KJV: A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
YLT: A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
Darby: A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
ASV: A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
עֵ֣ד | A witness |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֵד Sense: witness. |
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שְׁ֭קָרִים | FALSE |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: שֶׁקֶר Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood. |
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יִנָּקֶ֑ה | will go unpunished |
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָקָה Sense: to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off. |
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וְיָפִ֥יחַ | and [he who] speaks |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: פּוּחַ Sense: to breathe, blow. |
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כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים | lies |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: כָּזָב Sense: a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing. |
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יִמָּלֵֽט | will escape |
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַט Sense: to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered. |