so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”Proverbs 26:19
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כֵּֽן־אִ֭ישׁ רִמָּ֣ה אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אָמַ֗ר הֲֽלֹא־מְשַׂחֵ֥ק אָֽנִי׃
- כֵּֽן־ken-“so”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- אִ֭ישׁ'ish“a person”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- רִמָּ֣הri.Mah“[who] he deceives”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָמָה · “to deceive” · Strong's H7411B
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.hu“neighbor his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
- וְ֝אָמַ֗רve.'a.Mar“and he says”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הֲֽלֹא־halo'-“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- מְשַׂחֵ֥קme.sa.Chek“jesting”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂחַק · “to laugh” · Strong's H7832
- אָֽנִי׃'A.ni“[was] I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)