Proverbs 30:7

Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:
Proverbs 30:7
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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)

שְׁ֭תַּיִם שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵאִתָּ֑ךְ אַל־תִּמְנַ֥ע מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי בְּטֶ֣רֶם אָמֽוּת׃

  1. שְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yim“two [things]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  2. שָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.ti“I ask”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  3. מֵאִתָּ֑ךְme.'i.Takh“from with <the> you”
    Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  4. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  5. תִּמְנַ֥עtim.Na'“you withhold [them]”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָנַע · “to withhold” · Strong's H4513
  6. מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.ni“from me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  7. בְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.rem“<in> before”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫רֶם · “before” · Strong's H2962
  8. 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)