Psalms 16:6
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.”
חֶבֶל
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
נַחֲלָה
an inheritance
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נַחֲלָה
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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עַל
on/ me
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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נָפַל
they have fallen
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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שָׁפַר
it is beautiful
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שָׁפַר
to glisten, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) fair
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