant || The dwelling of brothers—even together!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- How good, how delightful it is when people live together lin harmony!
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren — even together!
- DBY Darby Translation
- Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 132:1 in this edition
- Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁ֥יר | šîr | A song | H7892 שִׁיר song |
| הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת | ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ | of ascents | H4609 מַעֲלָה thought |
| לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Of David | H1732 דָּוִד David |
| הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Behold | H2009 הִנֵּה behold |
| מַה־ | mah- | how | H4100 מָה what? |
| טּ֭וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | good | H2896 טוֹב pleasant |
| וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | and | H4100 מָה what? |
| נָּעִ֑ים | nā·‘îm | pleasant it is | H5273 נָעִים pleasant |
| שֶׁ֖בֶת | še·ḇeṯ | live | H3427 יָשַׁב to dwell |
| אַחִ֣ים | ’a·ḥîm | brothers | H251 אָח brother: male-sibling |
| גַּם־ | gam- | when | H1571 גַּם also |
| יָֽחַד׃ | yā·ḥaḏ | together in harmony | H3162 יַ֫חַד unitedness |
Related verses
- 1 Corinthians 1:10
Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
- 1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,
- John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.
- Philippians 2:2–5
make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. …
- Ephesians 4:3–6
being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, …
- John 17:21
that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.
- Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them.
- 1 John 3:14–19
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death. Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. …
- Genesis 13:8
Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron’s beard; that came down on the edge of his robes;
3 like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: for there Yahweh gives the blessing, even life forever more.
Read all of Psalm 133 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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