Proverbs 6:8

“prepares in the summer her bread; she gathers at the harvest her food.”

Proverbs 6:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Look at the ant, who with no boss prepares her bread; for the lazy, poverty arrives like a drifterWork and Rest

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Proverbs 6:8, word by word

preparesתָּכִיןtachin

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

Where else “tachin” appears
in the summerקַּיִץkayits

summer

The hot, dry season of the year, when fruit ripens.

Where else “kayits” appears
her breadלַחְמָlachma

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

Where else “lachma” appears
she gathersאָגְרָהagra

gather

Gather in and store the harvest.

Where else “agra” appears
at the harvestקָּצִירkatsir

harvest

To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.

Where else “katsir” appears
her foodמַאֲכָלָmaachala

food

Food.

Where else “maachala” appears

The context

7which, having no chief, supervisor, or ruler,

8 · This verse (above)

9How long, sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

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