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But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ΠρὸProBefore

Lemma: πρό (pro) · Strong's: G4253

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: before — πρό ; prep. with genitive, [in LXX chiefly for פָּנִים ; ] ; before; (a) of place: Act.12:6, 14 14:13, Jas.5:9; π. προσώπου (= Heb. פָּנִים, Deu.3:18, Mal.3:1, al.; Bl., § 40, 9), Mat.11:10, Mrk.1:2, Luk.1:76 7:27 9:52…

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Used 47 times. Also: Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:8, Matthew 8:29, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 24:38, Mark 1:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4253; TFLSJ G4253; TAGNT James 5:12 word 1

πάντωνpantōnall things

Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956

Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (A-GPN)

Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…

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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT James 5:12 word 2

δέ,dehowever,

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT James 5:12 word 3

ἀδελφοίadelphoibrothers

Lemma: ἀδελφός (adelphos) · Strong's: G0080

Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (N-VPM)

Meaning: brother — ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb), ; in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102f.), for אָח ; ] ; 1. lit. of a brother (Gen.4:2, al.). ; 2. Of a neighbour (Lev.19:17). ; 3.…

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Used 347 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0080; TFLSJ G0080; TAGNT James 5:12 word 4

μου,mouof mine,

Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)

Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)

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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT James 5:12 word 5

μὴmēnot

Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…

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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT James 5:12 word 6

ὀμνύετε,omnuetedo swear,

Lemma: ὄμνυμι (omnumi) · Strong's: G3660

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)

Meaning: to swear — ὀμνύω; (so Hdt. and some Att.. writers) and ὄμνυμι (so generally in Att.. prose and always in Trag.; Mrk.14:71, -ύναι), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁבַע ni. ; ] ; to swear, affirm by oath: Mat.26:74, Mrk.14:71, Heb.7:21;…

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Used 26 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 23:16, Matthew 23:18, Matthew 23:20, Matthew 23:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3660; TFLSJ G3660; TAGNT James 5:12 word 7

μήτεmēteneither [swear by]

Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383

Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)

Meaning: neither — μή-τε ; negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε . . . μήτε, neither . . . ; nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ) . . . μήτε . . . μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36,…

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Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 11:18, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT James 5:12 word 8

τὸνton<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 5:12 word 9

οὐρανὸνouranonheaven

Lemma: οὐρανός (ouranos) · Strong's: G3772

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: heaven — οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַיִם (hence, often pl., οἱ οὐ., see infr.) ; ] ; heaven; 1. of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opposite to ἡ γῆ, Heb.1:10,…

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Used 281 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3772; TFLSJ G3772; TAGNT James 5:12 word 10

μήτεmētenor [swear by]

Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383

Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)

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Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 11:18, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT James 5:12 word 11

τὴνtēnthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 5:12 word 12

γῆνgēnearth

Lemma: γῆ (gē) · Strong's: G1093G

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: earth: planet — γῆ, γῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אֲדָמָה ,אֶרֶץ, etc. ; ] ; 1. the earth, world: Luk.21:35, Act.1:8, Heb.11:13, Rev.3:10, al.; opposite to οὐρανός, Mat.5:18 11:25, Mrk.13:27, al. ; 2. land; (a) opposite to sea or water:…

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Used 171 times. Also: Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1093G; TFLSJ G1093G; TAGNT James 5:12 word 13

μήτεmētenor [swear by]

Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383

Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)

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Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 11:18, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT James 5:12 word 14

ἄλλονallonother

Lemma: ἄλλος (allos) · Strong's: G0243

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: another — ἄλλος, -η, -ο, (cf. Lat. alius, Eng. else), ; [in LXX for אַחֵר ,אֶחָד, etc. ; ] ; other, another: absol., Mat.20:3, al.; ἄ. δέ, 1Co.3:10 12:8; pl., Mrk.6:15; attached to a noun, Mat.2:12 4:21, al.; with art., ὁ ἄ., the…

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Used 160 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 13:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0243; TFLSJ G0243; TAGNT James 5:12 word 15

τινὰtinaany

Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100

Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (X-ASM)

Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…

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Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT James 5:12 word 16

ὅρκον·horkonoath;

Lemma: ὅρκος (horkos) · Strong's: G3727

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: oath — ὅρκος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁוַע, שִׁבְעָה and cogn. forms ; ] ; an oath: Mat.14:7 26:72, Luk.1:73, Act.2:30, Heb.6:16-17, Jas.5:12; p1., Mat.5:33 (LXX) Mat.14:9, Mrk.6:26.†; (AS)

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Used 10 times. Also: Matthew 5:33, Matthew 14:7, Matthew 14:9, Matthew 26:72, Mark 6:26, Luke 1:73 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3727; TFLSJ G3727; TAGNT James 5:12 word 17

ἤτωētōshould be

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAM-3S)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT James 5:12 word 18

δὲdehowever

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT James 5:12 word 19

ὑμῶνhumōnof you

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT James 5:12 word 20

τὸtothe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 5:12 word 21

ναὶnaiYes

Lemma: ναί (nai) · Strong's: G3483

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

Meaning: yes — ναί ; particle of affirmation, ; yea, verily, even so; in answer to a question: Mat.9:28 13:51 17:25 21:16, Jhn.11:27 21:15-16, Act.5:8 22:27, Rom.3:29; before λέγω ὑμῖν, Mat.11:9, Luk.7:26; repeated for emphasis, ναὶ…

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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 5:37, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 11:9, Matthew 11:26, Matthew 13:51, Matthew 15:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3483; TFLSJ G3483; TAGNT James 5:12 word 22

ναὶnai[be] yes

Lemma: ναί (nai) · Strong's: G3483

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 5:37, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 11:9, Matthew 11:26, Matthew 13:51, Matthew 15:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3483; TFLSJ G3483; TAGNT James 5:12 word 23

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT James 5:12 word 24

τὸtothe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 5:12 word 25

οὒouNo

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…

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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT James 5:12 word 26

οὔ,ou[be] no,

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT James 5:12 word 27

ἵναinaso that

Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…

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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT James 5:12 word 28

μὴmēnot

Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT James 5:12 word 29

ὑπὸhupounder

Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259H

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: by/under: under — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…

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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 23:37, Mark 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5259H; TFLSJ G5259H; TAGNT James 5:12 word 30

κρίσινkrisinjudgment

Lemma: κρίσις (krisis) · Strong's: G2920

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: judgment — κρίσις, -εως, ἡ; (κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט, also for רִיב, etc. ; ] ; 1. a seperating, selection (Arist., al.) ; 2. a decision, judgment (cl.): Jhn.8:16, 1Ti.5:24, 2Pe.2:11, Ju 9; κ. κρίνειν, Jhn.7:24; in…

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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 12:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2920; TFLSJ G2920; TAGNT James 5:12 word 31

πέσητε.¶pesēteyou may fall.

Lemma: πίπτω (piptō) · Strong's: G4098

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-2AAS-2P)

Meaning: to collapse — πίπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ; ] ; to fall; 1. of descent, to fall, fall down or from: before ἐπί, with accusative loc., Mat.10:29, al.; εἰς, Mat.15:14, al.; ἐς μέσῳ, with genitive, Luk.8:7; παρὰ τ. ὁδόν, Mat.13:4,…

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Used 90 times. Also: Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:9, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 10:29, Matthew 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4098; TFLSJ G4098; TAGNT James 5:12 word 32

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Above	→	πρό G4253 before
all	→	πᾶς G3956 all
my	→	ἐγώ G1473 I/we
brothers	→	ἀδελφός G0080 brother
{do} not	→	μή G3361 not
swear	→	ὄμνυμι G3660 to swear
not [by]	→	μήτε G3383 neither
heaven	→	οὐρανός G3772 heaven
[or]	→	μήτε G3383 neither
earth	→	γῆ G1093G earth: planet
[or by]	→	μήτε G3383 neither
any	→	τις G5100 one
other	→	ἄλλος G0243 another
oath	→	ὅρκος G3727 oath
Simply	→	δέ G1161 then
{let} your	→	σύ G4771 you
Yes	→	ναί G3483 yes
be	→	εἰμί G1510 to be
yes	→	ναί G3483 yes
and	→	καί G2532 and
[your]	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
No	→	οὐ G3756 no
no	→	οὐ G3756 no
so that	→	ἵνα G2443 in order that/to
you will not fall	→	πίπτω G4098 to collapse
under	→	ὑπό G5259H by/under: under
judgment	→	κρίσις G2920 judgment

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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