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Exodus 23

1Thou shalt notraiseתִשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375afalseשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723reportשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088:putתָּ֤שֶׁתTa.shetH7896not thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563to be anunrighteousחָמָֽס׃ סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

2Thou shalt notfollowאַחֲרֵֽי־'a.cha.rei-H310amultitudeרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227to doevilלְרָעֹ֑תle.ra.'OtH7451; neither shalt thouspeakתַעֲנֶ֣הta.'a.NehH6030in acauseרִ֗בRivH7379to turnasideלִנְטֹ֛תlin.TotH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227topervertלְהַטֹּֽת׃le.ha.TotH5186judgment :

3Neither shalt thoucountenanceתֶהְדַּ֖רteh.DarH1921apoorוְדָ֕לve.DalH1800man in hiscauseבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ סbe.ri.VoH7379.

4If thou shaltmeetתִפְגַּ֞עtif.Ga'H6293thyenemy’sאֹֽיִבְךָ֛'o.yiv.KhaH341oxשׁ֧וֹרShorH7794or hisdonkeyחֲמֹר֖וֹcha.mo.RoH2543goingastrayתֹּעֶ֑הto.'EhH8582, thou shaltsurelyH7725bring itbackH7725to himagainH7725.

5If thou shaltseeתִרְאֶ֞הtir.'EhH7200thedonkeyחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543of him thathatethשֹׂנַאֲךָ֗so.na.'a.KhaH8130theelyingרֹבֵץ֙ro.VetzH7257under hisburdenמַשָּׂא֔וֹma.sa.'OH4853, and wouldestforbearוְחָדַלְתָּ֖ve.cha.dal.TaH2308tohelpמֵעֲזֹ֣בme.'a.ZoH5800him, thou shaltsurelyעָזֹ֥בa.ZoH5800helpתַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.ZoH5800with him.

6Thou shalt notpervertתַטֶּ֛הta.TehH5186thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of thypoorאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34in hiscauseבְּרִיבֽוֹ׃be.ri.VoH7379.

7Keep theefarתִּרְחָ֑קtir.ChakH7368from afalseשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267matterמִדְּבַר־mi.de.var-H1697; and theinnocentוְנָקִ֤יve.na.KiH5355andrighteousוְצַדִּיק֙ve.tza.DikH6662slayתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026thou not: for I will notjustifyאַצְדִּ֖יק'atz.DikH6663thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

8And thou shalttakeתִקָּ֑חti.KachH3947nobribeוְשֹׁ֖חַדve.Sho.chadH7810: for thebribeהַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ha.Sho.chadH7810blindethיְעַוֵּ֣רye.'a.VerH5786thewiseפִּקְחִ֔יםpik.ChimH6493, andpervertethוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.LefH5557thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of therighteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

9Also thou shalt notoppressתִלְחָ֑ץtil.ChatzH3905astrangerוְגֵ֖רve.GerH1616: 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 itsfruitsתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393:

11But theseventhוְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'ItH7637year thou shalt let itrestתִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtish.me.Te.nahH8058andlieוּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.TahH5203still; that thepoorאֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.NeiH34of thypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971mayeatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398: and what theyleaveוְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.RamH3499thebeastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704shalleatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398. In like manner thou shaltdealתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213with thyvineyardלְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.KhaH3754, and with thyoliveyardלְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃le.zei.Te.khaH2132.

12Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213thyworkמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639, and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thou shaltrestתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673: that thyoxשֽׁוֹרְךָ֙shor.KhaH7794and thydonkeyוַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָva.cha.mo.Re.khaH2543mayrestיָנ֗וּחַya.Nu.achH5117, and thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thyhandmaidאֲמָתְךָ֖'a.ma.te.KhaH519, and thestrangerוְהַגֵּֽר׃ve.ha.GerH1616, may berefreshedוְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁve.yi.na.FeshH5314.

13And in all things that I havesaidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to you becircumspectתִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּti.sha.Me.ruH8104: and make nomentionתַזְכִּ֔ירוּtaz.Ki.ruH2142of thenamesוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034ofotherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430, neither let it beheardיִשָּׁמַ֖עyi.sha.Ma'H8085fromעַל־'al-H5921thymouthפִּֽיךָ׃Pi.khaH6310.

14Threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesרְגָלִ֔יםre.ga.LimH7272thou shalt keep afeastתָּחֹ֥גta.ChogH2287to me in theyearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141.

15Thou shaltkeepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104thefeastחַ֣גchagH2282of unleavenedbreadהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682: (thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֨לto.KhalH398unleavenedbreadמַצּ֜וֹתma.TzotH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֩ya.MimH3117, as Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֗ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, in the timeappointedלְמוֹעֵד֙le.mo.'EdH4150of themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24; for in it thou camestoutיָצָ֣אתָya.Tza.taH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: and none shallappearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200beforeפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440meemptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:)

16And thefeastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282ofharvestהַקָּצִיר֙ha.ka.TzirH7105, thefirstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵ֣יbi.ku.ReiH1061of thylaboursמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639, which thou hastsownתִּזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and thefeastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282ofingatheringהָֽאָסִף֙ha.'a.SifH614, which is in theendבְּצֵ֣אתbe.TzetH3318of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141, when thou hastgatheredבְּאָסְפְּךָ֥be.'a.se.pe.KhaH622in thylaboursמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639out of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

17Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471in theyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141all thymalesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138shallappearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440theLordהָאָדֹ֥ן׀ha.'a.DonH113GODיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18Thou shalt notofferתִזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076thebloodדַּם־dam-H1818of mysacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077with leavenedbreadחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557; neither shall thefatחֵֽלֶב־che.lev-H2459of mysacrificeחַגִּ֖יcha.GiH2282remainיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885until themorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

19Thefirstרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of thefirstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵי֙bi.ku.ReiH1061of thylandאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127thou shaltbringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935into thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. Thou shalt notboilתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310akidגְּדִ֖יge.DiH1423in hismother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ ס'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

20Behold, Isendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971anAngelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, tokeepלִשְׁמָרְךָ֖lish.ma.re.KhaH8104thee in thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870, and tobringוְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ve.la.ha.Vi.'a.khaH935thee into theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which I havepreparedהֲכִנֹֽתִי׃ha.khi.No.tiH3559.

21Bewareהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104ofמִפָּנָ֛יוmi.pa.NavH6440him, andobeyוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085hisvoiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,provokeתַּמֵּ֣רta.MerH4843him not; for he will notpardonיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375yourtransgressionsלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588: for mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034is inhimבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130.

22But if thou shaltindeedשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085obeyתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085hisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, anddoוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213all that Ispeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696; then I will be anenemyוְאָֽיַבְתִּי֙ve.'a.yav.TiH340to thyenemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and anadversaryצֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃tzo.re.Rei.khaH6887to thyadversariesוְצַרְתִּ֖יve.tzar.TiH6696.

23For myAngelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397shallgoH3212beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, andbringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in to theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theHittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850, and thePerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theCanaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983: and I will cut themoffוְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃ve.hikh.chad.TivH3582.

24Thou shalt not bowdownתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812to theirgodsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430, norserveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them, nordoתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213after theirworksכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639: but thou shaltutterlyהָרֵס֙ha.ResH2040overthrowתְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םte.Ha.re.SemH2040them, andquiteוְשַׁבֵּ֥רve.sha.BerH7665breakdownתְּשַׁבֵּ֖רte.sha.BerH7665theirimagesמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃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 shall nothing cast theiryoungמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921, nor bebarrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135, in thylandבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776: I willfulfilאֲמַלֵּֽא׃'a.ma.Le'H4390thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thydaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

27I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971myfearאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and willdestroyוְהַמֹּתִי֙ve.ha.mo.TiH2000all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971to whom thou shaltcomeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935, and I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414all thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turn theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203to thee.

28And I willsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971hornetsהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, which shall driveoutוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644theHiviteהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340, theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850, frombeforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

29I will not drive themoutאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee inoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141; lest thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776should becomedesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, and thebeastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704shouldmultiplyH7227against thee.

30Bylittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592andlittleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592I will drive themoutאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, until thou shalt beincreasedתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509, andinheritוְנָחַלְתָּ֖ve.na.chal.TaH5157thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And I willsetוְשַׁתִּ֣יve.sha.TiH7896thyboundsגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from theRedסוּף֙sufH5488seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220even to theseaיָ֣םyamH3220of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and from thedesertוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057to theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104: for I willdeliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027; and thou shalt drive themoutוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

32Thou shaltmakeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772nocovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285with them, nor with theirgodsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33They shall notdwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in thylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776, lest they make thee tosinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398against me: for if thou shaltserveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430, it will surely be asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170to thee.

Commentaries on Exodus 23

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