Proverbs 22:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
If 
 
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you have nothing 
 
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
with which to pay,לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם
(le·shal·lem;)
7999a: to be complete or sounda prim. root
Whyלָ֥מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
should he takeיִקַּ֥ח
(yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
your bedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗
(mish·ka·ve·cha)
4904: place of lying, a couch, act of lyingfrom shakab
from underמִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃
(mit·tach·tei·cha.)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
you? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
If thou hast nothing to pay
shalam  (shaw-lam')
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
why should he take away
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
thy bed
mishkab  (mish-kawb')
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse -- bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
from under thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?

King James Bible
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If you have no money to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you.

International Standard Version
If you don't have the ability to pay, why should your very bed be taken from under you?

NET Bible
If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If you cannot pay, they will take the bed from under you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If you have no money to pay back a loan, why should your bed be repossessed?

King James 2000 Bible
If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
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