Exodus

Exodus 23:8–9

⁸Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

⁹Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
accept	תִקָּ֑ח	ṯiq·qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
a bribe	וְשֹׁ֖חַד	wə·šō·ḥaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a bribe	הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙	haš·šō·ḥaḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present
blinds	יְעַוֵּ֣ר	yə·‘aw·wêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5786 make blind, blind
those who see	פִּקְחִ֔ים	piq·ḥîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6493 seeing
and twists	וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף	wî·sal·lêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5557 twist, pervert, overturn
the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the righteous	צַדִּיקִֽים׃	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
oppress	תִלְחָ֑ץ	ṯil·ḥāṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3905 squeeze, press
a foreign resident	וְגֵ֖ר	wə·ḡêr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
since you	וְאַתֶּ֗ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
yourselves know	יְדַעְתֶּם֙	yə·ḏa‘·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
how it feels to be foreigners	הַגֵּ֔ר	hag·gêr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you were	הֱיִיתֶ֖ם	hĕ·yî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
foreigners	גֵרִ֥ים	ḡê·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1616 sojourner
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 23:8 Deuteronomy 16:19 · Proverbs 17:23 · Isaiah 5:23 · Proverbs 15:27 · Psalm 26:10 · 1 Samuel 8:3 · Ecclesiastes 7:7 · Deuteronomy 10:17 · Amos 5:12 · Proverbs 17:8 · 1 Samuel 12:3 · Ezekiel 22:12

Exodus 23:9 Exodus 22:21 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · Deuteronomy 24:14–18 · Matthew 18:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.