Proverbs 6:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ ׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

In-bəhithalleḵḵā tanḥeh ʾōtāḵ in-bəšāḵbəḵā tišmōr upon-you and-wahăqîṣôtā hîʾ təśîḥeḵā

Grammar Details

*bəhithalleḵḵā*: preposition + verb, hithpael infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your walking
*tanḥeh*: verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will lead/guide
*ʾōtāḵ*: direct object marker with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - you
*bəšāḵbəḵā*: preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your lying down
*tišmōr*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will keep/guard
*wahăqîṣôtā*: conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you have awakened
*hîʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she
*təśîḥeḵā*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - she will talk with you

Word Meanings

*bəhithalleḵḵā*: in your walking/when you walk
*tanḥeh*: will lead/will guide
*bəšāḵbəḵā*: in your lying down/when you sleep
*tišmōr*: will keep/will guard/will watch over
*təśîḥeḵā*: will talk with you/will meditate with you/will communicate with you

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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 2:11 : 11 Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
Prov 3:23-24 : 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Dan 11:18-21 : 18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yea, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn upon him. 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found. 20 Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. 21 And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
Ps 17:4 : 4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
Ps 43:3 : 3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth; Let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.
Ps 119:9 : 9 BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word.
Ps 119:11 : 11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
Ps 119:24 : 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight [And] my counsellors.
Ps 119:54 : 54 Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
Ps 119:97 : 97 MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
Ps 119:148 : 148 Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.

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