Proverbs 20:13 Go deeper

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 1

תֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.Havyou love

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 2

שֵׁ֭נָהShe.nahsleep

Lemma: שֵׁנָה (she.nah) · Strong's: H8142

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sleep

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Genesis 31:40, Judges 16:14, Judges 16:20, Esther 6:1, Job 14:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8142; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 3

פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 4

תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁti.va.Reshyou should become impoverished

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423I

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNi2ms)

Meaning: to possess: poor

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Judges 14:15, 1 Samuel 2:7, Proverbs 23:21, Proverbs 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423I; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 5

פְּקַ֖חpe.Kachopen

Lemma: פָּקַח (pa.qach) · Strong's: H6491

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to open

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 21:19, 2 Kings 4:35, 2 Kings 6:17, 2 Kings 6:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6491; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 6

עֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaeyes your

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 7

שְֽׂבַֽע\־se.va'-be satisfied

Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to satisfy

Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 8

לָֽחֶם\׃La.chemfood

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:13 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
sleep	→	שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep
or	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
you will grow poor	→	יָרַשׁ H3423I to possess: poor
open	→	פָּקַח H6491 to open
your eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
[and] you will have plenty	→	שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy
of food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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