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Proverbs 30:10

Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
Proverbs 30:10
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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־תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן עֶ֭בֶד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֑יו פֶּֽן־יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃

  1. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. תַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtal.Shen“you slander”
    Verb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָשַׁן · “to slander” · Strong's H3960
  3. עֶ֭בֶד'E.ved“a slave”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. אֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.nov“master<s> his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. פֶּֽן־pen-“lest”
    Particle · from פֶּן־ · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  7. יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ye.ka.lel.Cha“he should curse you”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָלַל · “to lighten” · Strong's H7043
  8. וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ve.'a.Sha.me.ta“and you will be held guilty”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָשַׁם · “be guilty” · Strong's H0816
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)