Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”Proverbs 24:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תֹּאמַ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּ֑וֹ אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תֹּאמַ֗רto.Mar“you say”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher“just as”Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
- עָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-“he has done”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- לִ֭יli“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- כֵּ֤ןken“so”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-“I will do”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- לּ֑וֹlo“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- אָשִׁ֖יב'a.Shiv“I will repay”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׁוּב · “pay” · Strong's H7725K
- לָאִ֣ישׁla.'Ish“to the person”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.Lo“according to deed his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פֹּ֫עַל · “work” · Strong's H6467
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)