Proverbs 5:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Should your springsמַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ
(ma'·ye·no·tei·cha)
4599: a springfrom ayin
be dispersedיָפ֣וּצוּ
(ya·fu·tzu)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root
abroad,ח֑וּצָה
(chu·tzah;)
2351: the outside, a streetof uncertain derivation
Streamsפַּלְגֵי־
(pal·gei-)
6388: a channel, canalfrom palag
of waterמָֽיִם׃
(ma·yim.)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
in the streets?בָּ֝רְחֹבֹ֗ות
(ba·re·cho·vo·vt)
7339: a broad open place, plazafrom rachab


















KJV Lexicon
Let thy fountains
ma`yan  (mah-yawn')
a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction) -- fountain, spring, well.
be dispersed
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
abroad
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
and rivers
peleg  (peh'-leg)
a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) -- river, stream.
of waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
in the streets
rchob  (rekh-obe')
a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area -- broad place (way), street.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Should your springs flow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

International Standard Version
Should your springs flow outside, or streams of water in the street?

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And let your waters overflow in your streets and let them travel in your streets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Why should water flow out of your spring? Why should your streams flow into the streets?

King James 2000 Bible
Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets?
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