Proverbs 16:33
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The lotהַגֹּורָ֑ל
(hag·go·v·ral;)
1486: a lot (for casting)from an unused word
is castיוּטַ֣ל
(yu·tal)
2904: to hurl, casta prim. root
into the lap,בַּ֭חֵיק
(ba·cheik)
2436: bosomfrom an unused word
But its everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
decisionמִשְׁפָּטֹֽו׃
(mish·pa·tov.)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
is from the LORD.וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
The lot
gowral  (go-rawl')
properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot) -- lot.
is cast
tuwl  (tool)
to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or out -- carry away, (utterly) cast (down, forth, out), send out.
into the lap
cheyq  (khake)
the bosom -- bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.
but the whole disposing
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
thereof is of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD.

King James Bible
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

International Standard Version
The dice is cast into someone's lap, but the outcome is from the LORD.

NET Bible
The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Into the breast of the vicious his portion falls; from before Lord Jehovah goes forth his judgment.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The dice are thrown, but the LORD determines every outcome.

King James 2000 Bible
The lot is cast into the lap; but its every decision is of the LORD.
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