Exodus

Exodus 23:1

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

Word by word

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.