Psalm 137:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Hebrew
Blessed is
אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ (’aš·rê)
Interjection
Strong's 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy!

he who seizes
שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז (še·yō·ḥêz)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

your infants
עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ (‘ō·lā·la·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5768: A suckling

and dashes
וְנִפֵּ֬ץ (wə·nip·pêṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5310: To dash to pieces, scatter

them against
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the rocks.
הַסָּֽלַע׃ (has·sā·la‘)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5553: A craggy rock

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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