The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;Proverbs 30:25
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
הַ֭נְּמָלִים עַ֣ם לֹא־עָ֑ז וַיָּכִ֖ינוּ בַקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָֽם׃
- הַ֭נְּמָלִיםHa.ne.ma.lim“the ants”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נְמָלָה · “ant” · Strong's H5244
- עַ֣ם'am“[are] a people”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- עָ֑ז'Az“strong”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַז · “strong” · Strong's H5794
- וַיָּכִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nu“and they prepared”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כּוּן · “prepare” · Strong's H3559A
- בַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitz“in the summer”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קַ֫יִץ · “summer” · Strong's H7019
- לַחְמָֽם׃lach.Mam“food their”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לֶ֫חֶם · “food(eating)” · Strong's H3899G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)