“For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.”
Proverbs 4:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 4:1612 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִֽ֭שְׁנוּyišənw
they will sleepverbH3462
remain long · sleep
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָרֵ֑עוּyārēʿw
they do harmverbH7489
associate selves (by mistake for
וְֽ/נִגְזְלָ֥הwənigəzəlāh
and it is taken awayconjH1497
consume · exercise · pluck · rob ···
שְׁ֝נָתָ֗/םšənātām
sleep theirnounH8142
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יכשולוykšwlw
bereaveverbH3782
cast down · be decayed · fail · (cause ···
יַכְשִֽׁילוּyakəšiylw
bereaveverbH3782
cast down · be decayed · fail · (cause ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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