Proverbs 3:24
"When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

When thou liest down thou shalt not be afraid,.... That is, when thou liest down on thy bed at night in order to take sleep, having committed thyself into the hands of a faithful Creator and covenant God and Father,

and of Christ the Redeemer and Wisdom of God; thou shalt not be afraid of thieves breaking in to hurt thy person or rob thee of thy property, or of fire to consume thy dwelling and substance, and of nocturnal apparitions and diabolical spectres deceiving thy sight and disturbing thy mind: or when thou art "asleep" (e), for so the word also signifies; thou shall not be surprised out of it with any of the above things, or terrified in it with uneasy imaginations, anxious cares, and distressing dreams; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet; free of all uneasy thoughts and cares, sound and refreshing, pleasant and comfortable, like that of the labouring man, Ecc 5:12 ; see Psa 4:8 . This epithet of "sweet" is often given to "sleep" in poetic writings (f). (e) "dormieris", V. L. "eum dormies", Vatablus. (f) , Homer. Odyss. 7. v. 289. & 19. v. 511. Theocrit. Idyll. 11. v. 22, 23.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (7 words)

H0518 אִם
Definition:

see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf

Possible Meanings:
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • dam (semantic_range)
  • point of departure (semantic_range)
  • division (semantic_range)
H7901 שָׁכַב
Definition:

23 (in death),משכבbedEcclesiasticus 40:5; Ecclesiasticus 47:20d, =death bedEcclesiasticus 46:19; Phoenicianשכב,משכב(see׳מ1below), Lzb375; Ethiopiclie, Aramaicשְׁכַב,; Nabataeanמשכבאcouch; Arabiconlypo 23 (in death),משכבbedEcclesiasticus 40:5; Ecclesiasticus 47:20d, =death bedEcclesiasticus 46:19; Phoenicianשכב,משכב(see׳מ1below), Lzb375; Ethiopiclie, Aramaicשְׁכַב,; Nabataeanמשכבאcouch; Arabiconlypo

Possible Meanings:
  • lie down (semantic_range)
  • lie down (semantic_range)
  • lodge (semantic_range)
  • lie down (semantic_range)
H3808 לֹא
Definition:

11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, 11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay,

H6342 פָחַד
Definition:

12 Imperativeפחד עלfear for;ᵑ7מַּחְדָּאn.); —QalPerfect3masculine singularמָּחַדPsalm 119:161,׳וּפconsecutiveIsaiah 19:16;Isaiah 60:5; 1singularמָּחַדְתִּיJob 3:25, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִ 12 Imperativeפחד עלfear for;ᵑ7מַּחְדָּאn.); —QalPerfect3masculine singularמָּחַדPsalm 119:161,׳וּפconsecutiveIsaiah 19:16;Isaiah 60:5; 1singularמָּחַדְתִּיJob 3:25, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִ

Possible Meanings:
  • thigh (semantic_range)
H7901 שָׁכַב
Definition:

23 (in death),משכבbedEcclesiasticus 40:5; Ecclesiasticus 47:20d, =death bedEcclesiasticus 46:19; Phoenicianשכב,משכב(see׳מ1below), Lzb375; Ethiopiclie, Aramaicשְׁכַב,; Nabataeanמשכבאcouch; Arabiconlypo 23 (in death),משכבbedEcclesiasticus 40:5; Ecclesiasticus 47:20d, =death bedEcclesiasticus 46:19; Phoenicianשכב,משכב(see׳מ1below), Lzb375; Ethiopiclie, Aramaicשְׁכַב,; Nabataeanמשכבאcouch; Arabiconlypo

Possible Meanings:
  • lie down (semantic_range)
  • lie down (semantic_range)
  • lodge (semantic_range)
  • lie down (semantic_range)
H6149 עָרֵב
Definition:

21;ᵑ7עָרִיבadjectivepleasant, sweet); —QalPerfect3feminine singularעָֽרְבָהJeremiah 31:26my sleepwas sweetto me (לִי),שְׁנָתֶ֑ךָ׳וְעconsecutiveProverbs 3:24; of offering׳לי׳לֹא עMalachi 3:4; 2feminine 21;ᵑ7עָרִיבadjectivepleasant, sweet); —QalPerfect3feminine singularעָֽרְבָהJeremiah 31:26my sleepwas sweetto me (לִי),שְׁנָתֶ֑ךָ׳וְעconsecutiveProverbs 3:24; of offering׳לי׳לֹא עMalachi 3:4; 2feminine

Possible Meanings:
  • mix (semantic_range)
  • mixed (semantic_range)
H8142 שֵׁנָה
Definition:

53t.;שֵׁנָאPsalm 127:2,שְׁנָתPsalm 132:4(Ges§ 80 g, h.); constructשְׁנַתJeremiah 51:393t.;שְׁנָתִיGenesis 31:40;Jeremiah 31:26, etc.; plural absoluteשֵׁנוֺתProverbs 6:10;Proverbs 24:33; —sleepGenesis 53t.;שֵׁנָאPsalm 127:2,שְׁנָתPsalm 132:4(Ges§ 80 g, h.); constructשְׁנַתJeremiah 51:393t.;שְׁנָתִיGenesis 31:40;Jeremiah 31:26, etc.; plural absoluteשֵׁנוֺתProverbs 6:10;Proverbs 24:33; —sleepGenesis

Possible Meanings:
  • year (semantic_range)

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