New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 23:2-33
2You shall not followH1961H310 1the massesH7227 in doing evilH7463, norH3808 shall you 2testifyH6030 in a disputeH7379 so as to turnH5186 asideH5186 afterH310 3a multitudeH7227 in order to 4pervertH5186 justice; 35norH3808 shall you 6be partialH1921 to a poorH1800 manH1800 in his disputeH7379.
4“7IfH3588 you meetH6293 your enemy’sH340 oxH7794 orH176 his donkeyH2543 wanderingH8582 awayH8582, you shall surelyH7725 returnH7725 it to him. 58IfH3588 you seeH7200 the donkeyH2543 of one who hatesH8130 you lyingH7257 helpless underH8478 its loadH4853, you shall refrainH2308 from leavingH5800 it to him, you shall surelyH5800 releaseH5800 it with him.
6“9You shall not pervertH5186 the justiceH4941 due to your needyH34 brother in his disputeH7379. 710KeepH7368 farH7368 from a falseH8267 chargeH1697, and 11do not killH2026 the innocentH5355 or the righteousH6662, for 12I will not acquitH6663 the guiltyH7563.
8“13You shall not takeH3947 a bribeH7810, for a bribeH7810 blindsH5786 the clear-sightedH6493 and 14subvertsH5557 the causeH1697 of the justH6662.
9“15You shall not oppressH3905 a 16strangerH1616, since you yourselvesH864 knowH3045 the 17feelingsH5315 of a 18strangerH1616, for you also were 19strangersH1616 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714.
10“20You shall sowH2232 your landH776 for sixH8337 yearsH8141 and gatherH622 in its yieldH8393, 11but on the seventhH7637 yearH7637 you shall letH8058 it 21restH8058 and lieH5203 fallowH5203, so that the needyH34 of your peopleH5971 may eatH398; and whatever they leaveH3499 the beastH2421 of the fieldH7704 may eatH398. You are to doH6213 the sameH3651 with your vineyardH3754 and your oliveH2132 groveH2132.
12“22SixH8337 daysH3117 you are to doH6213 your workH4639, but on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 you shall ceaseH7673 from labor soH4616 that your oxH7794 and your donkeyH2543 may restH5117, and the sonH1121 of your femaleH519 slaveH519, as well as 23your strangerH1616, may refreshH5314 themselves. 13Now 24concerning everythingH3605 whichH834 I have saidH559 to you, be on your guardH8104; and 25do not mentionH2142 the nameH8034 of otherH312 godsH430, norH3808 let them be heardH8085 26from your mouthH6310.
14“27ThreeH7969 timesH7272 a yearH8141 you shall celebrateH2287 a feastH2287 to Me. 15You shall observeH8104 28the FeastH2282 of UnleavenedH4682 BreadH4682; for sevenH7651 daysH3117 you are to eatH398 unleavenedH4682 breadH4682, as I commandedH6680 you, at the appointedH4150 timeH4150 in the 29monthH2320 AbibH24, for in it you cameH3318 out of EgyptH4714. And 3031noneH3808 shall appearH7200 beforeH6440 Me empty-handedH7387. 16Also you shall observe 32the FeastH2282 of the HarvestH7105 of the firstH1061 fruitsH1061 of your laborsH4639 from whatH834 you sowH2232 in the fieldH7704; also the FeastH2282 of the IngatheringH614 at the endH3318 of the yearH8141 33when you gatherH622 in the fruit of your laborsH4639 from the fieldH7704. 1734ThreeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 allH3605 your malesH2138 shall appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 35GodH3068.
18“36You shall not offerH2076 the bloodH1818 of My sacrificeH2077 with leavenedH2557 breadH2557; 37norH3808 is the fatH2459 of My 38feastH2282 to remainH3885 overnightH3885 untilH5704 morningH1242.
19“You shall bringH935 39the choiceH7225 firstH1061 fruitsH1061 of your soilH127 into the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 your GodH430.
“40You are not to boilH1310 a youngH1423 goatH1423 in the milkH2461 of its motherH517.
20“BeholdH2009, I am going to sendH7971 41an angelH4397 beforeH6440 you to guardH8104 you along the wayH1870 and 42to bringH935 you into the placeH4725 whichH834 I have preparedH3559. 21Be on your guardH8104 beforeH4480H6440 him and obeyH8085 his voiceH6963; 43do not be rebelliousH4784 toward him, for he will not pardonH5375 your transgressionH6588, sinceH3588 44My nameH8034 is in him. 22But ifH518 you trulyH8085 obeyH8085 his voiceH6963 and doH6213 allH3605 that I sayH1696, then 45I will be an enemyH340 to your enemiesH340 and an adversaryH6696 to your adversariesH6887. 2346For My angelH4397 will goH1980 beforeH6440 you and bringH935 you in to the land of the AmoritesH567, the HittitesH2850, the PerizzitesH6522, the CanaanitesH3669, the HivitesH2340 and the JebusitesH2983; and I will completelyH3582 destroyH3582 them. 2447You shall not worshipH7812 their godsH430, norH3808 serveH5647 them, norH3808 doH6213 according to their deedsH4639; 48but you shall utterlyH2040 overthrowH2040 them and breakH7665 their 49sacred pillarsH4676 in piecesH7665. 2550But you shall serveH5647 the LordH3068 your GodH430, 51and He will blessH1288 your breadH3899 and your waterH4325; and 52I will removeH5493 sicknessH4245 from your midstH7130. 26There shall be noH3808 one miscarryingH7921 or 53barrenH6135 in your landH776; 54I will fulfillH4390 the numberH4557 of your daysH3117. 27I will 55sendH7971 My terrorH367 aheadH6440 of you, and 56throwH2000 into confusionH2000 allH3605 the peopleH5971 among whomH834 you comeH935, and I will 57makeH5414 allH3605 your enemiesH340 turnH5414 their backsH6203 to you. 28I will sendH7971 58hornetsH6880 aheadH6440 of you so that they will 59driveH1644 out the HivitesH2340, the CanaanitesH3669, and the HittitesH2850 beforeH4480H6440 you. 2960I will not driveH1644 them out beforeH4480 you in a singleH259 yearH8141, that the landH776 may not becomeH1961 desolateH8077 and the beastsH2421 of the fieldH7704 becomeH7231 tooH5921 numerousH7231 for you. 30I will driveH1644 them out beforeH4480 you 61littleH4592 by littleH4592, untilH5704H834 you becomeH6509 fruitfulH6509 and takeH5157 possessionH5157 of the landH776. 3162I will fixH7896 your boundaryH1366 from the 63RedH5488H3220 SeaH3220 to the seaH3220 of the PhilistinesH6430, and from the wildernessH4057 to the RiverH5104 Euphrates; 64for I will deliverH5414 the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776 into your handH3027, and you will 65driveH1644 them out beforeH4480 you. 3266You shall 67makeH3772 noH3808 covenantH1285 with them 68or with their godsH430. 3369They shall not liveH3427 in your landH776, becauseH6435 they will make you sinH2398 against Me; for if you serveH5647 their godsH430, 70it will surelyH3588 be a snareH4170 to you.”
Notes
- 1. Exodus 23:2 Lit many men ↩
- 2. Exodus 23:2 Or answer ↩
- 3. Exodus 23:2 Lit many men ↩
- 4. Exodus 23:2 Deut 16:19; 24:17 ↩
- 5. Exodus 23:3 Ex 23:6; Lev 19:15; Deut 1:17; 16:19 ↩
- 6. Exodus 23:3 Lit honor ↩
- 7. Exodus 23:4 Deut 22:1-4 ↩
- 8. Exodus 23:5 Deut 22:4 ↩
- 9. Exodus 23:6 Ex 23:2, 3; Lev 19:15 ↩
- 10. Exodus 23:7 Ex 20:16; Ps 119:29; Eph 4:25 ↩
- 11. Exodus 23:7 Ex 20:13; Deut 27:25 ↩
- 12. Exodus 23:7 Ex 34:7; Deut 25:1; Rom 1:18 ↩
- 13. Exodus 23:8 Deut 10:17; 16:19; Prov 15:27; 17:8, 23; Is 5:22, 23 ↩
- 14. Exodus 23:8 Or distorts the words ↩
- 15. Exodus 23:9 Ex 22:21; Lev 19:33f; Deut 24:17f; 27:19 ↩
- 16. Exodus 23:9 Or sojourner(s) ↩
- 17. Exodus 23:9 Lit soul ↩
- 18. Exodus 23:9 Or sojourner(s) ↩
- 19. Exodus 23:9 Or sojourner(s) ↩
- 20. Exodus 23:10 Lev 25:1-7 ↩
- 21. Exodus 23:11 Lit drop ↩
- 22. Exodus 23:12 Ex 20:8-11; 31:15; 34:21; 35:2, 3; Lev 23:3; Deut 5:13f ↩
- 23. Exodus 23:12 Lit the sojourner ↩
- 24. Exodus 23:13 Deut 4:9, 23; 1 Tim 4:16 ↩
- 25. Exodus 23:13 Josh 23:7; Ps 16:4; Hos 2:17 ↩
- 26. Exodus 23:13 Lit on ↩
- 27. Exodus 23:14 Ex 23:17; 34:22-24; Deut 16:16 ↩
- 28. Exodus 23:15 Ex 12:14-20; Lev 23:6-8; Num 28:16-25 ↩
- 29. Exodus 23:15 Ex 12:2; 13:4 ↩
- 30. Exodus 23:15 Lit they...not ↩
- 31. Exodus 23:15 Ex 22:29; 34:20 ↩
- 32. Exodus 23:16 Ex 34:22; Lev 23:10; Num 28:26 ↩
- 33. Exodus 23:16 Lev 23:39 ↩
- 34. Exodus 23:17 Ex 23:14; 34:23; Deut 16:16 ↩
- 35. Exodus 23:17 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
- 36. Exodus 23:18 Ex 34:25; Lev 2:11 ↩
- 37. Exodus 23:18 Ex 12:10; Lev 7:15; Deut 16:4 ↩
- 38. Exodus 23:18 Or festival ↩
- 39. Exodus 23:19 Ex 22:29; 34:26; Deut 26:2, 10; Neh 10:35; Prov 3:9 ↩
- 40. Exodus 23:19 Deut 14:21 ↩
- 41. Exodus 23:20 Ex 3:2; 14:19; 23:23; 32:34; 33:2 ↩
- 42. Exodus 23:20 Ex 15:16, 17 ↩
- 43. Exodus 23:21 Deut 9:7; Ps 78:40, 56 ↩
- 44. Exodus 23:21 Ex 3:14; 6:3; 34:5-7 ↩
- 45. Exodus 23:22 Gen 12:3; Num 24:9; Deut 30:7 ↩
- 46. Exodus 23:23 Ex 23:20; Josh 24:8, 11 ↩
- 47. Exodus 23:24 Ex 20:5; 23:13, 33; Deut 12:30f ↩
- 48. Exodus 23:24 Num 33:52; Deut 7:5; 12:3; 2 Kin 18:4 ↩
- 49. Exodus 23:24 Ex 34:13; Lev 26:1; 2 Kin 3:2 ↩
- 50. Exodus 23:25 Lev 26:3-13; Deut 6:13; 10:12; 28:1-14; Josh 22:5; 1 Sam 12:20; Matt 4:10 ↩
- 51. Exodus 23:25 Or that He may bless ↩
- 52. Exodus 23:25 Ex 15:26; Deut 7:15 ↩
- 53. Exodus 23:26 Deut 7:14 ↩
- 54. Exodus 23:26 Deut 4:40; Job 5:26 ↩
- 55. Exodus 23:27 Gen 35:5; Ex 15:16; Deut 2:25; Josh 2:9 ↩
- 56. Exodus 23:27 Deut 7:23 ↩
- 57. Exodus 23:27 Ps 18:40; 21:12 ↩
- 58. Exodus 23:28 Deut 7:20; Josh 24:12 ↩
- 59. Exodus 23:28 Ex 33:2; 34:11 ↩
- 60. Exodus 23:29 Deut 7:22 ↩
- 61. Exodus 23:30 Deut 7:22 ↩
- 62. Exodus 23:31 Gen 15:18; Deut 1:7, 8; 11:24 ↩
- 63. Exodus 23:31 Lit Sea of Reeds ↩
- 64. Exodus 23:31 Deut 2:36; Josh 21:44 ↩
- 65. Exodus 23:31 Josh 24:12, 18 ↩
- 66. Exodus 23:32 Ex 34:12; Deut 7:2 ↩
- 67. Exodus 23:32 Lit cut ↩
- 68. Exodus 23:32 Ex 23:13, 24 ↩
- 69. Exodus 23:33 Deut 7:1-5, 16 ↩
- 70. Exodus 23:33 Ex 34:12; Deut 12:30; Josh 23:13; Judg 2:3; Ps 106:36 ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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