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Proverbs 30:7

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

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שְׁ֭תַּיִםshetayimtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, absolute — “two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.שָׁאַ֣לְתִּיshaaltidemandשָׁאַלverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “demand”, a completed actionH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.מֵאִתָּ֑ךְmeitakhefrom amongאֵתpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּמְנַ֥עtimnadenyמָנַעverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “deny”, a wish or indirect commandH4513to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injurydeny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.בְּטֶ֣רֶםbeteremin beforeטֶרֶםpreposition, adverb — “in before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.אָמֽוּתamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:

Young’s Literal Translation

Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.

World English Bible

“Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

Darby Translation

Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:

Douay-Rheims

Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)