Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Neither ſhalt thou beare falſe witneſſe againſt thy neighbour.
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
עֵד , masculine noun, ʿeyd — a witness (value 74)
H5707,
עֵד ʻêd, ayd; contracted from H5749; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince:—witness.witness
witness, testimony, evidence (of things)
witness (of people)
Used in 60 Verses, 15 Books 70  Occurrence Count
עָנָה , verb, ʿana — to answer, respond (value 125)
H6030,
עָנָה ʻânâh, aw-naw'; a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce:—give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, × scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also H1042, H1043.to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout
(Qal)
to answer, respond to
to testify, respond as a witness
(Niphal)
to make answer
to be answered, receive answer
(Qal) to sing, utter tunefully
(Qal) to dwell
Used in 316 Verses, 33 Books 329  Occurrence Count
רֵעַ , masculine noun, reyaʿ — friend, companion, fellow (value 270)
H7453,
רֵעַ rêaʻ, ray'-ah; or רֵיעַ rêyaʻ; from H7462; an associate (more or less close):—brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, × (an-) other.friend, companion, fellow, another person
friend, intimate
fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense)
other, another (reciprocal phrase)
Used in 173 Verses, 29 Books 187  Occurrence Count
שָׁוְא , masculine noun, shavəʾ — emptiness, vanity (value 307)
H7723,
שָׁוְא shâveʼ, shawv; or שַׁו shav; from the same as H7722 in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain):—false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.emptiness, vanity, falsehood
emptiness, nothingness, vanity
emptiness of speech, lying
worthlessness (of conduct)
Used in 48 Verses, 13 Books 53  Occurrence Count
| Deuteronomy 5:20Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְלֹֽא־תַעֲנֶ֥ה בְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁוְא׃ ס |
| Verse #5074 (Ch. #158) — 5 words, 16 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Neither shalt thou bear |
H6030ʿana |
עָנָה |
125 |
| false |
H7723shavəʾ |
שָׁוְא |
307 |
| witness |
H5707ʿeyd |
עֵד |
74 |
| against thy neighbour. |
H7453reyaʿ |
רֵעַ |
270 |
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