Proverbs 6:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Giveתִּתֵּ֣ן
(tit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
no sleepשֵׁנָ֣ה
(she·nah)
8142: sleepfrom yashen
to your eyes,לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ
(le·'ei·nei·cha;)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
Norאַל־
(al-)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
slumberוּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה
(u·te·nu·mah)
8572: slumberfrom num
to your eyelids;לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃
(le·'af·'ap·pei·cha.)
6079: eyelidfrom uph


















KJV Lexicon
Give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
not sleep
shehah  (shay-naw')
sleep -- sleep.
to thine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
nor slumber
tnuwmah  (ten-oo-maw')
drowsiness, i.e. sleep -- slumber(-ing).
to thine eyelids
`aph`aph  (af-af')
an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray -- dawning, eye-lid.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;

King James Bible
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

International Standard Version
Don't allow yourself to sleep or even to close your eyes.

NET Bible
Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you shall not give sleep to your eyes neither slumber to your eyelids

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't let your eyes rest or your eyelids close.

King James 2000 Bible
Give not sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
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