Proverbs

Proverbs 21:1

¹The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD;

He directs it where He pleases.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king’s	מֶ֭לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
heart	לֶב־	leḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is a waterway	פַּלְגֵי־	pal·ḡê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6388 channel
in the hand	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
He directs it	יַטֶּֽנּוּ׃	yaṭ·ṭen·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
where	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
He pleases	יַחְפֹּ֣ץ	yaḥ·pōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.