Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

I will not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,

King James Version

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

Holman Bible

I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber

International Standard Version

or let myself go to sleep or even take a nap,

A Conservative Version

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

American Standard Version

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

Amplified


I certainly will not permit my eyes to sleep
Nor my eyelids to slumber,

Darby Translation

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids,

Julia Smith Translation

If I shall give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eye-lashes,

King James 2000

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

Lexham Expanded Bible

I will give no sleep to my eyes, [no] slumber to my eyelids,

Modern King James verseion

I will not give sleep to my eyes, nor slumber to my eyelids,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber,

NET Bible

I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber,

New Heart English Bible

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids;

The Emphasized Bible

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor, to mine eye-lashes, slumber:

Webster

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

World English Bible

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids;

Youngs Literal Translation

If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids -- slumber,

Topics

References

American

Bed

Context Readings

David And Zion Chosen

3 surely I will not come into the habitation of my house nor go up into my bed, 4 I will not give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
5 until I find out a place for the LORD, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

Cross References

Proverbs 6:4

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Ruth 3:18

Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou shall know how the matter will fall, for that man will not rest until he has concluded the thing today.

Genesis 24:33

And they set food before him to eat, but he said, I will not eat until I have told my errand. And he said unto him, Speak on.

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