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Psalms 132:4

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

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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…אֶתֵּ֣ןetengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to 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…שְׁנַ֣תshenatsleepשְׁנָתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “sleep”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8153sleepsleep.לְעֵינָ֑יleeynayto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an 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…לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥יleafapayto dawningעַפְעַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to dawning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6079an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning raydawning, eye-lid.תְּנוּמָֽהtenumahslumberתְּנוּמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “slumber”, the ordinary formH8572drowsiness, i.e. sleepslumber(-ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

Young’s Literal Translation

If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids — slumber,

World English Bible

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

Darby Translation

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, nor rest to my temples,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ δώσω ὕπνον τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς μοῦ, καὶ τοῖς βλεφάροις μου νυσταγμὸν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν τοῖς κροτάφοις μου·