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Commit thy works unto the LORD , and thy thoughts shall be established. (KJV)
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גֹּ֣לgolroll
Lemma: גָּלַל (ga.lal) · Strong's: H1556
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to roll
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 29:10, Genesis 43:18, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1556; TAHOT Proverbs 16:3 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Proverbs 16:3 word 2
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:3 word 3
מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaworks your
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:3 word 4
וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּve.yi.Ko.nuso they may be established
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNu3mp)
Meaning: to establish: establish
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:3 word 5
מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ\׃mach.she.vo.Tei.khaplans your
Lemma: מַחֲשָׁבָה (ma.cha.sha.vah) · Strong's: H4284
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: plot
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 35:33, Exodus 35:35, 2 Samuel 14:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4284; TAHOT Proverbs 16:3 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Commit | → | גָּלַל H1556 to roll |
| your works | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and your plans | → | מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 plot |
| will be achieved | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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