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Exodus 23:2
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Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
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Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment]:
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Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
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Verse Text
Thou shalt not followH310 a multitudeH7227 to do evilH7451; neither shalt thou speakH6030 in a causeH7379 to declineH5186 afterH310 manyH7227 to wrestH5186 judgment:
לֹא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵי־רַבִּים לְרָעֹת וְלֹא־תַעֲנֶה עַל־רִב לִנְטֹת אַחֲרֵי רַבִּים לְהַטֹּת׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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לֹֽא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | not |
תִהְיֶ֥ה |
tih.Yeh | H1961 | HVqi2ms | you must be |
אַחֲרֵֽי |
'a.cha.rei- | H310 | HR | after |
רַבִּ֖ים |
ra.Bim | H7227 | HAampa | many (people) |
לְ/רָעֹ֑ת |
le./ra.'Ot | H7451 | HR/Ncfpa | to/ wicked deeds |
וְ/לֹא |
ve./lo'- | H3808 | HC/Tn | and/ not |
תַעֲנֶ֣ה |
ta.'a.Neh | H6030 | HVqi2ms | you must testify |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
רִ֗ב |
Riv | H7379 | HNcbsa | a case at law |
לִ/נְטֹ֛ת |
li/n.Tot | H5186 | HR/Vqc | by/ turning aside |
אַחֲרֵ֥י |
'a.cha.Rei | H310 | HR | after |
רַבִּ֖ים |
ra.Bim | H7227 | HAampa | many (people) |
לְ/הַטֹּֽת |
le./ha.Tot | H5186 | HR/Vhc | to/ thrust aside |
- H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
- H5186 — נָטָה (nâṭâh, naw-taw'): a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application; [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
- H6030 — עָנָה (ʻânâh, aw-naw'): a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce; give account, afflict (by mistake for עָנָה), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for עָנָה), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also בֵּית עֲנוֹת, בֵּית עֲנָת.
- H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
- H7379 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רִב; from רִיב; a contest (personal or legal); [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
- H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- follow — Genesis 6:12, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:7-9, Exodus 32:1-5, Numbers 14:1-10, Joshua 24:15, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Kings 19:10, Job 31:34, Proverbs 1:10-11, Proverbs 1:15, Proverbs 4:14, Matthew 27:24-26, Mark 15:15, Luke 23:23-24, Luke 23:51, John 7:50-51, Acts 24:27, Acts 25:9, Romans 1:32, Galatians 2:11-13
- to decline — Exodus 23:6-7, Leviticus 19:15, Deuteronomy 1:17, Psalms 72:2, Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 37:21, Jeremiah 38:5-6, Jeremiah 38:9, Ezekiel 9:9, Haggai 1:4
Reciprocal references (18): Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 12:31, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 24:17, Deuteronomy 27:19, Judges 6:31, 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Kings 21:11, Job 13:8, Proverbs 11:21, Proverbs 28:21, Habakkuk 1:4, Mark 12:14, Acts 23:21, Romans 12:2, 2 Peter 3:16, 3 John 1:11
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ASSOCIATION-SEPARATION
- Torrey’s: INJUSTICE
- Nave’s: COMPANY, CONSPIRACY, COURT, INJUSTICE, JUSTICE, POPULAR SINS
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