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Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Do not speak to speak evil of V-PIA-3S H2635 καταλαλεῖτε katalaleite
against to speak evil of V-PIA-3S H2635 καταλαλῶν katalalōn
one another, of one another RecPro-GMP H240 ἀλλήλων allēlōn
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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brethren. a brother N-AMS H80 ἀδελφοί adelphoi
He who speaks against to speak evil of V-PIA-3S H2635 καταλαλεῖ katalalei
a brother a brother N-AMS H80 ἀδελφοῦ adelphou
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
judges to judge, decide V-PIA-2S H2919 κρίνων krinōn
his brother, a brother N-AMS H80 ἀδελφὸν adelphon
speaks against to speak evil of V-PIA-3S H2635    
the law that which is assigned, hence usage, law N-GMS H3551 νόμου nomou
and judges to judge, decide V-PIA-2S H2919 κρίνει krinei
the law; that which is assigned, hence usage, law N-GMS H3551 νόμον nomon
but if sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.) Conj H1487 εἰ ei
you judge to judge, decide V-PIA-2S H2919 κρίνεις krineis
the law, that which is assigned, hence usage, law N-GMS H3551 νόμον nomon
you are not a doer a maker, a doer N-NMS H4163 ποιητὴς poiētēs
of the law that which is assigned, hence usage, law N-GMS H3551 νόμου nomou
but a judge a judge N-NMS H2923 κριτής kritēs
[of it].      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.
King James Bible Do Speak not speak against evil one of another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges that speaketh evil of his brother, speaks against and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law law, and judges judgeth the law; law: but if you thou judge the law, you are thou art not a doer of the law law, but a judge of it.judge.
Berean Bible Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks brothers. The one speaking against a his brother or judges judging his brother, brother speaks against the law Law and judges the law; but Law. But if you judge the law, Law, you are not a doer of the law Law, but a judge of it.judge.
Hebrew Greek English Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.