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The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD , as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. (KJV)

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פַּלְגֵי\־pal.gei-[is] streams of

Lemma: פֶּ֫לֶג (pe.leg) · Strong's: H6388

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: stream

Used 10 times. Also: Job 29:6, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 46:4, Psalms 65:9, Psalms 119:136, Proverbs 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6388; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 1

מַ֣יִםMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 2

לֶב\־lev-[the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 3

מֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekha king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 4

בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 5

יְהוָ֑הYah.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 21:1 word 6

עַֽל\־'al-to

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 7

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 8

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 9

יַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.Potzhe desires

Lemma: חָפֵץ (cha.phets) · Strong's: H2654A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to delight in

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Numbers 14:8, Deuteronomy 21:14, Deuteronomy 25:7, Deuteronomy 25:8, Judges 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2654A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 10

יַטֶּֽנּוּ\׃ya.Te.nuhe turns it

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Proverbs 21:1 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
is a waterway	→	פֶּ֫לֶג H6388 stream
. . .	→	מַי H4325G water
in the hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
He directs it	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
where	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	כֹּל H3605 all
He pleases	→	חָפֵץ H2654A to delight in

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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