Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:Proverbs 30:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
שְׁ֭תַּיִם שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵאִתָּ֑ךְ אַל־תִּמְנַ֥ע מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי בְּטֶ֣רֶם אָמֽוּת׃
- שְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yim“two [things]”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
- שָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.ti“I ask”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
- מֵאִתָּ֑ךְme.'i.Takh“from with <the> you”Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תִּמְנַ֥עtim.Na'“you withhold [them]”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָנַע · “to withhold” · Strong's H4513
- מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.ni“from me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- בְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.rem“<in> before”Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫רֶם · “before” · Strong's H2962
- אָמֽוּת׃'a.Mut“I will die”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)