New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 23:5-15

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.

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