New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 23:2-30

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.

10“You shall sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232your landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776for sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622in its yieldתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393,

11but onthe seventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearH7637you shall letH8058itrestH8058and lieH5203fallowH5203,so that the needyאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34of your peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971may eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398;and whatever they leaveוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499the beastH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704may eatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398.You are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651with your vineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754andyour oliveלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132groveH2132.

12“Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117you are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213your workמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117you shall ceaseתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673from laborsoלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that your oxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794and your donkeyוַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָva.cha.mo.Re.khaH2543may restיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117,and the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of your femaleאֲמָתְךָ֖'a.ma.te.KhaH519slaveH519, as well asyour strangerוְהַגֵּֽר׃ve.ha.GerH1616,may refreshוְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁve.yi.na.FeshH5314themselves.

13Nowconcerning everythingוּבְכֹ֛לu.ve.KholH3605whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to you, be on your guardתִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּti.sha.Me.ruH8104; anddo not mentionתַזְכִּ֔ירוּtaz.Ki.ruH2142the nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,norH3808let thembe heardיִשָּׁמַ֖עyi.sha.Ma'H8085from your mouthפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

14“Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֔יםre.ga.LimH7272a yearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141you shall celebrateתָּחֹ֥גta.ChogH2287a feastH2287to Me.

15You shall observeתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104the Feastחַ֣גchagH2282of Unleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682BreadH4682;for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117you are to eatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682,as I commandedצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you, at the appointedלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150timeH4150in themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24,for in it you cameיָצָ֣אתָya.Tza.taH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714. Andnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall appearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200beforeפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440Me empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

16Also you shall observethe Feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of the Harvestהַקָּצִיר֙ha.ka.TzirH7105ofthe firstH1061fruitsH1061of your laborsמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639fromwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you sowתִּזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;also the Feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of the Ingatheringהָֽאָסִף֙ha.'a.SifH614at the endבְּצֵ֣אתbe.TzetH3318of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141when you gatherבְּאָסְפְּךָ֥be.'a.se.pe.KhaH622in the fruit ofyour laborsמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

17Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141allכָּל־kol-H3605your malesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138shall appearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the LordH3068GodH3068.

18“You shall not offerתִזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of My sacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077with leavenedחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557breadH2557;norH3808is the fatחֵֽלֶב־che.lev-H2459of Myfeastחַגִּ֖יcha.GiH2282to remainיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885overnightH3885untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

19“You shall bringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935the choiceרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225firstH1061fruitsH1061of your soilאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127into the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. “You are not to boilתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a youngH1423goatH1423in the milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461of its motherאִמּֽוֹ׃ ס'i.MoH517.

20“Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am going to sendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971an angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you to guardלִשְׁמָרְךָ֖lish.ma.re.KhaH8104you along the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870andto bringוְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ve.la.ha.Vi.'a.khaH935you into the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have preparedהֲכִנֹֽתִי׃ha.khi.No.tiH3559.

21Be on your guardהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104beforeמִפָּנָ֛יוmi.pa.NavH4480 H6440him and obeyוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085his voiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963;do not be rebelliousH4784toward him, for he will not pardonיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375your transgressionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588,sinceH3588My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034is in him.

22But ifאִם־'im-H518you trulyשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085obeyתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085his voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that I sayאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696, thenI will be an enemyH340to your enemiesH340and an adversaryוְצַרְתִּ֖יve.tzar.TiH6696to your adversariesצֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃tzo.re.Rei.khaH6887.

23For My angelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397will goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440you and bringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935you in to the land ofthe Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983;and I will completelyH3582destroyH3582them.

24You shall not worshipתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812their godsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430,norH3808serveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them, norH3808doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213according to their deedsכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639;but you shall utterlyהָרֵס֙ha.ResH2040overthrowתְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םte.Ha.re.SemH2040them and breakוְשַׁבֵּ֥רve.sha.BerH7665their sacredpillarsמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676in piecesתְּשַׁבֵּ֖רte.sha.BerH7665.

25But you shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and He will blessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899and your waterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325; andI will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֥יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245from your midstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

26There shall be noלֹ֥אlo'H3808one miscarryingמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921orbarrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776;I will fulfillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃'a.ma.Le'H4390the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of your daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

27I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971My terrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367aheadלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you, andthrowH2000into confusionH2000allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971among whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you comeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935, and I willmakeH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340turnH5414theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203to you.

28I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971hornetsהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880aheadלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you so that they willdriveוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644out the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340,the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850beforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you.

29I will not driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644them out beforeH4480you in a singleאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141,that the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776may not becomeתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and the beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704becomeוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7231tooעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921numerousH7231for you.

30I will driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644them out beforeH4480youlittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592by littleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592,untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834you becomeH6509fruitfulתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509and takeH5157possessionH5157of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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