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Do notאַלsay,תֹּאמַר“Asכַּאֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהto me,לִיsoכֵּןI will doאֶעֱשֶׂהto him;לּוֹI will repayאָשִׁיבthe manלָאִישׁaccording to his work.”כְּפָעֳלוֹ
Proverbs 24:29
Study it in the app“Do not say, “As he did to me, so I will do to him; I will repay the man according to his work.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:29, word by word
- sayתֹּאמַרtomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomar” appears- he didעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- I will repayאָשִׁיבashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashiv” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- according to his workפָעֳלfaol
deed
What someone does; what God accomplishes.
Where else “faol” appears
The context
28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause; and would you deceive with your lips?
29 · This verse (above)
30I passed by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense;