Matthew 6:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"But when you giveποιοῦντος
(poiountos)
4160: to make, doa prim. word
to the poor, do not let your left handἀριστερά
(aristera)
710: better, euph. for left, on the leftcptv. adjective akin to aristos (best)
knowγνώτω
(gnōtō)
1097: to come to know, recognize, perceivefrom a prim. root gnó-
whatτί
(ti)
5101: who? which? what?an interrog. pronoun related to tis
your right handδεξιά
(dexia)
1188: the right hand or sideperhaps a prim. word
is doing,ποιεῖ
(poiei)
4160: to make, doa prim. word


















KJV Lexicon
σου  personal pronoun - second person genitive singular
sou  soo:  of thee, thy -- home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
ποιουντος  verb - present active participle - genitive singular masculine
poieo  poy-eh'-o:  to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
ελεημοσυνην  noun - accusative singular feminine
eleemosune  el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay:  compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction -- alms(-deeds).
μη  particle - nominative
me  may:  any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without.
γνωτω  verb - second aorist active middle - third person singular
ginosko  ghin-oce'-ko:  to know (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
η  definite article - nominative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αριστερα  adjective - nominative singular feminine
aristeros  ar-is-ter-os':  the left hand (as second-best) -- left (hand).
σου  personal pronoun - second person genitive singular
sou  soo:  of thee, thy -- home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
τι  interrogative pronoun - accusative singular neuter
tis  tis:  an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) -- every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, -with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
ποιει  verb - present active indicative - third person singular
poieo  poy-eh'-o:  to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
η  definite article - nominative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
δεξια  adjective - nominative singular feminine
dexios  dex-ee-os':  the right side or (feminine) hand (as that which usually takes) -- right (hand, side).
σου  personal pronoun - second person genitive singular
sou  soo:  of thee, thy -- home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

King James Bible
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

International Standard Version
But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

NET Bible
But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But you, whenever you do charity giving, let not your left know what your right is doing.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.

King James 2000 Bible
But when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does:
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