Proverbs 24:33

Proverbs 24:33 

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

a. ASV: Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

b. YLT: A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.

c. Classic Amplified: Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

d. Septuagint: [The sluggard says,] I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across [my] breast. 

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: A little sleep; a little slumber; a little folding of the hands to recline.

1. “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”

a. [Yet a] little [Strong: 4592 mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at'; or מְעָט mᵉʻâṭ; from H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative):—almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, × very.]

b. sleep [Strong: 8142 shênâh, shay-naw'; or שֵׁנָא shênâʼ; (Psalm 127:2), from H3462; sleep:—sleep.]

c. [a] little [Strong: 4592 mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at'; or מְעָט mᵉʻâṭ; from H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative):—almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, × very.]

d. slumber [Strong: 8572 tᵉnûwmâh, ten-oo-maw'; from H5123; drowsiness, i.e. sleep:—slumber(-ing).]

e. [a] little [Strong: 4592 mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at'; or מְעָט mᵉʻâṭ; from H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative):—almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, × very.]

f. folding [Strong: 2264 chibbuq, khib-book'; from H2263; a clasping of the hands (in idleness):—fold.]

g. [of the] hands [Strong: 3027 yâd, yawd; a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]:—( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.]

h. [to] sleep [Strong: 7901 shâkab, shaw-kab'; a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose):—× at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.