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Do notאַלslanderתַּלְשֵׁןa slaveעֶבֶדtoאֶלhis master,אֲדֹנָיוlestפֶּןhe curse youיְקַלֶּלְךָandוְyou be guilty.אָשָׁמְתָּ
Proverbs 30:10
Study it in the app“Do not slander a slave to his master, lest he curse you and you be guilty.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:10, word by word
- slanderתַּלְשֵׁןtalshen
slander
To slander, to speak ill of someone behind his back. It comes from the word "tongue".
Where else “talshen” appears- a slaveעֶבֶדeved
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “eved” appears- his masterאֲדֹנָיadonay
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adonay” appears- he curse youיְקַלֶּלְyekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “yekalel” appears- you be guiltyאָשָׁמְתָּashamta
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “ashamta” appears
The context
9lest I be satisfied and deny you and say, “Who is YHWH?” and lest I become poor and steal and profane the name of my Elohim.
10 · This verse (above)
11A generation curses its father and does not bless its mother.