Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 4:16 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 4:16, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ For they sleep not except they have done mischief is taken away and their sleep unless they cause some to fall”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֤י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 3 | יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ | H3462 | For they sleep | properly, to be slack or languid, i.e., (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate |
| 4 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 5 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 6 | יָרֵ֑עוּ | H7489 | not except they have done mischief | properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally) |
| 7 | וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה | H1497 | is taken away | to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob |
| 8 | שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם | H8142 | and their sleep | sleep |
| 9 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 10 | לֹ֥א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 11 | יַכְשִֽׁולוּ׃ | H3782 | unless they cause some to fall | to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall |
Verse Context
Proverbs 4:15Avoid from it and pass away not by it turn ...
Proverbs 4:16 (current) For they sleep not except they have done mischief is taken away and their sleep unless they cause some to fall
Proverbs 4:17 For they eat the bread of wickedness the wine of violence...