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Proverbs 22:27

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אֵֽיןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לְךָ֥lekhatoלְךָ֥preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלְשַׁלֵּ֑םleshalemto make amendsשָׁלַםpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to make amends”, the to-form of the verbH7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] s…לָ֥מָּהlamahto howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יִקַּ֥חyiqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mishkavekhabedמִשְׁכָּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercoursebed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָmitachteykhafrom withתַּחַתpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

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American Standard Version (1901)

If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Young’s Literal Translation

If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

World English Bible

If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

Darby Translation

if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Douay-Rheims

For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there, that he should take the covering from thy bed?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed that is under thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ ἔχῃ πόθεν ἀποτίσῃς, λήψονται τὸ στρῶμα τὸ ὑπὸ τὰς πλευράς σου.