Proverbs 3:24 Go deeper

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 3:24 word 1

תִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.Kavyou will lie down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:24 word 2

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 3:24 word 3

תִפְחָ֑דtif.Chadyou will fear

Lemma: פָּחַד (pa.chad) · Strong's: H6342

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to dread

Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:66, Deuteronomy 28:67, Job 3:25, Job 4:14, Job 23:15, Psalms 14:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6342; TAHOT Proverbs 3:24 word 4

וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taand you will lie down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:24 word 5

וְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.Vahand it will be pleasing

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rev) · Strong's: H6149

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)

Meaning: to please

Used 8 times. Also: Psalms 104:34, Proverbs 13:19, Jeremiah 6:20, Jeremiah 31:26, Ezekiel 16:37, Hosea 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6149; TAHOT Proverbs 3:24 word 6

שְׁנָתֶֽךָ\׃she.na.Te.khasleep your

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 3:24 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	אִם H0518A if
you lie down	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
you will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
be afraid	→	פָּחַד H6342 to dread
when you rest	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
your sleep	→	שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep
will be sweet	→	עָרַב H6149 to please

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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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