Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 23

1“You shall notלֹ֥אlo'H3808spreadתִשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375a falseשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723reportשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088.Do notאַל־'al-H408joinתָּ֤שֶׁת יָֽדְךָ֙ עִם־Ta.shet ya.de.Kha 'im-H7896 H3027 H5973the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563by beingלִהְיֹ֖תlih.YotH1961a maliciousחָמָֽס׃ סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

2You shall notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808followתִהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרֵֽי־tih.Yeh 'a.cha.rei-H1961 H310the crowdרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227in wrongdoingלְרָעֹ֑תle.ra.'OtH7451.When you testifyתַעֲנֶ֣הta.'a.NehH6030inעַל־'al-H5921a lawsuitרִ֗בRivH7379,do notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808pervert justiceלִנְטֹ֛תlin.TotH5186by sidingלְהַטֹּֽת׃le.ha.TotH5186withאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the crowdרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227.

3And do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808show favoritismתֶהְדַּ֖רteh.DarH1921to a poor manוְדָ֕לve.DalH1800in his lawsuitבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ סbe.ri.VoH7379.

4Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you encounterתִפְגַּ֞עtif.Ga'H6293your enemy’sאֹֽיִבְךָ֛'o.yiv.KhaH341strayתֹּעֶ֑הto.'EhH8582oxשׁ֧וֹרShorH7794orא֥וֹ'oH176donkeyחֲמֹר֖וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,you must return itH7725to him.

5Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you seeתִרְאֶ֞הtir.'EhH7200the donkeyחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543of one who hates youשֹׂנַאֲךָ֗so.na.'a.KhaH8130fallenרֹבֵץ֙ro.VetzH7257underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478its loadמַשָּׂא֔וֹma.sa.'OH4853,do notוְחָדַלְתָּ֖ve.cha.dal.TaH2308leaveH5800it there;you must help himH5800with itעִמּֽוֹ׃ סi.MoH5973.

6You shall notלֹ֥אlo'H3808denyתַטֶּ֛הta.TehH5186justiceמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941to the poorאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34in their lawsuitsבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃be.ri.VoH7379.

7Stay far awayתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368from a falseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267accusationמִדְּבַר־mi.de.var-H1697.Do notאַֽל־'al-H408killתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026the innocentוְנָקִ֤יve.na.KiH5355or the justוְצַדִּיק֙ve.tza.DikH6662,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I will notלֹא־lo'-H3808acquitאַצְדִּ֖יק'atz.DikH6663the guiltyרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

8Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808acceptתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947a bribeוְשֹׁ֖חַדve.Sho.chadH7810,forכִּ֤יkiH3588a bribeהַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ha.Sho.chadH7810blindsיְעַוֵּ֣רye.'a.VerH5786those who seeפִּקְחִ֔יםpik.ChimH6493and twistsוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.LefH5557the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

9Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808oppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905a foreign residentוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616,since youוְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.TemH859yourselves knowיְדַעְתֶּם֙ye.da'.TemH3045אֶת־'et-H853נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315how it feels to be foreignersהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961foreignersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Sabbath Laws

(Leviticus 25:1–7; Deuteronomy 15:1–6)

10For sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141you are to sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232אֶת־'et-H853your landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622אֶת־'et-H853its produceתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393,

11but in the seventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearyou must let it restתִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtish.me.Te.nahH8058and lie fallowוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203,so that the poorאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34among your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971may eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704and the wild animalsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416may consumeתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398what they leaveוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499.Doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651with your vineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754and olive groveלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132.

12For sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117you are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213your workמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117you must ceaseתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616your oxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794and your donkeyוַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָva.cha.mo.Re.khaH2543may restיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117and the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of your maidservantאֲמָתְךָ֖'a.ma.te.KhaH519may be refreshedוְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁve.yi.na.FeshH5314,as well as the foreign residentוְהַגֵּֽר׃ve.ha.GerH1616.

13Pay close attentionתִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּti.sha.Me.ruH8104to everythingוּבְכֹ֛לu.ve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to youאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413.You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808invokeתַזְכִּ֔ירוּtaz.Ki.ruH2142the namesוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430;they must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be heardיִשָּׁמַ֖עyi.sha.Ma'H8085onעַל־'al-H5921your lipsפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

The Three Feasts of Pilgrimage

(Leviticus 23:1–3)

14Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֔יםre.ga.LimH7272a yearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141you are to celebrate a feastתָּחֹ֥גta.ChogH2287to Me.

15אֶת־'et-H853You are to keepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104the Feastחַ֣גchagH2282of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I commanded youצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680:At the appointed timeלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150in the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24you are to eatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavened breadמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588that was the monthyou came outיָצָ֣אתָya.Tza.taH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.No oneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808may appearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200before Meפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

16You are also to keepthe Feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of Harvestהַקָּצִיר֙ha.ka.TzirH7105with the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵ֣יbi.ku.ReiH1061of the produceמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639from whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you sowתִּזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704.And keep the Feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of Ingatheringהָֽאָסִף֙ha.'a.SifH614at the endבְּצֵ֣אתbe.TzetH3318of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,when you gatherבְּאָסְפְּךָ֥be.'a.se.pe.KhaH622אֶֽת־'et-H853your produceמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

17Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141allכָּל־kol-H3605your malesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138are to appearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeאֶל־ פְּנֵ֖י'el- pe.NeiH413 H6440the Lordהָאָדֹ֥ן׀ha.'a.DonH113GODיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808offerתִזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of My sacrificesזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077withעַל־'al-H5921anything leavenedחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557,nor mayוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808the fatחֵֽלֶב־che.lev-H2459of My feastחַגִּ֖יcha.GiH2282remainיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

19Bringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935the bestרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵי֙bi.ku.ReiH1061of your soilאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cookתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a young goatגְּדִ֖יge.DiH1423in its mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ ס'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

God’s Angel to Lead

(Deuteronomy 7:12–26)

20Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595am sendingשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971an angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to protect youלִשְׁמָרְךָ֖lish.ma.re.KhaH8104along the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870and to bring youוְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ve.la.ha.Vi.'a.khaH935toאֶל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have preparedהֲכִנֹֽתִי׃ha.khi.No.tiH3559.

21Pay attentionהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to himמִפָּנָ֛יוmi.pa.NavH6440and listenוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085to his voiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963;do notאַל־'al-H408defyתַּמֵּ֣רta.MerH4843him,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808forgiveיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375rebellionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034is in himבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130.

22Butכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you will listen carefullyH8085to his voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213everythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I sayאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696,I will be an enemyאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341to your enemiesוְאָֽיַבְתִּי֙ve.'a.yav.TiH340אֶת־'et-H853and a foeוְצַרְתִּ֖יve.tzar.TiH6696אֶת־'et-H853to your foesצֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃tzo.re.Rei.khaH6887.

23Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588My angelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397will goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980before youלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440and bring youוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the land of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,and I will annihilate themוְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃ve.hikh.chad.TivH3582.

24You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812to their godsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430or serve themוְלֹ֣א תָֽעָבְדֵ֔םve.Lo' ta.'a.ve.DemH5647 H3808orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808followתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213their practicesכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.Insteadכִּ֤יkiH3588,you are to demolish themH2040and smash their sacred stonesמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676to piecesH7665.

25So you shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647אֵ֚ת'etH853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and He will blessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288אֶֽת־'et-H853your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853your waterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325.And I will take awayוַהֲסִרֹתִ֥יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

26Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808woman in your landתִהְיֶ֛ה בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָtih.Yeh be.'ar.Tze.khaH776 H1961will miscarryמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921or be barrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135אֶת־'et-H853;I will fulfillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃'a.ma.Le'H4390the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of your daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

27אֶת־'et-H853I will sendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971My terrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367ahead of youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440and throw into confusionוְהַמֹּתִי֙ve.ha.mo.TiH2000אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605nationהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you encounterתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935.I will make allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turnוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853and runאֵלֶ֖יךָ עֹֽרֶף׃'e.Lei.kha 'O.refH413 H6203.

28I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971אֶת־'et-H853the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to driveוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644אֶת־'et-H853the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340אֶת־'et-H853and Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Hittitesהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850out of your wayמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

29I will notלֹ֧אlo'H3808drive them outאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644before youמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440in a singleאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141;otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776would becomeתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and wildהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704animalsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416would multiplyוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7231against youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.

30Littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592by littleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592I will drive them outאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644ahead of youמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you become fruitfulתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509and possessוְנָחַלְתָּ֖ve.na.chal.TaH5157אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And I will establishוְשַׁתִּ֣יve.sha.TiH7896אֶת־'et-H853your bordersגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from the Redסוּף֙sufH5488Seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the Seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and from the desertוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057toעַד־'ad-H5704theהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104Euphrates.Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588I will deliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץyo.she.Vei ha.'A.retzH3427 H776into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027אֵ֚ת'etH853,and you will drive them outוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644before youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

32You shall makeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285with themor with their godsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33They must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808remainיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in your landבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435they cause you to sinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398אֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853against Me.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588if you serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,it will surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170to you.”