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Exodus 23:7
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Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
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Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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Verse Text
Keep thee farH7368 from a falseH8267 matterH1697; and the innocentH5355 and righteousH6662 slayH2026 thou not: for I will not justifyH6663 the wickedH7563.
מִדְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר תִּרְחָק וְנָקִי וְצַדִּיק אַל־תַּהֲרֹג כִּי לֹא־אַצְדִּיק רָשָׁע׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
מִ/דְּבַר |
mi./de.var- | H1697 | HR/Ncmsc | from/ a word of |
שֶׁ֖קֶר |
She.ker | H8267 | HNcmsa | falsehood |
תִּרְחָ֑ק |
tir.Chak | H7368 | HVqi2ms | you will be distant |
וְ/נָקִ֤י |
ve./na.Ki | H5355 | HC/Aamsa | and/ an innocent (person) |
וְ/צַדִּיק֙ |
ve./tza.Dik | H6662 | HC/Aamsa | and/ a righteous (person) |
אַֽל |
'al- | H408 | HTn | may not |
תַּהֲרֹ֔ג |
ta.ha.Rog | H2026 | HVqj2ms | you kill |
כִּ֥י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
לֹא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | not |
אַצְדִּ֖יק |
'atz.Dik | H6663 | HVhi1cs | I will declare righteous |
רָשָֽׁע |
ra.Sha' | H7563 | HAamsa | a wicked (person) |
- H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
- H2026 — הָרַג (hârag, haw-rag'): a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
- H5355 — נָקִי (nâqîy, naw-kee'): or נָקִיא; (Joel 4:19; Jonah [1:14), from נָקָה; innocent; blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
- H6662 — צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'): from צָדַק; just; just, lawful, righteous (man).
- H6663 — צָדַק (tsâdaq, tsaw-dak'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense); cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
- H7368 — רָחַק (râchaq, raw-khak'): a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation); (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).
- H7563 — רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, raw-shaw'): from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
- H8267 — שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, sheh'-ker): from שָׁקַר; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial); without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- 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.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- far from — Exodus 23:1, Leviticus 19:11, Deuteronomy 19:16-21, Job 22:23, Proverbs 4:14-15, Isaiah 33:15, Luke 3:14, Ephesians 4:25, 1 Thessalonians 5:22
- for I will not — Exodus 34:7, Proverbs 17:15, Nahum 1:3, Romans 1:18, Romans 2:5-6
- the innocent — Deuteronomy 27:25
Reciprocal references (16): Exodus 18:16, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:2, Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:16, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 25:1, 1 Kings 8:32, Psalms 15:5, Psalms 82:2, Psalms 94:21, Proverbs 24:24, Ezekiel 22:12, 1 Timothy 6:10
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: JUSTIFICATION BEFORE GOD
- Nave’s: ACCUSATION, FALSE, COURT, EVIDENCE, INJUSTICE, JUSTICE, RULERS
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