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Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
Proverbs 21:1
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

פַּלְגֵי־מַ֣יִם לֶב־מֶ֭לֶךְ בְּיַד־יְהוָ֑ה עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֖ר יַחְפֹּ֣ץ יַטֶּֽנּוּ׃

  1. פַּלְגֵי־pal.gei-“[is] streams of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פֶּ֫לֶג · “stream” · Strong's H6388
  2. מַ֣יִםMa.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  3. לֶב־lev-“[the] heart of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  4. מֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekh“a king”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  5. בְּיַד־be.yad-“in [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  6. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. עַֽל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. יַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.Potz“he desires”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
  11. יַטֶּֽנּוּ׃ya.Te.nu“he turns it”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)