"אַל תעמוד ליד הצוק הגבוה!"

Translation: Do not stand next to the high cliff!

[Carlahna1]

Would you say you can't "stand" it? Teeheehee.

[zion11dotcom]

yes, because i hate a cliffhanger ending

[deactivated user]

אבל זה התחביב שלי!
לא פייר

[gbauhr]

"close to" was rejected

[Steven768876]

KMG1234567890,
I understood it to mean the top of the cliff, but I now see your point. It could mean the bottom of the cliff since it is possible that some rocks could fall off the cliff.

[KMG1234567890]

Thank you Steven

[JewishPolyglot]

...שמא תיפול ממנו חלילה

[PurelySmart]

Holy hell. שמא...
Haven't heard that word in a LONG while.

[EdenGordon]

What language is that? I showed it to my Hebrew-speaking grandparents and even they don't know what the hell's written there...

[JewishPolyglot]

How would you say it?

[deactivated user]

sh-e-ma

[Hadassah277241]

It's Aramaic. It means: lest, for fear that, perhaps, in case...used correctly above in phrase, שמא תיפול

[Carissa789117]

דואו אמר לא לעמוד ליד הצוק הגבוה. הוא לא אמר כלום על ריקודים.

[KMG1234567890]

Does the Hebrew sentence suggest someone being asked not to stand near the cliff edge (i.e. at the top)? I read the English as referring to someone standing near the bottom of the cliff. Of course, there is an implication that this is a warning that you might fall. But the English version does not quite say that. (At least לדעתי).