Psalm 129:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
Let them be as the grass [upon] the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

Hebrew
May they be
יִ֭הְיוּ (yih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

like grass
כַּחֲצִ֣יר (ka·ḥă·ṣîr)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2682: Green grass, herbage

on the rooftops,
גַּגּ֑וֹת (gag·gō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar

which withers
יָבֵֽשׁ׃ (yā·ḇêš)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither

before
שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת (šeq·qaḏ·maṯ)
Pronoun - relative | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6927: Antiquity, former state

it can grow,
שָׁלַ֣ף (šā·lap̄)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8025: To pull out, up, off

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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