Proverbs 30:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַ֭נְּמָלִים עַ֣ם לֹא־עָ֑ז וַיָּכִ֖ינוּ בַקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָֽם׃

Transliteration

ha-nəmālîm ʿam lōʾ-ʿāz wa-yākînû ba-qqayiṣ laḥmām

Grammar Details

*ha-nəmālîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the ants
*ʿam*: masculine singular noun - people/folk
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*ʿāz*: masculine singular adjective - strong/powerful
*wa-yākînû*: conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural from *kwn* - and they prepare
*ba-qqayiṣ*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the summer
*laḥmām*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their food/bread

Word Meanings

*ʿam*: people/folk/community
*ʿāz*: strong/mighty/powerful
*laḥmām*: their bread/their food/their provision

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Prov 6:6-8 : 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

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