Exodus

Exodus 23:1–3

¹“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

²You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd. ³And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

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Exodus 23:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You shall not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
spread	תִשָּׂ֖א	ṯiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
a false	שָׁ֑וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
report	שֵׁ֣מַע	šê·ma‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8088 sound
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
join	תָּ֤שֶׁת	tā·šeṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
the wicked	רָשָׁ֔ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
by being	לִהְיֹ֖ת	lih·yōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a malicious	חָמָֽס׃ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
witness	עֵ֥ד	‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5707 witness

Exodus 23:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You shall not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
follow	תִהְיֶ֥ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the crowd	רַבִּ֖ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
in wrongdoing	לְרָעֹ֑ת	lə·rā·‘ōṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural	H7451 bad, evil
When you testify	תַעֲנֶ֣ה	ṯa·‘ă·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a lawsuit	רִ֗ב	riḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
do not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pervert justice	לְהַטֹּֽת׃	lə·haṭ·ṭōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
by siding	לִנְטֹ֛ת	lin·ṭōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
with	אַחֲרֵ֥י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
the crowd	רַבִּ֖ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great

Exodus 23:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
show favoritism	תֶהְדַּ֖ר	ṯeh·dar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1921 swell (?), honour, adorn
to a poor man	וְדָ֕ל	wə·ḏāl	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
in his lawsuit	בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ס	bə·rî·ḇōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute

Cross-references

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Exodus 23:1 Psalm 101:5 · Proverbs 19:5 · Deuteronomy 19:16–21 · Matthew 26:59–61 · Exodus 20:16 · Leviticus 19:16 · Psalm 35:11 · Romans 3:8 · Deuteronomy 5:20 · Revelation 12:10 · Proverbs 19:9 · Acts 6:11–13

Exodus 23:2 Proverbs 1:10–11 · Proverbs 1:15 · Luke 23:23–24 · Matthew 27:24–26 · Job 31:34 · Deuteronomy 1:17 · Exodus 23:6–7 · 1 Kings 19:10 · Mark 15:15 · Luke 23:51 · John 7:50–51 · Numbers 14:1–10

Exodus 23:3 Leviticus 19:15 · James 3:17 · Psalm 82:2–3 · Deuteronomy 1:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.