Proverbs 6:9
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?”
קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
מָתַי
when?
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מָתַי
properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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שָׁכַב
will you lie down
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שָׁכַב
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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עָצֵל
O sluggard
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עָצֵל
indolent
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