Proverbs
Proverbs 6:9
9How long will you lie there, O slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 24:33–34 · Psalm 94:8 · Ephesians 5:14 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Romans 13:11 · Proverbs 1:22 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.