Proverbs

Proverbs 24:30–34

³⁰I went past the field of a slacker

and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

³¹Thorns had grown up everywhere,

thistles had covered the ground,

and the stone wall was broken down.

³²I observed and took it to heart;

I looked and received instruction:

³³A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest,

³⁴and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and need like a bandit.

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Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I went	עָבַ֑רְתִּי	‘ā·ḇar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
past	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the field	שְׂדֵ֣ה	śə·ḏêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
of a slacker	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and by	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the vineyard	כֶּ֝֗רֶם	ke·rem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3754 vineyard
of a man	אָדָ֥ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
lacking	חֲסַר־	ḥă·sar-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
judgment	לֵֽב׃	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thorns	קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים	qim·mə·śō·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7063 a prickly plant
had grown up	עָ֘לָ֤ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
everywhere	כֻלּ֨וֹ׀	ḵul·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
thistles	חֲרֻלִּ֑ים	ḥă·rul·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2738 chickpea
had covered	כָּסּ֣וּ	kās·sū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H3680 cover
the ground	פָנָ֣יו	p̄ā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and the stone	אֲבָנָ֣יו	’ă·ḇā·nāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H68 stone
wall	וְגֶ֖דֶר	wə·ḡe·ḏer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1444 wall
was broken down	נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃	ne·hĕ·rā·sāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָ֭נֹכִֽי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
observed	וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה	wā·’e·ḥĕ·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H2372 see, behold
and took	אָשִׁ֣ית	’ā·šîṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7896 put, set
to heart	לִבִּ֑י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
I looked	רָ֝אִ֗יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
and received	לָקַ֥חְתִּי	lā·qaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
instruction	מוּסָֽר׃	mū·sār	Noun - masculine singular	H4148 discipline

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A little	מְעַ֣ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
sleep	שֵׁ֭נוֹת	šē·nôt̲	Noun - feminine plural	H8142 sleep
a little	מְעַ֣ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
slumber	תְּנוּמ֑וֹת	tə·nū·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8572 slumber
a little	מְעַ֓ט׀	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
folding	חִבֻּ֖ק	ḥib·buq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2264 a clasping, folding
of the hands	יָדַ֣יִם	yā·ḏa·yim	Noun - fd	H3027 hand
to rest	לִשְׁכָּֽב׃	liš·kāḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7901 lie down

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and poverty	רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ	rê·še·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7389 poverty
will come	וּבָֽא־	ū·ḇā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
like a robber	מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ	miṯ·hal·lêḵ	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and need	וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ	ū·maḥ·sō·re·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4270 need, thing needed, poverty
like a bandit	כְּאִ֣ישׁ	kə·’îš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man