Proverbs 6:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תָּכִ֣ין בַּקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

tāḵîn in-the-qayiṣ laḥmāh ʾāḡərāh in-the-qāṣîr maʾăḵālāh

Grammar Details

*tāḵîn*: verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she prepares
*qayiṣ*: noun, masculine singular - summer/summer fruit
*laḥmāh*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her bread/food
*ʾāḡərāh*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she gathers/stores up
*qāṣîr*: noun, masculine singular - harvest
*maʾăḵālāh*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her food

Word Meanings

*qayiṣ*: summer/summer fruit/season of fruits
*laḥmāh*: her bread/her food/her provisions
*qāṣîr*: harvest/harvest time

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 10:5 : 5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Prov 30:25 : 25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;
1 Tim 6:19 : 19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is [life] indeed.

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