Deuteronomy 5:20
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
עֵד
ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Key Terms in This Verse
עֵד ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Study H5707 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →Cross References
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his...
And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and...
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