Exodus

Exodus 23:8

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

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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

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