Proverbs 6:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פ

Transliteration

And-vāʾ-like-məhallēḵ rēʾšeḵā and-maḥsōrḵā like-ʾîš māḡēn

Grammar Details

*vāʾ*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he/it will come
*məhallēḵ*: noun, piel participle masculine singular - one who walks/traveler
*rēʾšeḵā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your poverty
*maḥsōrḵā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your want/need
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
*māḡēn*: noun, masculine singular - shield/armed man

Word Meanings

*məhallēḵ*: traveler/wanderer/prowler
*rēʾšeḵā*: your poverty/your destitution
*māḡēn*: shield/armed man/man with a shield

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 24:34 : 34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
Prov 10:4 : 4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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