Revised Version 1895

Exodus 23

1Thou shaltnotH3808takeH5375upH5375afalseשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723reportשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088:putתָּ֤שֶׁתTa.shetH7896notH3808thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563to be an unrighteouswitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

2Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808followאַחֲרֵֽי־'a.cha.rei-H310a multitude to doevilH7451;neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shalt thou speak in acauseרִ֗בRivH7379toturnלִנְטֹ֛תlin.TotH5186asideלְהַטֹּֽת׃le.ha.TotH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310a multitude to wrestjudgmentH7451:

3neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shalt thou favour apoorוְדָ֕לve.DalH1800man in hiscauseבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ סbe.ri.VoH7379.

4IfH3588thoumeetתִפְגַּ֞עtif.Ga'H6293thine enemy’soxשׁ֧וֹרShorH7794or his assgoingH7725astrayתֹּעֶ֑הto.'EhH8582, thou shaltsurelyH3588bringH7725itbackH7725to himagainH7725.

5IfH3588thouseeתִרְאֶ֞הtir.'EhH7200the ass of him that hateth theelyingרֹבֵץ֙ro.VetzH7257underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478hisburdenמַשָּׂא֔וֹma.sa.'OH4853, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shaltsurelyH3588help with him.

6Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808wrest thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of thypoorאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34in hiscauseבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃be.ri.VoH7379.

7KeepH7368theefarH7368from afalseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267matterמִדְּבַר־mi.de.var-H1697; and theinnocentוְנָקִ֤יve.na.KiH5355andrighteousוְצַדִּיק֙ve.tza.DikH6662slayתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026thounotH3808: for I willnotH3808justifyאַצְדִּ֖יק'atz.DikH6663thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

8And thou shalttakeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947noלֹ֣אlo'H3808gift: for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of therighteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

9And astrangerוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616shalt thounotלֹ֣אlo'H3808oppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905: for yeknowיְדַעְתֶּם֙ye.da'.TemH3045theheartנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of astrangerהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616,seeingכִּֽי־ki-H3588ye werestrangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Andsixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shaltsowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thylandאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776, and shaltgatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622in theincreaseתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof:

11but theseventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearH7637thou shaltletתִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtish.me.Te.nahH8058itrestוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499andlieH5203fallowH5203; that thepoorאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34of thypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971mayeatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398: andwhatH6213theyleaveוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203thebeastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704shalleatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398. In likemannerכֵּֽן־ken-H3651thou shaltdealH6213with thyvineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754, and with thy oliveyard.

12Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213thyworkמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639, and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thou shaltrestיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117: that thineoxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794and thine ass may haverestH5117, and thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thyhandmaidאֲמָתְךָ֖'a.ma.te.KhaH519, and thestrangerוְהַגֵּֽר׃ve.ha.GerH1616, may berefreshedוְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁve.yi.na.FeshH5314.

13And inallוּבְכֹ֛לu.ve.KholH3605things that I havesaidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559untoyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834takeתִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּti.sha.Me.ruH8104yeheedH8085: andmakeH8085noH3808mentionתַזְכִּ֔ירוּtaz.Ki.ruH2142of thenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034ofotherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,neitherH3808letH3808it beheardH8085outעַל־'al-H5921of thymouthפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

14Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֔יםre.ga.LimH7272thou shalt keep afeastתָּחֹ֥גta.ChogH2287unto me in theyearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141.

15Thefeastחַ֣גchagH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682shalt thoukeepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104:sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682, as Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, at the timeappointedלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150in themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24(for in it thou camestoutיָצָ֣אתָya.Tza.taH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714); andnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shallappearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200beforeH6440meH6440emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

16and thefeastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282ofharvestהַקָּצִיר֙ha.ka.TzirH7105, the firstfruits of thy labours,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou sowest in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and thefeastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282ofingatheringהָֽאָסִף֙ha.'a.SifH614, at theendH3318of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141, when thou gatherest in thy laboursoutH3318of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

17Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471in theyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141allכָּל־kol-H3605thymalesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138shallappearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440theLordH3068GODH3068.

18Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808offerתִזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076thebloodדַּם־dam-H1818of mysacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077withleavenedחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557breadH2557;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall thefatחֵֽלֶב־che.lev-H2459of myfeastחַגִּ֖יcha.GiH2282remainיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885allH5704nightuntilH5704themorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

19Thefirstרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of the firstfruits of thygroundאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127thou shaltbringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935intoH935thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seetheתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a kid initsH935mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ ס'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

20Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, Isendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971anangelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, tokeepלִשְׁמָרְךָ֖lish.ma.re.KhaH8104thee by thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870, and tobringוְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ve.la.ha.Vi.'a.khaH935theeintoאֶל־'el-H413theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havepreparedהֲכִנֹֽתִי׃ha.khi.No.tiH3559.

21TakeH5375yeheedוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085of him, and hearken unto hisvoiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963; provoke himnotH3808: for he willnotH3808pardonH5375yourtransgressionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588; for mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034is in him.

22Butifאִם־'im-H518thou shaltindeedכִּ֣יkiH3588hearken unto hisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, anddoוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that Ispeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696; then I will be anenemyH340unto thineenemiesH340, and an adversary unto thineadversariesצֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃tzo.re.Rei.khaH6887.

23For mineangelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397shallgoH935beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, andbringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in unto theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theHittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theHiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983: and I willcutH3582themoffH3582.

24Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bowתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812downH7812to theirgodsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808serveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213afterכִּ֤יkiH3588theirworksכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639: but thou shaltutterlyהָרֵס֙ha.ResH2040overthrowתְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םte.Ha.re.SemH2040them, andbreakוְשַׁבֵּ֥רve.sha.BerH7665inpiecesתְּשַׁבֵּ֖רte.sha.BerH7665theirpillarsמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676.

25And ye shallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and he shallblessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288thybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899, and thywaterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325; and I willtakeH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245awayH5493from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

26There shallnoneH3808castמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921herH4390youngH3117,norH3808bebarrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135, in thylandבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776: thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thydaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117I willfulfillH4390.

27I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971myterrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and will discomfitallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971towhomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltcomeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935, and I willmakeH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turnH5414theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203unto thee.

28And I willsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971thehornetהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, which shalldriveוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644outH7971theHiviteהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340, theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850, frombeforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

29I willnotלֹ֧אlo'H3808driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee in oneyearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becomeתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, and thebeastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704multiplyH7227againstעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee.

30Bylittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592andlittleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592I willdriveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704thou beincreasedתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509, andinheritוְנָחַלְתָּ֖ve.na.chal.TaH5157thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And I willsetH5414thyborderגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from the RedSeaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220evenH5704unto theseaיָ֣םyamH3220of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and from thewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057unto theRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104: for I willdeliverH5414theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoH776yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027; and thou shaltdriveוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644themoutH1644beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

32Thou shaltmakeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772noH3808covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285with them,norH3808with theirgodsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33They shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808dwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in thylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theymakeH5647theesinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398againstH2398meיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961: forifכִּ֤יkiH3588thouserveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430, it willsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588be asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170unto thee.

Commentaries on Exodus 23

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