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proverbs_3:24

Proverbs 3:24

Hebrew
ESV
If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
NIV
when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
NLT
You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly.
LXX
ἐὰν γὰρ κάθῃ ἄφοβος ἔσῃplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἐὰν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
καθεύδῃς ἡδέως ὑπνώσεις
KJV
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Proverbs 3:23 ← Proverbs 3:24 → Proverbs 3:25

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