Proverbs 16:15

Hebrew	בְּאוֹר פְּנֵיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים hebrew Meaning: * Face * Presence * Front or surface Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects. מֶ֥לֶךְ חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ כְּעָ֣ב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ
ESV	In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.
NIV	When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
NLT	When the king smiles, there is life; his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
LXX	ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. φωτὶ ζωῆς υἱὸς βασιλέως οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. προσδεκτοὶ αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ὥσπερ νέφος ὄψιμον
KJV	In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

^{Proverbs 16:14 ← Proverbs 16:15 → Proverbs 16:16}

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