King James Version

Matthew 6:3

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

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σοῦsouwhen thouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “when thou”, the of-formG4771you.when thouδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ποιοῦντοςpoiountosdoestποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “doest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doestἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnalmsἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “alms”, the object formG1654abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity.almsμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notγνώτωgnōtōknowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.knowἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀριστεράaristeraleftἀριστερός (aristeros)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “left”, the subject formG710on the left hand.σουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyτίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ποιεῖpoieidoethποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “doeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doethἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δεξιάdexiarightδεξιός (dexios)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “right”, the subject formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Young’s Literal Translation

'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

World English Bible

But when you do merciful deeds , don’ t let your left hand know what your right hand does ,

Darby Translation

But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;

Douay-Rheims

But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.

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