Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 23:1-9

1Thou shalt not raiseתִשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375a falseשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723reportשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088:putתָּ֤שֶׁתTa.shetH7896not thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563to be an unrighteousחָמָֽס׃ סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

2Thou shalt not followאַחֲרֵֽי־'a.cha.rei-H310a multitudeרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227to doevilלְרָעֹ֑תle.ra.'OtH7451;neither shalt thou speakתַעֲנֶ֣הta.'a.NehH6030in a causeרִ֗בRivH7379to declineלִנְטֹ֛תlin.TotH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227to wrestלְהַטֹּֽת׃le.ha.TotH5186judgment:

3Neither shalt thou countenanceתֶהְדַּ֖רteh.DarH1921a poorוְדָ֕לve.DalH1800man in his causeבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ סbe.ri.VoH7379.

4If thou meetתִפְגַּ֞עtif.Ga'H6293thine enemy’sאֹֽיִבְךָ֛'o.yiv.KhaH341oxשׁ֧וֹרShorH7794or his donkeyחֲמֹר֖וֹcha.mo.RoH2543going astrayתֹּעֶ֑הto.'EhH8582,thou shalt surelyH7725bring it backH7725to him againH7725.

5If thou seeתִרְאֶ֞הtir.'EhH7200the donkeyחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543of him that hatethשֹׂנַאֲךָ֗so.na.'a.KhaH8130thee lyingרֹבֵץ֙ro.VetzH7257under his burdenמַשָּׂא֔וֹma.sa.'OH4853,and wouldest forbearוְחָדַלְתָּ֖ve.cha.dal.TaH2308to helpמֵעֲזֹ֣בme.'a.ZoH5800him, thou shalt surelyעָזֹ֥בa.ZoH5800helpתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800with him.

6Thou shalt not wrestתַטֶּ֛הta.TehH5186the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of thy poorאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34in his causeבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃be.ri.VoH7379.

7Keep thee farתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368from a falseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267matterמִדְּבַר־mi.de.var-H1697;and the innocentוְנָקִ֤יve.na.KiH5355and righteousוְצַדִּיק֙ve.tza.DikH6662slayתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026thou not: for I will not justifyאַצְדִּ֖יק'atz.DikH6663the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

8And thou shalt takeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947no giftוְשֹׁ֖חַדve.Sho.chadH7810:for the giftהַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ha.Sho.chadH7810blindethיְעַוֵּ֣רye.'a.VerH5786the wiseפִּקְחִ֔יםpik.ChimH6493,and pervertethוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.LefH5557the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

9Also thou shalt not oppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905a strangerוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616:for ye knowיְדַעְתֶּם֙ye.da'.TemH3045the heartנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of a strangerהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616,seeingכִּֽי־ki-H3588ye were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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