Proverbs
Proverbs 6:22
22When you walk, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.
Word by word
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When you walk | בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀ | bə·hiṯ·hal·leḵ·ḵā | Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| they will guide you | תַּנְחֶ֬ה | tan·ḥeh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5148 lead, guide |
| when you | אֹתָ֗ךְ | ’ō·ṯāḵ | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| lie down | בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ | bə·šā·ḵə·bə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| they will watch | תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר | tiš·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| over you | עָלֶ֑יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| when you awake | וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ | wa·hă·qî·ṣō·w·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6974 awake |
| they | הִ֣יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will speak to you | תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃ | ṯə·śî·ḥe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H7878 muse, complain |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:11 · Proverbs 3:23–24 · Psalm 119:24 · Proverbs 2:11 · Psalm 119:97 · Psalm 43:3 · Psalm 119:9 · Psalm 17:4 · Psalm 119:148 · Psalm 119:54
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.