Proverbs 16:33
Strong's Lexicon
The lot
הַגּוֹרָ֑ל (hag·gō·w·rāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1486: 1) lot 1a) lot-pebbles used for systematically making decisions 2) portion 2a) lot, portion (thing assigned by casting lots) 2b) recompense, retribution

is cast
יוּטַ֣ל (yū·ṭal)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2904: 1) to hurl, cast 1a) (Pilpel) to throw away, carry away, hurl 1b) (Hiphil) to throw, cast, cast out 1c)(Hophal) 1c1) to be hurled, hurled down 1c2) to be cast, be thrown, be cast out, be thrown down

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

into the lap,
בַּ֭חֵיק (ba·ḥêq)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2436: 1) bosom, hollow, bottom, midst

but its every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

decision
מִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ (miš·pā·ṭōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

is from the LORD.
וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah [is] all its judgment!

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

New Living Translation
We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they fall.

English Standard Version
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

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.

American Standard Version
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

English Revised Version
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah is all its judgment!
















Cross References
Acts 1:26
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Joshua 7:14
In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

1 Samuel 10:19
And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

Proverbs 16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 18:18
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

Ezekiel 21:21
For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.

Jonah 1:7
And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 16:30
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
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