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Exodus 23:5-15

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.

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.

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.

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