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Genesis 19:7

And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

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וַיֹּאמַ֑רvayomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.נָ֥אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.אַחַ֖יachaybrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.תָּרֵֽעוּtarevbe worseרָעַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be worse”, an unfinished actionH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)afflict, associate selves (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for H7462 (רָעָה)), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) il…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

Young’s Literal Translation

and saith, 'Do not, I pray you, my brethren, do evil;

World English Bible

He said, “Please, my brothers, don’t act so wickedly.

Darby Translation

and said, I pray you, my brethren, do not wickedly!

Douay-Rheims

Do not so, I beseech you, my brethren, do not commit this evil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and said to them, By no means, brethren, do not act villanously.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτοὺς, μηδαμῶς ἀδελφοὶ μὴ πονηρεύσησθε.