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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.תְּהִ֣יtehibeהָיָהverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עֵדedwitnessעֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “witness”, the ordinary formH5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. princewitness.חִנָּ֣םchinamwithout a causeחִנָּםadverb — “without a cause”H2600gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantagewithout a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָbereekhain brotherרֵעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָvahafititaand allureפָּתָהconjunction, particle, interrogative, verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and allure”, a completed actionH6601to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) deludeallure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָbisfateykhain languageשָׂפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
Young’s Literal Translation
Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.
World English Bible
Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
Darby Translation
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
Douay-Rheims
Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Be not a false witness against thy fellow citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips.
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