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Proverbs 3:28

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

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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.תֹּ֘אמַ֤רtomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a wish or indirect commandH559to 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…לרעיךlrykhto brotherרֵעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨lereakhato brotherרֵעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.לֵ֣ךְlekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…וָ֭שׁוּבvashuvand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…וּמָחָ֥רumacharand tomorrowמָחָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and tomorrow”, the ordinary formH4279properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereaftertime to come, tomorrow.אֶתֵּ֗ןetengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…וְיֵ֣שׁveyeshand areיֵשׁconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and are”H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)(there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.אִתָּֽךְitakheamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

World English Bible

Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.

Darby Translation

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.

Douay-Rheims

Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while thou art able to do him good: for thou knowest not what the next day will bring forth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ εἴπῃς, ἐπανελθὼν ἐπάνηκε, αὔριον δώσω, δυνατοῦ σου ὄντος εὖ ποιεῖν· οὐ γὰρ οἶδας τί τέξεται ἡ ἐπιοῦσα.