Exodus 23

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לֹ֥אnot תִשָּׂ֖אyou must bear שֵׁ֣מַעa report of שָׁ֑וְאfalsehood אַל־may not תָּ֤שֶׁתyou put יָֽדְךָ֙hand your עִם־with רָשָׁ֔עa wicked person לִהְיֹ֖תto be עֵ֥דa witness of חָמָֽס׃ סinjustice

לֹֽא־not תִהְיֶ֥הyou must be אַחֲרֵֽי־after רַבִּ֖יםmany people לְרָעֹ֑תto wicked deeds וְלֹא־and not תַעֲנֶ֣הyou must testify עַל־on רִ֗בa case at law לִנְטֹ֛תby turning aside אַחֲרֵ֥יafter רַבִּ֖יםmany people לְהַטֹּֽת׃to thrust aside

וְדָ֕לand a poor person לֹ֥אnot תֶהְדַּ֖רyou must show partiality בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ סin case at law his

כִּ֣יif תִפְגַּ֞עyou will meet שׁ֧וֹרthe ox of אֹֽיִבְךָ֛enemy your א֥וֹor חֲמֹר֖וֹdonkey his תֹּעֶ֑הwandering off הָשֵׁ֥בcertainly to return תְּשִׁיבֶ֖נּוּyou will return itלֽוֹ׃ סto the him

כִּֽי־if תִרְאֶ֞הyou will see חֲמ֣וֹרthe donkey of שֹׂנַאֲךָ֗one who hates you רֹבֵץ֙lying down תַּ֣חַתunder מַשָּׂא֔וֹload its וְחָדַלְתָּ֖and you will refrain מֵעֲזֹ֣בfrom leavingל֑וֹto the itעָזֹ֥בcertainly to let loose תַּעֲזֹ֖בyou will let it loose עִמּֽוֹ׃ סwith him

לֹ֥אnot תַטֶּ֛הyou must turn aside מִשְׁפַּ֥טthe justice of אֶבְיֹנְךָ֖needy person your בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃in case at law his

מִדְּבַר־from a word of שֶׁ֖קֶרfalsehood תִּרְחָ֑קyou will be distant וְנָקִ֤יand an innocent person וְצַדִּיק֙and a righteous person אַֽל־may not תַּהֲרֹ֔גyou kill כִּ֥יfor לֹא־not אַצְדִּ֖יקI will declare righteous רָשָֽׁע׃a wicked person

וְשֹׁ֖חַדand a bribe לֹ֣אnot תִקָּ֑חyou must take כִּ֤יfor הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙the bribe יְעַוֵּ֣רit makes blind פִּקְחִ֔יםclear-sighted people וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףso it may pervert דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words of צַדִּיקִֽים׃righteous people

וְגֵ֖רand a sojourner לֹ֣אnot תִלְחָ֑ץyou must oppress וְאַתֶּ֗םand you יְדַעְתֶּם֙you have known אֶת־obj.נֶ֣פֶשׁthe life of הַגֵּ֔רthe sojourner כִּֽי־for גֵרִ֥יםsojourners הֱיִיתֶ֖םyou were בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

וְשֵׁ֥שׁand six שָׁנִ֖יםyears תִּזְרַ֣עyou will sow אֶת־obj.אַרְצֶ֑ךָland your וְאָסַפְתָּ֖and you will gather אֶת־obj.תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃produce its

וְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תand the seventh year תִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהyou will let rest it וּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּand you will leave fallow it וְאָֽכְלוּ֙and they will eat אֶבְיֹנֵ֣יthe needy people of עַמֶּ֔ךָpeople your וְיִתְרָ֕םand excess their תֹּאכַ֖לit will eat חַיַּ֣תthe animals of הַשָּׂדֶ֑הthe field כֵּֽן־thus תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הyou will do לְכַרְמְךָ֖to vineyard your לְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃to olive grove your

שֵׁ֤שֶׁתsix יָמִים֙days תַּעֲשֶׂ֣הyou will do מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָworks your וּבַיּ֥וֹםand on the day הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יthe seventh תִּשְׁבֹּ֑תyou will rest לְמַ֣עַןso that יָנ֗וּחַit may rest שֽׁוֹרְךָ֙ox your וַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָand donkey your וְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁso he may refresh himself בֶּן־the child of אֲמָתְךָ֖female slave your וְהַגֵּֽר׃and the sojourner

וּבְכֹ֛לand to all אֲשֶׁר־that אָמַ֥רְתִּיI have said אֲלֵיכֶ֖םto you תִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּyou will take heed וְשֵׁ֨םand the name of אֱלֹהִ֤יםgods אֲחֵרִים֙other לֹ֣אnot תַזְכִּ֔ירוּyou will bring to remembrance לֹ֥אnot יִשָּׁמַ֖עit will be heard עַל־on פִּֽיךָ׃mouth your

שָׁלֹ֣שׁthree רְגָלִ֔יםfeet תָּחֹ֥גyou will celebrate a festivalלִ֖יto the meבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃in the year

וְחַ֤גand the festival of הַקָּצִיר֙the harvest בִּכּוּרֵ֣יthe first-fruits of מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָworks your אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich תִּזְרַ֖עyou will sow בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הin the field וְחַ֤גand the festival of הָֽאָסִף֙the ingathering בְּצֵ֣אתwhen goes out הַשָּׁנָ֔הthe year בְּאָסְפְּךָ֥when gathering you אֶֽת־obj.מַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָworks your מִן־from הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃the field

שָׁלֹ֥שׁthree פְּעָמִ֖יםtimes בַּשָּׁנָ֑הin the year יֵרָאֶה֙he will present himself כָּל־every זְכ֣וּרְךָ֔male your אֶל־to פְּנֵ֖יthe presence of הָאָדֹ֥ן׀the lord יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

לֹֽא־not תִזְבַּ֥חyou must sacrifice עַל־with חָמֵ֖ץleaven דַּם־the blood of זִבְחִ֑יsacrifice my וְלֹֽא־and not יָלִ֥יןit will remain overnight חֵֽלֶב־the fat of חַגִּ֖יfestival sacrifice my עַד־until בֹּֽקֶר׃morning

רֵאשִׁ֗יתthe beginning of בִּכּוּרֵי֙the first-fruits of אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ground your תָּבִ֕יאyou will bring בֵּ֖יתthe house of יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָGod your לֹֽא־not תְבַשֵּׁ֥לyou must boil גְּדִ֖יa kid בַּחֲלֵ֥בin the milk of אִמּֽוֹ׃ סmother its

הִנֵּ֨הhere!אָנֹכִ֜יI שֹׁלֵ֤חַam about to send מַלְאָךְ֙an angel לְפָנֶ֔יךָto before you לִשְׁמָרְךָ֖to guard you בַּדָּ֑רֶךְon the journey וְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔and to bring you אֶל־into הַמָּק֖וֹםthe place אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich הֲכִנֹֽתִי׃I have prepared

הִשָּׁ֧מֶרtake care מִפָּנָ֛יוfrom before him וּשְׁמַ֥עand listen בְּקֹל֖וֹto voice his אַל־may not תַּמֵּ֣רyou cause bitternessבּ֑וֹin the himכִּ֣יfor לֹ֤אnot יִשָּׂא֙he will forgive לְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םto transgression your כִּ֥יfor שְׁמִ֖יname my בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃is in within him

כִּ֣יthat אִם־except שָׁמֹ֤עַcarefully to listen תִּשְׁמַע֙you will listen בְּקֹל֔וֹto voice his וְעָשִׂ֕יתָand you will do כֹּ֖לall אֲשֶׁ֣רthat אֲדַבֵּ֑רI will say וְאָֽיַבְתִּי֙and I will be an enemy to אֶת־obj.אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָenemies your וְצַרְתִּ֖יand I will be a foe to אֶת־obj.צֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃opposers your

כִּֽי־for יֵלֵ֣ךְhe will go מַלְאָכִי֮angel my לְפָנֶיךָ֒to before you וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗and he will bring you אֶל־to הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙the Amorites וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יand the Hittites וְהַפְּרִזִּי֙and the Perizzites וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יand the Canaanites הַחִוִּ֖יthe Hivites וְהַיְבוּסִ֑יand the Jebusites וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃and I will annihilate it

לֹֽא־not תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הyou must bow down לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙to gods their וְלֹ֣אand not תָֽעָבְדֵ֔םyou must be enticed to serve them וְלֹ֥אand not תַעֲשֶׂ֖הyou must make כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םlike works their כִּ֤יfor הָרֵס֙completely tear down תְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םyou will tear down them וְשַׁבֵּ֥רand totally shatter תְּשַׁבֵּ֖רyou will shatter into pieces מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃sacred pillars their

וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םand you will serve אֵ֚תobj.יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םGod your וּבֵרַ֥ךְand he will bless אֶֽת־obj.לַחְמְךָ֖food your וְאֶת־and obj.מֵימֶ֑יךָwater your וַהֲסִרֹתִ֥יand I will remove מַחֲלָ֖הsickness מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃from midst your

לֹ֥אnot תִהְיֶ֛הanyone will be מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הmiscarrying וַעֲקָרָ֖הand barren בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָin land your אֶת־obj.מִסְפַּ֥רthe number of יָמֶ֖יךָdays your אֲמַלֵּֽא׃I will complete

אֶת־obj.אֵֽימָתִי֙terror my אֲשַׁלַּ֣חI will send לְפָנֶ֔יךָto before you וְהַמֹּתִי֙and I will confuse אֶת־obj.כָּל־every הָעָ֔םthe people אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich תָּבֹ֖אyou will goבָּהֶ֑םamong the themוְנָתַתִּ֧יand I will give אֶת־obj.כָּל־all אֹיְבֶ֛יךָenemies your אֵלֶ֖יךָto you עֹֽרֶף׃neck

וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יand I will send אֶת־obj.הַצִּרְעָ֖הthe hornet לְפָנֶ֑יךָto before you וְגֵרְשָׁ֗הand it will drive out אֶת־obj.הַחִוִּ֧יthe Hivites אֶת־obj.הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יthe Canaanites וְאֶת־and obj.הַחִתִּ֖יthe Hittites מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃from to before you

לֹ֧אnot אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּI will drive out it מִפָּנֶ֖יךָfrom before you בְּשָׁנָ֣הin a year אֶחָ֑תone פֶּן־lest תִּהְיֶ֤הit should become הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the land שְׁמָמָ֔הa waste וְרַבָּ֥הand it will become many עָלֶ֖יךָon you חַיַּ֥תthe animals of הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃the field

מְעַ֥טlittle מְעַ֛טlittle אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּI will drive out it מִפָּנֶ֑יךָfrom before you עַ֚דuntil אֲשֶׁ֣רthat תִּפְרֶ֔הyou will be fruitful וְנָחַלְתָּ֖and you will possess אֶת־obj.הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land

וְשַׁתִּ֣יand I will fix אֶת־obj.גְּבֻלְךָ֗border your מִיַּם־from the sea of סוּף֙reeds וְעַד־and to יָ֣םthe sea of פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistines וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רand from the wilderness עַד־to הַנָּהָ֑רthe River כִּ֣י׀for אֶתֵּ֣ןI will give בְּיֶדְכֶ֗םin hand your אֵ֚תobj.יֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants of הָאָ֔רֶץthe land וְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹand you will drive out them מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃from before you

לֹֽא־not תִכְרֹ֥תyou must makeלָהֶ֛םto themוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םand to gods their בְּרִֽית׃a covenant

לֹ֤אnot יֵשְׁבוּ֙they will dwell בְּאַרְצְךָ֔in land your פֶּן־lest יַחֲטִ֥יאוּthey should cause to sin אֹתְךָ֖obj. youלִ֑יto the meכִּ֤יfor תַעֲבֹד֙you will serve אֶת־obj.אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םgods their כִּֽי־for יִהְיֶ֥הit will becomeלְךָ֖for the youלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פinto a snare

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