Proverbs 5:16

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{ "verseID": "Proverbs.5.16", "source": "יָפ֣וּצוּ מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ ח֑וּצָה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת פַּלְגֵי־מָֽיִם", "text": "*yāpûṣû* your-*maʿyĕnōt* *ḥûṣâ* in-the-*rĕḥōbôt* *palgê*-*māyim*", "grammar": { "*yāpûṣû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they are scattered/dispersed/spread abroad", "*maʿyĕnōt*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your springs/fountains", "*ḥûṣâ*": "noun, masculine singular with directional heh - to the outside/street", "*rĕḥōbôt*": "noun, feminine plural - open places/squares/broad places", "*palgê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - streams/channels of", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water" }, "variants": { "*yāpûṣû*": "be scattered/be dispersed/spread out/overflow", "*maʿyĕnōt*": "springs/fountains/sources", "*ḥûṣâ*": "outside/street/abroad", "*rĕḥōbôt*": "open places/squares/broad streets/plazas", "*palgê*": "streams/channels/divisions", "*māyim*": "water/waters/liquid" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָפ֣וּצוּ מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ ח֑וּצָה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת פַּלְגֵי־מָֽיִם

Transliteration

yāpûṣû your-maʿyĕnōt ḥûṣâ in-the-rĕḥōbôt palgê-māyim

Grammar Details

• *yāpûṣû*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they are scattered/dispersed/spread abroad
• *maʿyĕnōt*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your springs/fountains
• *ḥûṣâ*: noun, masculine singular with directional heh - to the outside/street
• *rĕḥōbôt*: noun, feminine plural - open places/squares/broad places
• *palgê*: noun, masculine plural construct - streams/channels of
• *māyim*: noun, masculine plural - water

Word Meanings

• *yāpûṣû*: be scattered/be dispersed/spread out/overflow
• *maʿyĕnōt*: springs/fountains/sources
• *ḥûṣâ*: outside/street/abroad
• *rĕḥōbôt*: open places/squares/broad streets/plazas
• *palgê*: streams/channels/divisions
• *māyim*: water/waters/liquid

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Should your springs be scattered abroad, your streams of water in the public squares?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Let your fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of water in the streets.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Should thy springs{H4599} be dispersed{H6327} abroad,{H2351} And streams{H6388} of water{H4325} in the streets?{H7339}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Let thy fountains{H4599} be dispersed{H6327}{(H8799)} abroad{H2351}, and rivers{H6388} of waters{H4325} in the streets{H7339}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Let yi welles flowe out a brode, that there maye be ryuers of water in the stretes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Let thy fountaines flow foorth, and the riuers of waters in the streetes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Let thy welles flowe out abrode, that there may be riuers of waters in the streates:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, [and] rivers of waters in the streets.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Should your springs overflow in the streets, Streams of water in the public squares?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Should your springs be dispersed outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas?

Referenced Verses

• Ps 68:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Psalms.68.26", "source": "קִדְּמ֣וּ שָׁ֭רִים אַחַ֣ר נֹגְנִ֑ים בְּת֥וֹךְ עֲ֝לָמ֗וֹת תּוֹפֵפֽוֹת׃", "text": "*qiddəmû* *šārîm* *ʾaḥar* *nōgənîm* *bətôk* *ʿălāmôt* *tôpēpôt*", "grammar": { "*qiddəmû*": "Piel perfect 3rd common plural - 'they went before'", "*šārîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - 'singers'", "*ʾaḥar*": "preposition - 'after/behind'", "*nōgənîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - 'players/musicians'", "*bətôk*": "preposition בְּ (in) + masculine singular construct noun - 'in the midst of'", "*ʿălāmôt*": "feminine plural noun - 'young women/maidens'", "*tôpēpôt*": "Qal participle feminine plural - 'playing tambourines'" }, "variants": { "*qiddəmû*": "went before/preceded/led the way", "*šārîm*": "singers/those who sing", "*nōgənîm*": "players/musicians/those who play stringed instruments", "*ʿălāmôt*": "young women/maidens/virgins", "*tôpēpôt*": "playing tambourines/beating drums/striking timbrels" } }
• Ps 127:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.127.3", "source": "הִנֵּ֤ה נַחֲלַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה בָּנִ֑ים שָׂ֝כָ֗ר פְּרִ֣י הַבָּֽטֶן׃", "text": "*Hinnēh* *naḥălaṯ* *YHWH* *bānîm*; *śāḵār* *pərî* the *bāṭen*.", "grammar": { "*Hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/lo", "*naḥălaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - inheritance/heritage of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural - sons/children", "*śāḵār*": "masculine singular - reward/wages", "*pərî*": "masculine singular construct - fruit of", "*bāṭen*": "definite with article, feminine singular - the womb" }, "variants": { "*Hinnēh*": "behold/lo/see here", "*naḥălaṯ*": "inheritance/heritage/possession", "*bānîm*": "sons/children/descendants", "*śāḵār*": "reward/wages/payment/compensation", "*pərî*": "fruit/offspring/produce", "*bāṭen*": "womb/belly/body" } }
• Ps 128:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.128.3", "source": "אֶשְׁתְּךָ֤ ׀ כְּגֶ֥פֶן פֹּרִיָּה֮ בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֢י בֵ֫יתֶ֥ךָ בָּ֭נֶיךָ כִּשְׁתִלֵ֣י זֵיתִ֑ים סָ֝בִ֗יב לְשֻׁלְחָנֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*ʾeštəkā* *kə-gepen* *pōrîyâ* *bə-yarkətê* *bêtekā* *bānêkā* *kištilê* *zêtîm* *sābîb* *lə-šulḥānekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾeštəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wife", "*kə-gepen*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - like a vine", "*pōrîyâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - fruitful/fertile", "*bə-yarkətê*": "preposition + noun, plural construct - in the sides/innermost parts of", "*bêtekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your house", "*bānêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sons/children", "*kištilê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - like plants/saplings of", "*zêtîm*": "noun, masculine plural - olives/olive trees", "*sābîb*": "adverb - around/surrounding", "*lə-šulḥānekā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to/for your table" }, "variants": { "*yarkətê*": "innermost parts/corners/recesses", "*bānêkā*": "your sons/your children", "*štilê*": "plants/shoots/saplings" } }
• Isa 48:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Isaiah.48.21", "source": "וְלֹ֣א צָמְא֗וּ בָּחֳרָבוֹת֙ הֽוֹלִיכָ֔ם מַ֥יִם מִצּ֖וּר הִזִּ֣יל לָ֑מוֹ וַיִּ֨בְקַע־צ֔וּר וַיָּזֻ֖בוּ מָֽיִם׃", "text": "And not *ṣāmeʾû* in *ḥorābôt* *hôlîkām* *mayim* from *ṣûr* *hizzîl* for them and *wayyibqaʿ* *ṣûr* and *wayyāzubû* *māyim*", "grammar": { "*ṣāmeʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they thirsted", "*ḥorābôt*": "feminine plural - waste places/deserts", "*hôlîkām*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he led them", "*mayim*": "masculine plural - water", "*ṣûr*": "masculine singular - rock", "*hizzîl*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he caused to flow", "*wayyibqaʿ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and he split", "*wayyāzubû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural + waw consecutive - and they flowed" }, "variants": { "*ṣāmeʾû*": "they thirsted/they were thirsty", "*ḥorābôt*": "waste places/deserts/desolate areas", "*hôlîkām*": "he led them/he guided them/he caused them to walk", "*mayim*": "water/waters", "*ṣûr*": "rock/cliff/boulder", "*hizzîl*": "caused to flow/made gush forth", "*wayyibqaʿ*": "he split/he cleaved/he broke open", "*wayyāzubû*": "they flowed/they gushed out" } }
• Gen 24:60 : 60 { "verseID": "Genesis.24.60", "source": "וַיְבָרֲכ֤וּ אֶת־רִבְקָה֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לָ֔הּ אֲחֹתֵ֕נוּ אַ֥תְּ הֲיִ֖י לְאַלְפֵ֣י רְבָבָ֑ה וְיִירַ֣שׁ זַרְעֵ֔ךְ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר שֹׂנְאָֽיו׃", "text": "And*wayeḇārăḵû* *ʾet*-*Riḇqāh* and*wayyōʾmerû* to*lāh* *ʾăḥōtēnû* *ʾatt* *hăyî* to*leʾalpê* *reḇāḇāh* and*weyîraš* *zarʿēḵ* *ʾēt* *šaʿar* *śōneʾāyw*", "grammar": { "And*wayeḇārăḵû*": "conjunction + verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3mp - and they blessed", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Riḇqāh*": "proper noun - Rebecca", "and*wayyōʾmerû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3mp - and they said", "to*lāh*": "preposition + 3fs suffix - to her", "*ʾăḥōtēnû*": "noun, feminine singular + 1cp suffix - our sister", "*ʾatt*": "pronoun, 2fs - you", "*hăyî*": "verb, qal imperative, 2fs - be/become", "to*leʾalpê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to thousands of", "*reḇāḇāh*": "noun, feminine singular - ten thousand/myriad", "and*weyîraš*": "conjunction + verb, qal jussive, 3ms - and may possess/inherit", "*zarʿēḵ*": "noun, masculine singular + 2fs suffix - your seed/offspring", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of", "*śōneʾāyw*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural + 3ms suffix - those who hate him/his enemies" }, "variants": { "*wayeḇārăḵû*": "blessed/pronounced blessing on", "*wayyōʾmerû*": "said/spoke/declared", "*ʾăḥōtēnû*": "our sister", "*hăyî*": "become/may you be/grow into", "*leʾalpê*": "to thousands of/innumerable", "*reḇāḇāh*": "ten thousands/myriads/countless numbers", "*weyîraš*": "may possess/inherit/take possession of", "*zarʿēḵ*": "your seed/offspring/descendants", "*šaʿar*": "gate/city/stronghold", "*śōneʾāyw*": "those who hate him/his enemies/his foes" } }
• Deut 33:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.33.28", "source": "וַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל בֶּ֤טַח בָּדָד֙ עֵ֣ין יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ דָּגָ֣ן וְתִיר֑וֹשׁ אַף־שָׁמָ֖יו יַֽעַרְפוּ טָֽל׃", "text": "And-*wayyiškōn* *Yiśrāʾēl* *beṭaḥ* *bādād* *ʿên* *Yaʿăqōb* to-*ʾereṣ* *dāgān* and-*tîrôš* also-*šāmâw* *yaʿarpû* *ṭāl*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiškōn*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwells", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*beṭaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - security/safety", "*bādād*": "adverb - alone/separately", "*ʿên*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fountain/eye of", "*Yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*ʾel-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to land of", "*dāgān*": "noun, masculine singular - grain/corn", "*wə-tîrôš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and new wine", "*ʾap-šāmâw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - also his heavens", "*yaʿarpû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they drop", "*ṭāl*": "noun, masculine singular - dew" }, "variants": { "*šākan*": "dwell/abide/settle", "*beṭaḥ*": "safety/security/confidence", "*bādād*": "alone/isolated/separated", "*ʿayin*": "spring/fountain/eye", "*dāgān*": "grain/corn", "*tîrôš*": "new wine/fresh wine/must", "*ʿārap*": "drip/drop/distill" } }
• Judg 12:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Judges.12.9", "source": "וַיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים בָּנוֹת֙ שִׁלַּ֣ח הַח֔וּצָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנ֔וֹת הֵבִ֥יא לְבָנָ֖יו מִן־הַח֑וּץ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים", "text": "And *wayəhî*-to-him thirty *bānîm* and-thirty *bānôṯ* *šillaḥ* *haḥûṣāh* and-thirty *bānôṯ* *hēḇîʾ* to-*ləḇānāyw* from-*haḥûṣ* and *wayyišpōṭ* *ʾeṯ*-*yiśrāʾēl* seven *šānîm*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and there was/and he had", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*bānôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - daughters", "*šillaḥ*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he sent out", "*haḥûṣāh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun + directional heh - to the outside", "*hēḇîʾ*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he brought in", "*ləḇānāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his sons", "*haḥûṣ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the outside", "*wayyišpōṭ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he judged", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*šānîm*": "feminine plural noun - years" }, "variants": { "*šillaḥ*": "sent out/sent away/gave in marriage", "*haḥûṣāh*": "outside/abroad/to other families", "*hēḇîʾ*": "brought in/took in/imported", "*haḥûṣ*": "outside/abroad/from other families" } }