Home Prior Books Index
←Prev   Proverbs 24:33   Next→ 

Click in a verse rendition to expand that translation to an entire chapter.

Did you notice?

 You can SEARCH IslamAwakened: 

Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
מעט שנות מעט תנומות מעט חבק ידים לשכב
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
m`t SHnvt m`t tnvmvt m`t KHbq ydym lSHkb

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
parum inquam dormies modicum dormitabis pauxillum manus conseres ut quiescas

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Authorized (King James) Version   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
New King James Version   
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;
21st Century King James Version   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And if you slumber a little and sleep a little, and for a little you put your hand upon your chest
Darby Bible Translation   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
God's Word   
"Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,
International Standard Version   
"A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!"
NET Bible   
"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,
New American Standard Bible   
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"
New International Version   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
New Living Translation   
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
Webster's Bible Translation   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
The World English Bible   
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;
EasyEnglish Bible   
You may say, ‘I will have a short sleep. I will rest quietly for a while.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.
New Life Version   
“A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands to rest,”
The Voice Bible   
“A little sleep, a little rest, a few more minutes, a nice little nap.”
Living Bible   
Then, as I looked, I learned this lesson: “A little extra sleep, A little more slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest”
New Catholic Bible   
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,
Legacy Standard Bible   
“A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Christian Standard Bible   
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—
New Century Version   
You sleep a little; you take a nap. You fold your hands and lie down to rest.
The Message   
One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a slob; They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down. I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened: “A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Good News Translation®   
Go ahead and take your nap; go ahead and sleep. Fold your hands and rest awhile,
Wycliffe Bible   
How long sleepest thou, slow man? when shalt thou rise from sleep? Soothly thou shalt sleep a little, thou shalt nap a little, thou shalt join together the hands a little, to take rest; (How long sleepest thou, O lazy man? when shalt thou rise from sleep? Truly thou shalt sleep a little, thou shalt nap a little, and then thou shalt join together thy hands a little, and take rest again;)
Contemporary English Version   
Sleep a little. Doze a little. Fold your hands and twiddle your thumbs.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Common English Bible © 2011   
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little lying down with folded arms”—
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest—
New American Standard Bible   
“A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,”
The Expanded Bible   
·You sleep a little; you take a nap [“A little sleep, a little slumber”]. ·You fold your hands and [L “A little folding of the arms to…”] lie down to rest [6:10].
Tree of Life Version   
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,”
Revised Standard Version   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
New International Reader's Version   
You might sleep a little or take a little nap. You might even fold your hands and rest.
BRG Bible   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Complete Jewish Bible   
“I’ll just lie here a bit, rest a little longer, just fold my hands for a little more sleep” —
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Yet a little shenot (slumber), a little sleep, a little folding of the yadayim to rest;
Names of God Bible   
“Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap.”
Modern English Version   
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
Easy-to-Read Version   
a little sleep, a little rest, folding your arms, and taking a nap—
International Children’s Bible   
You sleep a little; you take a nap. You fold your hands and rest.
Lexham English Bible   
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest,
New International Version - UK   
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest –