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Streamsפַּלְגֵיof waterמַיִםis the heartלֶבof the kingמֶלֶךְin the handבְּיַדof YHWH;יְהוָהhe turns itיַטֶּנּוּto whateverעַל כָּל אֲשֶׁרhe wishes.יַחְפֹּץ
Proverbs 21:1
Study it in the app“Streams of water is the heart of the king in the hand of YHWH; he turns it to whatever he wishes.”
A king's heart is like a stream in the hand of YHWHProvidence
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:1, word by word
- Streamsפַּלְגֵיpalge
channel, stream
A small stream or channel of water, like those used for irrigation.
Where else “palge” appears- of waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- is the heartלֶבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- in the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of 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- he turns itיַטֶּyate
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “yate” appears- he wishesיַחְפֹּץyachpots
desire
To wish for something, be willing.
Where else “yachpots” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but YHWH weighs hearts.