Proverbs 6:4
Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,This verse in the real world
In what words
- תְּנוּמָהtᵉnûwmâhdrowsiness, i.e. sleep
- שֵׁנָהshênâhsleep
- עַיִןʻayinan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- נָתַןnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 132:4, Pro 6:10–11, Mrk 13:35–36, Ecc 9:10, Mat 24:17–18