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Into the lapבַּחֵיקthe lotהַגּוֹרָלis cast,יוּטַלbut from YHWHוּמֵיְהוָהcomes everyכָּלdecision of it.מִשְׁפָּטוֹ
Proverbs 16:33
Study it in the app“Into the lap the lot is cast, but from YHWH comes every decision of it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:33, word by word
- Into the lapחֵיקchek
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “chek” appears- the lotגּוֹרָלgoral
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appears- is castיוּטַלyutal
hurl, cast down
To hurl, to throw with force; also to cast out or bring down.
Where else “yutal” appears- but from YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- decision of itמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
32Better is one who is slow to anger than a warrior, and one who rules his spirit than one who captures a city.
33 · This verse (above)