Deuteronomy 5:20

וְלֹֽא־תַעֲנֶ֥ה בְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ עֵ֥ד שָֽׁוְא׃ ס

And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

 

Morphology

  1. וְלֹֽא־ (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Conjunction with negative particle; Translation: “And you shall not”; Notes: Denotes prohibition of the following action.
  2. תַעֲנֶ֥ה (taʿaneh) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “bear witness”; Notes: Refers to giving testimony.
  3. בְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ (ve-reʿakha) – Root: רע (reʿa); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular construct and 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “against your neighbor”; Notes: Refers to another member of the community.
  4. עֵ֥ד (ʿed) – Root: עד (ʿed); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “witness”; Notes: Refers to one who provides testimony.
  5. שָֽׁוְא (shav) – Root: שוא (shavʾ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “falsehood”; Notes: Refers to deceit or emptiness.

 

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