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Proverbs 3:24

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3:24When69 you lie down you will not be filled with fear;70

when71 you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.72

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Footnotes

  1. 69 The particle אִם (’im, “if”) here functions in its rare temporal sense (“when”) followed by an imperfect tense (e.g., Num 36:4; 50 1.b.4.b).
  2. 70 Heb “terror.” The verb פָּחַד (pakhad, “terror”) describes emotion that is stronger than mere fear—it is dread.
  3. 71 The construction of vav consecutive + perfect tense followed by vav (ו) consecutive + perfect tense depicts a temporal clause. The temporal nuance is also suggested by the parallelism of the preceding colon.
  4. 72 The verb עָרְבָה (’orvah) is from III עָרַב (“to be sweet; to be pleasing; to be pleasant”; 787 III עָרַב). It should not be confused with the other five homonymic roots that are also spelled עָרַב (’arav; see 786–88).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If you lie down, you will not be afraid;

when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;

when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;

you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.

NLTNew Living Translation

You can go to bed without fear;

you will lie down and sleep soundly.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If you sit down, you will not panic,

and if you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.

KJV 1900King James Version

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:

Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.