KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Psalm 132:4 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “I will not” | אִם | Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | not |
| “give” | אֶתֵּ֣ן | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | give |
| “sleep” | שְׁנַ֣ת | Sleep | sleep |
| “to mine eyes,” | לְעֵינָ֑י | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | eyes |
| “or” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “slumber” | תְּנוּמָֽה׃ | Drowsiness, i.e., sleep | slumber |
| “to mine eyelids,” | לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥י | An eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray | eyelids |
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2 How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
5 Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
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