A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.Proverbs 29:24
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם־גַּ֭נָּב שׂוֹנֵ֣א נַפְשׁ֑וֹ אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יַגִּֽיד׃
- חוֹלֵ֣קcho.Lek“[one who] has shares”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלַק · “to divide” · Strong's H2505A
- עִם־'im-“with”Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- גַּ֭נָּבga.no“a thief”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּנָּב · “thief” · Strong's H1590
- שׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'“[is] hating”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
- נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Sho“own self his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
- אָלָ֥ה'a.Lah“an oath”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָלָה · “oath” · Strong's H0423
- יִ֝שְׁמַ֗עyish.Ma'“he hears”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יַגִּֽיד׃ya.Gid“he tells”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)