Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 23:3-6

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.

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