Psalm 87:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But of Zionוּֽלֲצִיֹּ֨ון
(u·la·tzi·yo·vn)
6726: a mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer.from the same as tsiyyah
it shall be said,יֵאָמַ֗ר
(ye·'a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Thisאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
one and that oneוְ֭אִישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
were bornיֻלַּד־
(yul·lad-)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
in her"; And the Most Highעֶלְיֹֽון׃
(el·yo·vn.)
5945b: "high," a name of Godfrom alah
Himselfוְה֖וּא
(ve·hu)
1931: he, she, ita prim. pronoun
will establishיְכֹונְנֶ֣הָ
(ye·cho·vn·ne·ha)
3559: to be firma prim. root
her. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And of Zion
Tsiyown  (tsee-yone')
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem -- Zion.
it shall be said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
This and that man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
was born
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
in her and the highest
'elyown  (el-yone')
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme -- (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).
himself shall establish
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; And the Most High Himself will establish her.

King James Bible
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And it will be said of Zion," This one and that one were born in her." The Most High Himself will establish her.

International Standard Version
Indeed, about Zion it will be said: "More than one person was born in it," and "The Most High himself did it."

NET Bible
But it is said of Zion's residents, "Each one of these was born in her, and the sovereign One makes her secure."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And to Zion let it be said, “The Mighty Man was born in it and he will prepare it.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But it will be said of Zion, "Every race is born in it. The Most High will make it secure."

King James 2000 Bible
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
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