Proverbs 6:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 24:34 : 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Prov 10:4 : 4 He becometh poor that dealeth 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 cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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