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Exodus 23:1-9

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.

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