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Proverbs 6:22

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

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בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨behithalekhkhain walkהָלַךְpreposition, verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in walk”, the to-form of the verbH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…תַּנְחֶ֬הtanchehguideנָחָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “guide”, an unfinished actionH5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.אֹתָ֗ךְotakheobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָbeshakhebekhain lieשָׁכַבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in lie”, the to-form of the verbH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.תִּשְׁמֹ֣רtishmorbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “beward”, an unfinished actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).עָלֶ֑יךָaleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָvahaqitsotaand ariseקוּץconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and arise”, a completed action in a sequenceH6974to awake (literally or figuratively)arise, (be) (a-) wake, watch.הִ֣יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.תְשִׂיחֶֽךָtesichekhacommuneשִׂיחַverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commune”, an unfinished actionH7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) uttercommune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked — it talketh [with] thee.

World English Bible

When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

Darby Translation

when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Douay-Rheims

When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; and when thou sleepest let it keep thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡνίκα ἂν περιπατῇς, ἐπάγου αὐτὴν καὶ μετὰ σοῦ ἔστω, ὡς δʼ ἂν καθεύδῃς φυλασσέτω σε, ἵνα ἐγειρομένῳ συλλαλῇ σοι.