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Exodus 23:1-9

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.

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