Proverbs 3:24
Context| NETBible | When 1 you lie down you will not be filled with fear; 2 when 3 you lie down your sleep will be pleasant. 4 |
| XREF | Le 26:6; Ps 3:5; Ps 4:8; Ps 121:4-7; Ps 127:2; Pr 6:22; Jer 31:26; Eze 34:15; Ac 12:6; 1Th 4:13,14 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The particle אִם (’im, “if”) here functions in its rare temporal sense (“when”) followed by an imperfect tense (e.g., Num 36:4; BDB 50 s.v. 1.b.4.b). 2 tn Heb “terror.” The verb פָּחַד (pakhad, “terror”) describes emotion that is stronger than mere fear – it is dread. 3 tn The construction of vav consecutive + perfect tense followed by vav (ו) consecutive + perfect tense depicts a temporal clause. The temporal nuance is also suggested by the parallelism of the preceding colon. 4 tn The verb עָרְבָה (’orvah) is from III עָרַב (“to be sweet; to be pleasing; to be pleasant”; BDB 787 s.v. III עָרַב). It should not be confused with the other five homonymic roots that are also spelled עָרַב (’arav; see BDB 786-88). |
