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Matthew 5:36 Interlinear

“Neither by head thy shalt thou swear because not thou canst hair white or black make”

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Matthew 5 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	μήτε	G3383	Neither	not too, i.e., (in continued negation) neither or nor; also, not even
2	ἐν	G1722	by	"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
3	τῇ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
4	κεφαλῇ	G2776	head	the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
5	σου	G4675	thy	of thee, thy
6	ὀμόσῃς	G3660	shalt thou swear	to swear, i.e., take (or declare on) oath
7	ὅτι	G3754	because	demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
8	οὐ	G3756	not	the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not
9	δύνασαι	G1410	thou canst	to be able or possible
10	μίαν	G1520		one
11	τρίχα	G2359	hair	of uncertain derivation; hair
12	λευκὴν	G3022	white	white
13	ἢ	G2228	or	disjunctive, or; comparative, than
14	μέλαιναν	G3189	black	black
15	ποιῆσαι	G4160	make	to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)

Matthew 5:36 (current)Neither by head thy shalt thou swear because not thou canst hair white or black make