Proverbs

Proverbs 30:10

¹⁰Do not slander a servant to his master,

or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
slander	תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן	tal·šên	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H3960 use the tongue
a servant	עֶ֭בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his master	אֲדֹנוֹ	ʾă·ḏō·nō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
or	פֶּֽן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
he will curse you	יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥	yə·qal·lel·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
and you will bear the guilt	וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃	wə·’ā·šā·mə·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H816 offend, be guilty

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.