'Sleep' in the Bible

So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep, he took part of the man's side and closed up the place with flesh.

Before they could lie down to sleep, all the men -- both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom -- surrounded the house.

But Leah replied, "Wasn't it enough that you've taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes too?" "All right," Rachel said, "he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son's mandrakes."

When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son's mandrakes." So he had marital relations with her that night.

I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.

for it is his only covering -- it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious.

I will grant peace in the land so that you will lie down to sleep without anyone terrifying you. I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword of war will pass through your land.

You must by all means return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just deed by the Lord your God.

Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.

So she made him go to sleep, wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric on the loom, fastened it with the pin, and said to him, "The Philistines are here, Samson!" He woke up and tore away the pin of the loom and the fabric.

She made him go to sleep on her lap and then called a man in to shave off the seven braids of his hair. She made him vulnerable and his strength left him.

When he gets ready to go to sleep, take careful notice of the place where he lies down. Then go, uncover his legs, and lie down beside him. He will tell you what you should do."

When Boaz had finished his meal and was feeling satisfied, he lay down to sleep at the far end of the grain heap. Then Ruth crept up quietly, uncovered his legs, and lay down beside him.

Remain here tonight. Then in the morning, if he agrees to marry you, fine, let him do so. But if he does not want to do so, I promise, as surely as the Lord lives, to marry you. Sleep here until morning."

So David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul's head, and they got out of there. No one saw them or was aware of their presence or woke up. All of them were asleep, for the Lord had caused a deep sleep to fall on them.

Then David summoned him. He ate and drank with him, and got him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his lord; he did not go down to his own house.

But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.

His servants advised him, "A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, to take care of the king's needs and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you and keep our master, the king, warm."

Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, so he asked for the book containing the historical records to be brought. As the records were being read in the king's presence,

In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the night when a deep sleep falls on men,

so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.

In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.

I will lie down and sleep peacefully, for you, Lord, make me safe and secure.

Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Wake up! Do not reject us forever!

They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full.

But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; he was like a warrior in a drunken rage.

When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens.

May he not allow your foot to slip! May your protector not sleep!

Look! Israel's protector does not sleep or slumber!

It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

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

When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.

For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

The sleep of the laborer is pleasant -- whether he eats little or much -- but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

May your mouth be like the best wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together.

None tire or stumble, they don't stop to nap or sleep. They don't loosen their belts, or unstrap their sandals to rest.

For the Lord has poured out on you a strong urge to sleep deeply. He has shut your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers).

Then they will say, 'Under these conditions I can enjoy sweet sleep when I wake up and look around.'"

"'I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods.

Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions were brought to him. He was unable to sleep.

I listened to his voice, and as I did so I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground.

Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake -- some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.

Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements.

The angelic messenger who had been speaking with me then returned and woke me, as a person is wakened from sleep.

When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife,

He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

(Now Jesus had been talking about his death, but they thought he had been talking about real sleep.)

A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed --

So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

For those who sleep, sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night.