King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Pleasant places were measured out for me; I am content with my heritage.
Berean Standard Bible:
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
American Standard Version:
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
The lines{H2256} are fallen{H5307} unto me in pleasant{H5273} places; yea, I have a goodly{H8231} heritage{H5159}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Jeremiah 3:19
- But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
Ephesians 1:18
- The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Psalms 78:55
- He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Hebrews 12:2
- Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Philippians 2:9
- Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Philippians 2:11
- And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Psalms 21:1
- ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
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Commentary for Psalms 16:6
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2256
There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֶבֶל
Transliteration: chebel
Pronunciation: kheh'-bel
Description: or חֵבֶל; from חָבַל; 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; band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling. - Strong's Number: H5307
There are 403 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָפַל
Transliteration: nâphal
Pronunciation: naw-fal'
Description: a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down. - Strong's Number: H5273
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָעִים
Transliteration: nâʻîym
Pronunciation: naw-eem'
Description: from נָעֵם; delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative); pleasant(-ure), sweet. - Strong's Number: H8231
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁפַר
Transliteration: shâphar
Pronunciation: shaw-far'
Description: a primitive root; to glisten, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) fair; [idiom] goodly. - Strong's Number: H5159
There are 191 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נַחֲלָה
Transliteration: nachălâh
Pronunciation: nakh-al-aw'
Description: from נָחַל (in its usual sense); properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion; heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare נַחַל.