American Standard Version

Exodus 23

1Thou shaltnottakeH5375upafalsereportשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088:putתָּ֤שֶׁתTa.shetH7896notthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027withthewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563tobeלִהְיֹ֖תlih.YotH1961anunrighteouswitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

2Thou shaltnotfollowamultitudetodoevilH7451;neithershalt thou speakinacauseH7379toturnH5186asideH5186afteramultitudetowrest justice:

3neithershalt thou favorapoorוְדָ֕לve.DalH1800maninhiscauseH7379.

4Ifthoumeetתִפְגַּ֞עtif.Ga'H6293thine enemy’soxשׁ֧וֹרShorH7794orhisassgoingH7725astrayH8582, thou shaltsurelybringH7725itbackH7725tohimagain.

5Ifthouseeתִרְאֶ֞הtir.'EhH7200theassofhimthathateth theelyingH7257underhisburdenH4853, thou shalt forbeartoleaveH5800him, thou shaltsurelyreleaseitwithhim.

6Thou shaltnotwrestthejusticeמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941duetothypoorinhiscauseH7379.

7KeeptheefarH7368fromafalsematterH1697;andtheinnocentוְנָקִ֤יve.na.KiH5355andrighteousוְצַדִּיק֙ve.tza.DikH6662slayH2026thounot:forIwillnotjustifyH6663thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

8Andthou shalttakeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947nobribeוְשֹׁ֖חַדve.Sho.chadH7810:forabribeהַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ha.Sho.chadH7810blindeththemthathavesight,andperverteththewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697oftherighteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

9Andasojournerוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616shalt thounotoppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905:foryeknowH3045theheartofasojournerהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616,seeingyewereH1961sojournersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shaltsowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thylandאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,andshaltgatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622intheincreasethereof:

11buttheseventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearH7637thou shaltletitrestH3499andliefallow;thatthepoorofthypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971mayeatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398:andwhattheyleaveוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203thebeastofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704shalleatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398.Inlikemannerthou shaltdealwiththyvineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754,andwiththy oliveyard.

12Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thou shaltdothyworkמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thou shaltrestיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117;thatthineoxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794andthine assmayhaverestH5117,andthesonH1121ofthyhandmaid,andthesojournerוְהַגֵּֽר׃ve.ha.GerH1616,mayberefreshedH5314.

13AndinallthingsthatIhavesaidH559untoyoutakeתִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּti.sha.Me.ruH8104yeheed:andmakeH8085nomentionofthenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034ofotherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,neitherletitbeheardH8085outofthymouthפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

14Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesthou shalt keepafeastunto meintheyearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141.

15ThefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682shalt thoukeepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104:sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682,asIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,atthetimeappointedלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150inthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24(forinitthou camestoutfromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714);andnoneshallappearH7200beforemeemptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

16andthefeastH2282ofharvestהַקָּצִיר֙ha.ka.TzirH7105,thefirst-fruitsofthylabors,whichthou sowestinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:andthefeastH2282ofingatheringהָֽאָסִף֙ha.'a.SifH614,attheendoftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,whenH834thou gatherestinthylaborsoutofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

17Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471intheyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141allthymalesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138shallappearH7200beforetheLordJehovah.

18Thou shaltnotofferH2076thebloodדַּם־dam-H1818ofmysacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077withleavenedחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557bread;neithershallthefatחֵֽלֶב־che.lev-H2459ofmyfeastH2282remainיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885allnightuntilthemorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

19ThefirstH7225ofthefirst-fruitsofthygroundאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127thou shaltbringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935intothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. Thou shaltnotboilתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310akidinitsmother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ ס'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

20Behold,Isendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971anangelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397beforethee,tokeepH8104theebythewayH1870,andtobringוְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ve.la.ha.Vi.'a.khaH935theeintotheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichIhavepreparedH3559.

21TakeH5375yeheedbeforehim,andhearken untohisvoiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963; provokehimnot;forhewillnotpardonyourtransgressionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588:formynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034isinhim.

22Butifthou shaltindeedhearken untohisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,anddoallthatIspeakH1696;thenIwillbeanenemyunto thineenemies,andanadversary unto thineadversaries.

23Formineangelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397shallgoH935beforethee,andbringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935theeinuntotheAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,andtheHittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,theHiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983:andIwillcutthemoff.

24Thou shaltnotbowתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812downtotheirgodsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430,norserveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them,nordoaftertheirworksכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639;butthou shaltutterlyoverthrowthem,andbreakH7665inpiecestheirpillarsמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676.

25Andyeshallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andhewillblessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288thybreadH3899,andthywaterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325;andIwilltakesicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245awayH5493fromthemidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

26Thereshallnonecastheryoung,norbeתִהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961barrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135,inthylandבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776:thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ofthydaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117Iwillfulfil.

27Iwillsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971myterrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367beforethee,andwilldiscomfitallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971towhomthou shaltcomeH935,andIwillmakeH5414allthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turntheirbacksH6203unto thee.

28AndIwillsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971thehornetהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforethee, whichshalldriveוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644outtheHiviteהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340,theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andtheHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850,frombeforethee.

29Iwillnotdriveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutfrombeforetheeinoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becomeתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961desolate,andthebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704multiplyagainstthee.

30Bylittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592andlittleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592Iwilldriveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutfrombeforethee,untilthoubeincreased,andinheritH5157thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31AndIwillsetH5414thyborderגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366fromtheRedSeaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220evenuntotheseaיָ֣םyamH3220ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andfromthewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057untotheRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104:forIwilldelivertheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027:andthou shaltdriveוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644themoutbeforethee.

32Thou shaltmakeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772nocovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285withthem,norwiththeirgodsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33Theyshallnotdwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427inthylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theymaketheesinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398againstme;forifthouserveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,itwillsurelybeH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170unto thee.

Commentaries on Exodus 23

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