Lie Down שָׁכַב

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jul 20, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter eighteen of Leviticus with our word for today. שָׁכַב lie down, lie, lie asleep, lie sick. It is used 213 times in the Old Testament. Most of the time our word is used to simply lie down to rest or sleep. Genesis 28:11, 13 And he came to a certain place and stayed there that night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב and lay down in that place to sleep … And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you שֹׁכֵ֣ב lie I will…