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Proverbs 30:7

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

KJV

Duo rogavi te : ne deneges mihi antequam moriar :

Vulgate

Two things have I asked of thee; Deny methemnot before I die:

ASV

שְׁ֭תַּיִם שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵ/אִתָּ֑/ךְ אַל תִּמְנַ֥ע מִ֝מֶּ֗/נִּי בְּ/טֶ֣רֶם אָמֽוּת

Hebrew

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
טֶ֣רֶם
trm
adverb · 56×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
נִי
ny
verb · 29×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 3:5 — In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
  • 2Kgs 2:9 — And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy s
  • Luke 10:42 — But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
  • Ps 21:2 — Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
  • Ps 27:4 — One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.