Proverbs 25:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פֶּֽן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תָשֽׁוּב׃

Transliteration

Lest yĕḥassedĕkā šōmēaʿ and-dibbātĕkā lōʾ tāšûb

Grammar Details

*pen*: conjunction - lest
*yĕḥassedĕkā*: piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will reproach you
*šōmēaʿ*: qal participle, masculine singular - hearing one/listener
*wĕ*: conjunction - and
*dibbātĕkā*: noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your slander
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*tāšûb*: qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will return/turn back

Word Meanings

*yĕḥassedĕkā*: reproach you/insult you/defame you
*šōmēaʿ*: hearer/listener/one who hears
*dibbātĕkā*: your slander/your evil report/your defamation
*tāšûb*: will return/will turn back/will be retracted

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 119:39 : 39 Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.

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