אם אין לך אמון בה, אל תספר לה את הסוד.

Because אין is the normal Hebrew way to say there is no / there isn’t / you do not have in this kind of possession structure.

Hebrew often expresses to have as there is to someone:

• יש לך = you have
• אין לך = you don’t have

So:

• אם אין לך אמון בה literally means if there is no trust to you in her
• natural English: if you don’t trust her

Using לא here would not be the normal phrasing.

Literally, it breaks down like this:

• אין = there is not / there isn’t
• לך = to you
• אמון = trust
• בה = in her

So the literal structure is:

There is not to you trust in her

This is just how Hebrew commonly expresses possession and emotional stance. In natural English, we translate it as:

You don’t have trust in her
or more naturally, you don’t trust her.

Because the noun אמון normally goes with the preposition ב־ (in).

So Hebrew says:

• אמון במישהו / במישהי = trust in someone

That is why we get:

• בה = in her

Not:

• אותה, which would mark a direct object

This is similar to verbs and nouns in many languages that require a specific preposition. Even though English says trust her, Hebrew uses a structure closer to have trust in her.

They are two different prepositional pronouns:

• בה = in her
• לה = to her

They appear because two different words require two different prepositions:

1. אמון בה

   • trust in her
   • אמון takes ב־

2. תספר לה

   • tell her
   • לספר in this pattern uses ל־ for the person being told

So although both refer to her, they play different grammatical roles.

Because אל is the normal word for a negative command in Hebrew.

So:

• תספר = you will tell / you tell
• אל תספר = don’t tell

By contrast, לא is usually used for ordinary negation, not for direct negative commands.

Compare:

• אתה לא מספר = you are not telling
• אל תספר = don’t tell

So in this sentence, אל תספר is exactly the right form for don’t tell.

תספר here is the second person masculine singular form.

So the sentence is being said to one male:

If you (masc. sg.) don’t trust her, don’t tell her the secret.

Other versions would be:

• אל תספרי = don’t tell (to one female)
• אל תספרו = don’t tell (to more than one person)

So the given sentence is specifically addressed to a man or boy.

Because הסוד is a definite direct object.

In Hebrew, את marks a direct object when it is definite, for example with the, a name, or a possessive.

Here:

• הסוד = the secret
• since it is definite, Hebrew uses את

So:

• תספר לה את הסוד = tell her the secret

If the object were indefinite, את would usually disappear:

• תספר לה סוד = tell her a secret

In this sentence, לספר means to tell.

Its pattern here is:

לספר למישהו משהו
= to tell someone something

So:

• לה = to her
• את הסוד = the secret

Together:

• תספר לה את הסוד = you tell her the secret / tell her the secret

This is a very common Hebrew structure.

Usually, yes. In this sentence, אם clearly means if and introduces a condition:

• אם אין לך אמון בה... = if you don’t trust her...

Hebrew then follows with the result or instruction:

• ...אל תספר לה את הסוד = ...don’t tell her the secret

So the whole sentence is a standard conditional structure: If X, then don’t do Y.

Yes, Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, but the given version is very natural and clear.

Standard order here:

• אם אין לך אמון בה, אל תספר לה את הסוד.

You might also hear emphasis shifts in other contexts, but this version is the best neutral phrasing for learners.

For example, moving things around could add emphasis, but it may sound less basic or less neutral. So this sentence is a good model to learn from.

אמון means trust, confidence, or faith in someone or something, depending on context.

In this sentence, it clearly means personal trust:

• אין לך אמון בה = you don’t trust her / you have no confidence in her

A learner should notice that Hebrew often uses a noun like אמון where English might simply use a verb:

• English: you don’t trust her
• Hebrew: you don’t have trust in her

Both mean essentially the same thing here.

Yes. Hebrew can also use the verb לסמוך על (to rely on / trust), depending on the nuance.

For example:

• אם אתה לא סומך עליה, אל תספר לה את הסוד.

That would also mean something like:

If you don’t trust her, don’t tell her the secret.

But the given sentence with אמון is perfectly natural and has a slightly more formal or abstract feel: if you have no trust in her.

The comma separates the condition from the main command:

• אם אין לך אמון בה, = if you don’t trust her,
• אל תספר לה את הסוד. = don’t tell her the secret.

This is similar to English punctuation. It helps show the sentence has two parts:

1. the if clause
2. the main instruction.