New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 23:1-9

1“You shall not bearתִשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375a falseשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723reportשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088;do not joinתָּ֤שֶׁתTa.shetH7896your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with a wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563manH7563to be amaliciousחָמָֽס׃ סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

2You shall not followתִהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרֵֽי־tih.Yeh 'a.cha.rei-H1961 H310the massesרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227in doing evilH7463,norH3808shall youtestifyתַעֲנֶ֣הta.'a.NehH6030in a disputeרִ֗בRivH7379so as to turnH5186asideH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310a multitudeרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227in order topervertH5186justice;

3norלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall yoube partialתֶהְדַּ֖רteh.DarH1921to a poorוְדָ֕לve.DalH1800manH1800in his disputeבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ סbe.ri.VoH7379.

4“Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you meetתִפְגַּ֞עtif.Ga'H6293your enemy’sH340oxשׁ֧וֹרShorH7794orא֥וֹ'oH176his donkeyחֲמֹר֖וֹcha.mo.RoH2543wanderingתֹּעֶ֑הto.'EhH8582awayH8582,you shall surelyהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725returnתְּשִׁיבֶ֖נּוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725it to him.

5Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you seeתִרְאֶ֞הtir.'EhH7200the donkeyחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543of one who hatesשֹׂנַאֲךָ֗so.na.'a.KhaH8130you lyingרֹבֵץ֙ro.VetzH7257helplessunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478its loadמַשָּׂא֔וֹma.sa.'OH4853,you shall refrainוְחָדַלְתָּ֖ve.cha.dal.TaH2308from leavingמֵעֲזֹ֣בme.'a.ZoH5800it to him, you shall surelyעָזֹ֥בa.ZoH5800releaseתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800it with him.

6“You shall not pervertתַטֶּ֛הta.TehH5186the justiceמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941dueto your needyאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34brotherin his disputeבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃be.ri.VoH7379.

7KeepH7368farH7368from a falseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267chargeמִדְּבַר־mi.de.var-H1697, anddo not killתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026the innocentוְנָקִ֤יve.na.KiH5355or the righteousוְצַדִּיק֙ve.tza.DikH6662, forI will not acquitאַצְדִּ֖יק'atz.DikH6663the guiltyרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

8“You shall not takeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947a bribeוְשֹׁ֖חַדve.Sho.chadH7810,for a bribeהַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ha.Sho.chadH7810blindsיְעַוֵּ֣רye.'a.VerH5786the clear-sightedפִּקְחִ֔יםpik.ChimH6493andsubvertsוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.LefH5557the causeדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the justצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

9“You shall not oppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905astrangerוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616,since you yourselvesH864knowיְדַעְתֶּם֙ye.da'.TemH3045thefeelingsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of astrangerהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616, for you also werestrangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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