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Psalm 122

Psa. 122:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whither
sham (Hebrew #8033)
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
KJV usage: in it, + thence, there (-in, + of, + out), + thither, + whither.
Pronounce: shawm
Origin: a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, 834)
the tribes
shebet (Hebrew #7626)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
KJV usage: X correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: shay'-bet
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off
go up
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
, the tribes
shebet (Hebrew #7626)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
KJV usage: X correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: shay'-bet
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off
of the Lord
Yahh (Hebrew #3050)
Jah, the sacred name
KJV usage: Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in "-iah," "- jah."
Pronounce: yaw
Origin: contraction for 3068, and meaning the same
, unto the testimony
`eduwth (Hebrew #5715)
testimony
KJV usage: testimony, witness.
Pronounce: ay-dooth'
Origin: feminine of 5707
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, to give thanks
yadah (Hebrew #3034)
used only as denominative from 3027; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
KJV usage: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
Pronounce: yaw-daw'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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Testimony,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Whither.
Psa. 78:68• 68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved; (Psa. 78:68)
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Psa. 132:13• 13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling: (Psa. 132:13)
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Ex. 23:17• 17Three times in the year all thy males shall appear in the presence of the Lord Jehovah. (Ex. 23:17)
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Ex. 34:23‑24• 23Thrice in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord Jehovah, the God of Israel.
 24For I will dispossess the nations before thee, and enlarge thy border, and no man shall desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the face of Jehovah thy God thrice in the year. (Ex. 34:23‑24)
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Deut. 12:5,11• 5but unto the place which Jehovah your God will choose out of all your tribes to set his name there, his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
 11then there shall be a place which Jehovah your God will choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye shall vow to Jehovah. (Deut. 12:5,11)
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Deut. 16:16• 16Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will choose, at the feast of unleavened bread, and at the feast of weeks, and at the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Jehovah empty: (Deut. 16:16)
the testimony.
Ex. 16:34• 34As Jehovah had commanded Moses, so Aaron deposited it before the Testimony, to be kept. (Ex. 16:34)
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Ex. 26:33‑34• 33And thou shalt bring the veil under the clasps, and bring in thither, inside the veil, the ark of the testimony; and the curtain shall make a division to you between the holy place and the holiest of all.
 34And thou shalt put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony in the holiest of all. (Ex. 26:33‑34)
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Ex. 32:15• 15And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand--tables written on both their sides: on this side and on that were they written. (Ex. 32:15)
to give.
Psa. 66:13‑16• 13I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will perform my vows to thee,
 14Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
 15I will offer up unto thee burnt-offerings of fatted beasts, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
 16Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. (Psa. 66:13‑16)
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Psa. 107:1‑3• 1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
 2Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the oppressor,
 3And gathered out of the countries, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the sea. (Psa. 107:1‑3)
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Psa. 116:17‑19• 17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.
 18I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people,
 19In the courts of Jehovah's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah! (Psa. 116:17‑19)
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Psa. 118:19• 19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them; Jah will I praise. (Psa. 118:19)
• It is seen as the gathering place of the tribes of the Lord. None will be missing in the day of the coming glory. (“Psalms 122” by H. Smith)
• The universal gathering of the earthly people of God will become a testimony to Israel. At last they will be a true witness setting forth God’s purpose to have a united people. (“Psalms 122” by H. Smith)
• When the earthly people of God are at last gathered together it will turn to the praise of the Lord. God is going to dwell in the midst of a praising people. (“Psalms 122” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israelc, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "Israel's custom."