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Proverbs 3:28

Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
Proverbs 3:28
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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)

אַל־תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨ לֵ֣ךְ וָ֭שׁוּב וּמָחָ֥ר אֶתֵּ֗ן וְיֵ֣שׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃

  1. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. תֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.Mar“you say”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨le.re.'ei.kha“to neighbor your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  4. לֵ֣ךְlekh“go”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  5. וָ֭שׁוּבVa.shuv“and come back”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “again” · Strong's H7725J
  6. וּמָחָ֥רu.ma.Char“and tomorrow”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָחָר · “tomorrow” · Strong's H4279
  7. אֶתֵּ֗ן'e.Ten“I will give [it]”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  8. וְיֵ֣שׁve.Yesh“and there is”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  9. אִתָּֽךְ׃'i.Takh“with you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)