Luke 3:14
New Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חַיִל
chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
שְׁאֵל
shᵉʼêl
{to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand}
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
חָמָס
châmâç
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
לָשַׁן
lâshan
to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
יָאַל
yâʼal
properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
Key Terms in This Verse
שְׁאֵל shᵉʼêl
{to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand}
Study H7593 →יָאַל yâʼal
properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
Study H2974 →חַיִל chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Study H2428 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused the...
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
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