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אַל תָּדוּן אֶת חֲבֵרְךָ עַד שֶׁתַּגִּיעַ לִמְקוֹמוֹ
אַל תָּדוּן אֶת חֲבֵרְךָ עַד שֶׁתַּגִּיעַ לִמְקוֹמוֹ

AL TADUN ET CHAVERCHA AD SHE-TAGIA’ LIMKOMO

Do not judge your friend until you be in his place

לָדוּן = Judge

לָדוּן = לִשְׁפּוֹט

If someone did something and I completely don't understand why they did it and maybe even get angry, then this expression is trying to tell us that we shouldn't judge anyone until we are exactly in their shoes.

אִם מִישֶׁהוּ עָשָׂה מַשֶּׁהוּ וַאֲנִי לְגַמְרֵי לֹא מְבִינָה לָמָּה הוּא עָשָׂה אֶת זֶה וְאוּלַי אֲפִילּוּ כּוֹעֶסֶת, אָז הַבִּיטּוּי הַזֶּה מְנַסֶּה לְהַגִּיד לָנוּ שֶׁאָסוּר לָנוּ לִשְׁפּוֹט אַף אֶחָד עַד שֶׁלֹּא נִהְיֶה בְּדִיּוּק בַּמָּקוֹם שֶׁלּוֹ.

We can never know what the exact conditions, thoughts, and reasons are that led them to do that action, and therefore we shouldn't judge.

אֲנַחְנוּ אַף פַּעַם לֹא יְכוֹלִים לָדַעַת מָה הֵם הַתְּנָאִים, הַמַּחֲשָׁבוֹת וְהַסִּיבּוֹת הַמְּדוּיָּקוֹת שֶׁהֵבִיאוּ אוֹתוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת אוֹתוֹ מַעֲשֶׂה וְלָכֵן אָסוּר לָנוּ לִשְׁפּוֹט.

If someone did something and I completely don't understand why they did it and maybe even get angry, then this expression is trying to tell us that we shouldn't judge anyone until we are exactly in their shoes.

הַבִּיטּוּי הַזֶּה דּוֹמֶה בְּמַשְׁמָעוּתוֹ לַבִּיטּוּי "דְּבָרִים שֶׁרוֹאִים מִכָּאן לֹא רוֹאִים מִשָּׁם".

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