Proverbs 30:10 Go deeper

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. (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 30:10 word 1

תַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtal.Shenyou slander

Lemma: לָשַׁן (la.shan) · Strong's: H3960

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhj2ms)

Meaning: to slander

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3960; TAHOT Proverbs 30:10 word 2

עֶ֭בֶד'E.veda slave

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Proverbs 30:10 word 3

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Proverbs 30:10 word 4

פֶּֽן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Proverbs 30:10 word 5

יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.Chahe should curse you

Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to lighten

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Proverbs 30:10 word 6

וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ\׃ve.'a.Sha.me.taand you will be held guilty

Lemma: אָשַׁם (a.sham) · Strong's: H0816

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: be guilty

Used 35 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0816; TAHOT Proverbs 30:10 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
slander	→	לָשַׁן H3960 to slander
a servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
his master	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
or	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
he will curse you	→	קָלַל H7043 to lighten
and you will bear the guilt	→	אָשַׁם H0816 be guilty

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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