Proverbs 24:28 Go deeper

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 24:28 word 1

תְּהִ֣יte.Hiyou be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Proverbs 24:28 word 2

עֵד\־'ed-a witness

Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: witness

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Proverbs 24:28 word 3

חִנָּ֣םchi.Namwithout cause

Lemma: חִנָּם (chin.nam) · Strong's: H2600

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: for nothing

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 29:15, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:11, Numbers 11:5, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2600; TAHOT Proverbs 24:28 word 4

בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbe.re.'E.khain neighbor your

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 24:28 word 5

וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָva.ha.fi.Ti.taand ¿ will you deceive

Lemma: פָּתָה (pa.tah) · Strong's: H6601A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)

Meaning: to open wide

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 9:27, Proverbs 20:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6601A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:28 word 6

בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ\׃bis.fa.Tei.khawith lips your

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:28 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
testify	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
. . .	→	עֵד H5707 witness
against your neighbor	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
without cause	→	חִנָּם H2600 for nothing
and do not deceive	→	פָּתָה H6601A to open wide
with your lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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