Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 20:13 Interlinear

“ Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty open thine eyes and thou shalt be satisfied with bread”

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Proverbs 20 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
2	תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב	H157	Love	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
3	שֵׁ֭נָה	H8142	not sleep	sleep
4	פֶּן	H6435		properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
5	תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ	H3423	lest thou come to poverty	to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish
6	פְּקַ֖ח	H6491	open	to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant
7	עֵינֶ֣יךָ	H5869	thine eyes	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
8	שְֽׂבַֽע	H7646	and thou shalt be satisfied	to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
9	לָֽחֶם׃	H3899	with bread	food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

Proverbs 20:13 (current) Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty open thine eyes and thou shalt be satisfied with bread