Exodus
Exodus 23:6–7
6You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits. 7Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
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Exodus 23:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You shall not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| deny | תַטֶּ֛ה | ṯaṭ·ṭeh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| justice | מִשְׁפַּ֥ט | miš·paṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4941 judgment |
| to the poor | אֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ | ’eḇ·yō·nə·ḵā | Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| in their lawsuits | בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ | bə·rî·ḇōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
Exodus 23:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay far away | תִּרְחָ֑ק | tir·ḥāq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| from a false | שֶׁ֖קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| accusation | מִדְּבַר־ | mid·də·ḇar- | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| Do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| kill | תַּהֲרֹ֔ג | ta·hă·rōḡ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| the innocent | וְנָקִ֤י | wə·nā·qî | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
| or the just | וְצַדִּיק֙ | wə·ṣad·dîq | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| acquit | אַצְדִּ֖יק | ’aṣ·dîq | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| the guilty | רָשָֽׁע׃ | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 23:6 Malachi 3:5 · Jeremiah 5:28 · Isaiah 10:1–2 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · James 2:5–6 · Leviticus 19:15 · Exodus 23:2–3 · Deuteronomy 16:19 · Ecclesiastes 5:8
Exodus 23:7 Ephesians 4:25 · Deuteronomy 27:25 · Exodus 23:1 · Romans 1:18 · Exodus 34:7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:22 · Leviticus 19:11 · Deuteronomy 19:16–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.