Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.Psalm 121:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
- הִנֵּ֣הhi.Neh“there!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָ֭נוּםYa.num“he will slumber”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּם · “to slumber” · Strong's H5123
- וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יִישָׁ֑ןyi.Shan“he will sleep”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשֵׁן · “to sleep” · Strong's H3462
- שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗רSho.Mer“[the] protector of”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)