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Exodus 23

1Thou shaltnotacceptafalsereportשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088;extendnotthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027tothewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,tobeלִהְיֹ֖תlih.YotH1961anunrighteouswitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

2Thou shaltnotfollowthemultitudeforevilH7451;neithershalt thouanswerH6030inacauseH7379,togoafterthemultitudetopervert[judgment].

3Neithershalt thou favourapoorוְדָ֕לve.DalH1800maninhiscauseH7379.

4—Ifthoumeetתִפְגַּ֞עtif.Ga'H6293thine enemy'soxשׁ֧וֹרShorH7794orhisassgoingH7725astrayH8582, thou shaltcertainlybringH7725itbackH7725tohim.

5Ifthouseeתִרְאֶ֞הtir.'EhH7200theassofhimthathateth theelyingH7257underitsburdenH4853, bewareofleavingH5800[it]tohim: thou shaltcertainlyloosen [it]withhim.

6Thou shaltnotpervertthejudgmentH4941ofthypoorinhiscauseH7379.

7Thou shaltkeepfarH7368fromthecauseoffalsehoodשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267;andtheinnocentוְנָקִ֤יve.na.KiH5355andrighteousוְצַדִּיק֙ve.tza.DikH6662slayH2026not;forIwillnotjustifyH6663thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

8Andthou shalttakeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947nobribeוְשֹׁ֖חַדve.Sho.chadH7810;forthebribeהַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ha.Sho.chadH7810blindeththosewhose eyesareopen,andperverteththewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697oftherighteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

9Andthestrangerthou shaltnotoppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905;foryeknowH3045thespiritofthestranger,foryehavebeenH1961strangersinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shaltsowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thylandאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,andgatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622initsproduceתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393;

11butintheseventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637thou shaltletitrestH3499andlie[fallow],thatthepoorofthypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971mayeatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398[ofit];andwhattheyleaveוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203,thebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704shalleatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398.Inlikemannerthou shaltdealwiththyvineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754,andwiththine olive-tree.

12—Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thou shaltdothyworkמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,butontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thou shaltrestיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117;thatthineoxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794andthine assmayrestH5117,andthesonH1121ofthyhandmaid,andthestrangermayberefreshedH5314.

13AndyeshallbeonyourguardH8104astoeverythingH3605thatIhavesaidH559untoyou;andshallmakeH8085nomentionofthenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034ofotherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430—itshallnotbeheardH8085inthymouthפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

14Thriceintheyearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141thou shaltcelebrateתָּחֹ֥גta.ChogH2287afeasttome.

15Thou shaltkeepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104thefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682, (thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117,asIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,inthetimeappointedלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150ofthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24;forinitthou camestoutfromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;andnoneshallappearH7200inmypresenceH6440emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387;)

16andthefeastH2282ofharvestהַקָּצִיר֙ha.ka.TzirH7105,thefirst-fruitsofthy labourswhichthou hastsownH2232inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,andthefeastH2282ofin-gathering,attheendoftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,whenH834thou gatherestinthy laboursoutofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

17Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471intheyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141allthymalesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138shallappearH7200inthepresenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440oftheLordJehovah.

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

19ThefirstH7225ofthefirst-fruitsofthylandH127thou shaltbringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935intothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. Thou shaltnotboilתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310akidinitsmother'smilkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

20Behold,Isendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971anAngelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397beforethee,tokeepH8104theeinthewayH1870,andtobringוְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ve.la.ha.Vi.'a.khaH935theetotheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725thatIhavepreparedH3559.

21BecarefulinhispresenceH6440,andhearken untohisvoiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963:donotprovokehim,forhewillnotforgiveיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375yourtransgressionsלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588;formynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034isinhim.

22Butifthou shaltdiligentlyhearken untohisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,anddoallthatIshallsayאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696,thenIwillbeanenemytothineenemies,andanadversarytothineadversaries.

23FormineAngelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397shallgoH935beforethee,andbringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935theeinuntotheAmoritesH567andtheHittitesH2850andthePerizzitesandtheCanaanitesH3669,theHivitesandtheJebusites;andIwillcutthemoff.

24Thou shaltnotbowתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812downtotheirgodsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430,norserveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them,nordoaftertheirdeedsH4639;butthou shaltutterlydestroythem,andutterlyshatterH7665theirstatues.

25Andyeshallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;andheshallblessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288thybreadH3899andthywaterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325;andIwilltakesicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245awayH5493fromthymidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

26Thereshallnothingcasttheiryoung,norbeתִהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961barrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135,inthylandבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776;thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ofthydaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117willIfulfil.

27Iwillsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971myfearbeforethee,andconfoundeverypeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971towhichthou comest,andwillmakeH5414allthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turntheirbackH6203tothee.

28AndIwillsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971hornetsהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.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,andthebeastofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704multiplyagainstthee.

30Bylittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592andlittleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592Iwilldriveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutfrombeforethee,untilthou artfruitfulתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509,andpossessוְנָחַלְתָּ֖ve.na.chal.TaH5157thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31AndIwillsetH5414thy boundsfromtheRedSeaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220evenuntotheseaיָ֣םyamH3220ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andfromthewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057untotheriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104;forIwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027,thatthou mayest dispossessthemfrombeforethee.

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,itissuretobeH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170unto thee.

Commentaries on Exodus 23

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