Proverbs 4:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִֽ֭שְׁנוּyišənw

oldverbH3462

remain long · sleep

אִםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יָרֵ֑עוּyārēʿw

afflictverbH7489

associate selves (by mistake for

וְֽ/נִגְזְלָ֥הwənigəzəlāh

catchconjH1497

consume · exercise · pluck · rob ···

שְׁ֝נָתָ֗/םšənātām

sleepnounH8142

אִםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

לֹ֥אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

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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