Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.Proverbs 3:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ֣ רָעָ֑ה וְהֽוּא־יוֹשֵׁ֖ב לָבֶ֣טַח אִתָּֽךְ׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁta.cha.Rosh“you devise”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָרַשׁ · “to plow; plot” · Strong's H2790A
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- רֵעֲךָ֣re.'a.Kha“neighbor your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
- רָעָ֑הra.'Ah“harm”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
- וְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-“and he”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- יוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev“[is] dwelling”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- לָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tach“to security”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֶּ֫טַח · “security” · Strong's H0983
- 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)