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Proverbs 16:3

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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גֹּ֣לgolrollגָּלַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “roll”, a commandH1556to roll (literally or figuratively)commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָmaaseykhabusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּveyikonvand be fittedכּוּןconjunction, verb, niphal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be fitted”, a wish or indirect commandH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָmachshevoteykhacunningמַחֲשָׁבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cunning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4284a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

Young’s Literal Translation

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

World English Bible

Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.

Darby Translation

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Douay-Rheims

Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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