Words the Bible translates as lay down
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shakhavשָׁכַבto lie down: to put one's body flat, whether to rest, to sleep, to have sex, or in death
- rhiptōῥίπτωto let something go from your hands in one quick, decisive motion: to fling, cast, or set it down
- klinōκλίνωto tip something out of upright: to bow it down, lay it down to rest, or make it give way, and of a day, to lean toward evening
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