Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 23:1-9

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.

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