Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 23:5-15

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.

10And sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shalt sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thy landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,and shalt gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622in the fruitsתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof:

11But the seventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearthou shalt let it restתִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtish.me.Te.nahH8058and lieוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203still; that the poorאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34of thy peopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971may eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398:and what they leaveוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499the beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704shall eatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398.In like manner thou shalt dealתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213with thy vineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754, andwith thy oliveyardלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132.

12Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213thy workמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thou shalt restתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673:that thine oxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794and thine donkeyוַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָva.cha.mo.Re.khaH2543may restיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117,and the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thy handmaidאֲמָתְךָ֖'a.ma.te.KhaH519,and the strangerוְהַגֵּֽר׃ve.ha.GerH1616,may be refreshedוְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁve.yi.na.FeshH5314.

13And in all thingsthat I have saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto you be circumspectתִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּti.sha.Me.ruH8104:and make no mentionתַזְכִּ֔ירוּtaz.Ki.ruH2142of the nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,neither let it be heardיִשָּׁמַ֖עyi.sha.Ma'H8085outעַל־'al-H5921of thy mouthפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

14Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֔יםre.ga.LimH7272thou shalt keep a feastתָּחֹ֥גta.ChogH2287unto me in the yearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141.

15Thou shalt keepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104the feastחַ֣גchagH2282of unleavened breadהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682: (thou shalt eatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavened breadמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117,as I commandedצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, in the time appointedלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150of the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24;for in it thou camest outיָצָ֣אתָya.Tza.taH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and none shall appearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200beforeפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440me emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:)

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