Exodus

Exodus 22:28

28You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.e

Footnotes

  • e 22:28 LXX or speak evil about the ruler of your people; cited in Acts 23:5|ACT 23:5

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You must notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
blasphemeתְקַלֵּ֑לṯə·qal·lêlVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7043 be slight, swift, trifling
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
or curseתָאֹֽר׃ṯā·’ōrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH779 curse
the rulerוְנָשִׂ֥יאwə·nā·śîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5387 one lifted up
of your peopleבְעַמְּךָ֖ḇə·‘am·mə·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people

Cross-references

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Acts 23:5 · Ecclesiastes 10:20 · Jude 1:8 · Exodus 21:17 · Exodus 22:8–9 · 1 Samuel 24:10 · Psalm 32:6 · Titus 3:1–2 · 1 Samuel 24:6 · Psalm 138:1 · Romans 13:2–7 · 2 Peter 2:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.