Proverbs

Proverbs 6:9–11

⁹How long will you lie there, O slacker?

When will you get up from your sleep?

¹⁰A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest,

¹¹and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and need like a bandit.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	מָתַ֖י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will you lie there	תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב	tiš·kāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
O slacker	עָצֵ֥ל׀	‘ā·ṣêl	Adjective - masculine singular	H6102 sluggish, lazy
When	מָ֝תַ֗י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
will you get up	תָּק֥וּם	tā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
from your sleep	מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃	miš·šə·nā·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8142 sleep

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	רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ	rê·še·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7389 poverty
will come upon you	וּבָֽא־	ū·ḇā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
like a robber	כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ	ḵim·hal·lêḵ	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and need	וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗	ū·maḥ·sō·rə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4270 need, thing needed, poverty
like a bandit	כְּאִ֣ישׁ	kə·’îš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 6:9 Proverbs 24:33–34 · Psalm 94:8 · Ephesians 5:14 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Romans 13:11 · Proverbs 1:22 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–7

Proverbs 6:10 Proverbs 24:33–34 · Proverbs 6:6

Proverbs 6:11 Proverbs 13:4 · Proverbs 20:4 · Proverbs 10:4 · Proverbs 24:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.