Proverbs Chapter 22 verse 27 Holy Bible
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
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if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
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If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
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If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?--If the mantle was taken in pledge, it had to be restored before sundown for the poor man to sleep in; but this merciful provision of the Law was evidently evaded. (Comp. Ezekiel 18:12.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewIfאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notyou have nothingאֵֽין־ (’ên-)AdverbStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particlewith whichלְךָ֥ (lə·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew to pay,לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם (lə·šal·lêm)Preposition | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocatewhyלָ֥מָּה (lām·māh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatshould your bedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ (miš·kā·ḇə·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lyingbe takenיִקַּ֥ח (yiq·qaḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takefrom under you?מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ (mit·taḥ·te·ḵā)Preposition | Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu ofJump to PreviousBed Lack Means Pay Payment Snatched Wherewith
