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href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 348 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹֽא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo-: shall not -- Occurrence 231 of 3269.">lō-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6030: 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout <BR> 1a) (Qal)<BR> 1a1) to answer, respond to <BR> 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to make answer <BR> 1b2) to be answered, receive answer <BR> 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully <BR> 3) (Qal) to dwell">6030</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6030 -- Occurrence 24 of 329">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תַעֲנֶ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/taaneh_6030.htm" title="ta·'a·Neh: bear -- Occurrence 1 of 8.">ṯa-‘ă-neh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">You shall bear</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7453: 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person <BR> 1a) friend, intimate <BR> 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) <BR> 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase)">7453</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7453 -- Occurrence 12 of 186">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְרֵעֲךָ֖<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vereacha_7453.htm" title="ve·re·'a·Cha: your neighbor -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">ḇə-rê-‘ă-ḵā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">against your neighbor</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: second person masculine singular">Prep-b | N-msc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5707: 1) witness <BR> 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) <BR> 1b) witness (of people)">5707</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5707 -- Occurrence 5 of 70">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֵ֥ד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ed_5707.htm" title="'ed: witness -- Occurrence 4 of 29.">‘êḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">witness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8267: 1) lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood <BR> 1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one) <BR> 1b) deceit, fraud, wrong <BR> 1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb) <BR> 1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony) <BR> 1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely <BR> 1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets) <BR> 1e) lie, falsehood (in general) <BR> 1e1) false tongue <BR> 1f) in vain">8267</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8267 -- Occurrence 2 of 113">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָֽׁקֶר׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shaker_8267.htm" title="Sha·ker.: false. -- Occurrence 2 of 35.">šā-qer.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">FALSE</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">ס<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="sa·Mek">s</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Punctuation">Punc</a></span></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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20:16 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/exodus/20.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/exodus/20.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="lo-: shall not -- 3808: not">לֹֽא־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ta·'a·neh: bear -- 6030: to answer, respond">תַעֲנֶ֥ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7453.htm" title="ve·re·'a·cha: your neighbor -- 7453: friend, companion, fellow">בְרֵעֲךָ֖</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5707.htm" title="ed: witness -- 5707: a witness">עֵ֥ד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8267.htm" title="sha·ker.: false. -- 8267: deception, disappointment, falsehood">שָֽׁקֶר׃</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="s">ס</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/exodus/20.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6030.htm" title="anah (aw-naw') -- give account, afflict, (cause to, give) answer, bring low">Thou shalt not bear</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8267.htm" title="sheqer (sheh'-ker) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully">false.</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5707.htm" title="ed (ayd) -- witness">witness</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7453.htm" title="rea' (ray'-ah) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, X (an-)other">against thy neighbour</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/20.htm">שמות 20:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">לֹֽא־תַעֲנֶ֥ה בְרֵעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁקֶר׃ ס</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/20.htm">שמות 20:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">לא־תענה ברעך עד שקר׃ ס</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/20.htm">שמות 20:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">לא־תענה ברעך עד שקר׃ ס</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/20.htm">שמות 20:16 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">לא תענה ברעך עד שקר׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/exodus/20-16.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/23-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 23:6,7</span> You shall not wrest the judgment of your poor in his cause…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Leviticus 19:11,16</span> You shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 19:15-21</span> One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/22-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 22:8-19</span> That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 21:10-13</span> And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/15-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 15:3</span> He that backbites not with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/101-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 101:5-7</span> Whoever privately slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: him …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 10:18</span> He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 11:13</span> A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/26-59.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 26:59,60</span> Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/6-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 6:13</span> And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceases not to speak …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-31.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 4:31</span> Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Timothy 1:10</span> For fornicators, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Timothy 3:3</span> Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/james/4-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">James 4:11</span> Speak not evil one of another, brothers. 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