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Psalm 122:3

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122:3Jerusalem3 is a city designed

to accommodate an assembly.4

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Footnotes

  1. 3 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
  2. 4 Heb “Jerusalem, which is built like a city which is joined to her together.” The meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear. Many regard this as a description of the compact way in which the city was designed or constructed. The translation assumes an emendation of the verb חֻבְּרָה (khubbérah, “is joined”) to a noun חֶבְרָה (khevrah, “association; company”). The text then reads literally, “Jerusalem, which is built like a city which has a company together.” This in turn can be taken as a reference to Jerusalem’s role as a city where people congregated for religious festivals and other civic occasions (see vv. 4–5).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Jerusalem—built as a city

that is bound firmly together,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jerusalem is built like a city

that is closely compacted together.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jerusalem, built as a city should be,

solidly united,

NLTNew Living Translation

Jerusalem is a well-built city;

its seamless walls cannot be breached.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Jerusalem that is built

as a city that is joined together,

KJV 1900King James Version

Jerusalem is builded

As a city that is compact together: