Psalms 21:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. | You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah | Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. [Selah |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] desire of | תַּאֲוַ֣ת | ta-'a-VAT | H8378 | desireתַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) 1) desire 1a) desire, wish, longings of one's heart 1a1) lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense) 1b) thing desired, object of desire |
| heart his | לִ֭בּוֹ | li-bo | H3820A | mindבָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A) |
| you have given | נָתַ֣תָּה | na-TA-tah | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| and [the] request of | וַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁת | va-'a-RE-shet | H0782 | requestאֲרֶ֫שֶׁת (a.re.shet) desire, request |
| lips his | שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו | SE-fa-TAV | H8193G | lipsשָׂפָה (sa.phah) : lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
| not | בַּל־ | bal- | H1077 | notבַּל (bal) not, hardly, else |
| you have withheld | מָנַ֥עְתָּ | ma-NA'-ta | H4513 | to withholdמָנַע (ma.na) 1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder 1a) (Qal) to withhold 1b) (Niphal) to be withheld |
| Selah | סֶּֽלָה׃ | SE-lah | H5542 | Selahסֶ֫לָה (se.lah) § 1) to lift up, exalt 1a) Selah 1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.