In Proverbs 6 of Proverbs .
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
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אַל ־ al not אַל al not אַל particle, negative — “not” H408 not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than. תִּתֵּ֣ן titen give תִּתֵּ֣ן titen give נָתַן verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a wish or indirect command H5414 to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi… שֵׁנָ֣ה shenah sleep שֵׁנָ֣ה shenah sleep שֵׁנָה noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “sleep”, the ordinary form H8142 sleep sleep. לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ leeyneykha to eye , , -sight לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ leeyneykha to eye , , -sight עַיִן preposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next word H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him… וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה utenumah and slumber וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה utenumah and slumber תְּנוּמָה conjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and slumber”, the ordinary form H8572 drowsiness, i.e. sleep slumber(-ing). לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ ׃ leafapeykha to dawning לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ leafapeykha to dawning עַפְעַף preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to dawning”, the of-form, joined to the next word H6079 an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray dawning, eye-lid. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
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American Standard Version (1901) Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;
Young’s Literal Translation Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,
World English Bible Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
Darby Translation Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids:
Douay-Rheims Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber with thine eyelids;
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Μὴ δῷς ὕπνον σοῖς ὄμμασι, μηδὲ ἐπινυστάξῃς σοῖς βλεφάροις,
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