Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblebecause when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. Young's Literal Translation ‘And it hath been, in his hearing the words of this oath, and he hath blessed himself in his heart, saying, I have peace, though in the stubbornness of my heart I go on, in order to end the fulness with the thirst. King James Bible And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: Hebrew because when such a person hearsבְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩ (bə·šā·mə·‘ōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the words דִּבְרֵ֨י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of this הַזֹּ֗את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, oath, הָֽאָלָ֜ה (hā·’ā·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 423: An imprecation he may invoke a blessing וְהִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְ (wə·hiṯ·bā·rêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse on himself, בִּלְבָב֤וֹ (bil·ḇā·ḇōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart saying, לֵאמֹר֙ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘I will have וְהָיָ֡ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be peace, שָׁל֣וֹם (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace even though כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I walk אֵלֵ֑ךְ (’ê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk in the stubbornness בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת (biš·ri·rūṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8307: Firmness, stubbornness of my own heart.’ לִבִּ֖י (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre This will bring disaster סְפ֥וֹת (sə·p̄ō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5595: To sweep or snatch away, catch up on the watered [land] הָרָוָ֖ה (hā·rā·wāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7302: Watered as well as אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the dry. הַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ (haṣ·ṣə·mê·’āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 6771: Thirsty |