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Psalms 132:4

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

KJV

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

ASV

אִם אֶתֵּ֣ן שְׁנַ֣ת לְ/עֵינָ֑/י לְֽ/עַפְעַפַּ֥/י תְּנוּמָֽה

Hebrew

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

YLT

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

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עַפְעַפֵּי
'p'py
noun · 10×
שְׁנַ֣ת
shnt
noun · 1×
תְּנוּמ֑וֹת
tnvmvt
noun · 5×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 6:4 — Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
  • Prov 6:4 — Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
  • Ruth 3:18 — Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.