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Psalm 21:2

You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
Psalm 21:2
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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)

תַּאֲוַ֣ת לִ֭בּוֹ נָתַ֣תָּה לּ֑וֹ וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו בַּל־מָנַ֥עְתָּ סֶּֽלָה׃

  1. תַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.Vat“[the] desire of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תַּאֲוָה · “desire” · Strong's H8378
  2. לִ֭בּוֹli.bo“heart his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  3. נָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tah“you have given”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  4. לּ֑וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  5. וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁתva.'a.Re.shet“and [the] request of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֲרֶ֫שֶׁת · “request” · Strong's H0782
  6. שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tav“lips his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
  7. בַּל־bal-“not”
    Particle, negative · from בַּל · “not” · Strong's H1077
  8. מָנַ֥עְתָּma.Na'.ta“you have withheld”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָנַע · “to withhold” · Strong's H4513
  9. סֶּֽלָה׃Se.lah“Selah”
    Particle, interjection · from סֶ֫לָה · “Selah” · Strong's H5542
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)