Revised Version 1895

Exodus 23:1-9

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.

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