Exodus 22 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Exodus 23

¹“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

KJVThou shalt not raise^H5375^(H8799) a false^H7723 report^H8088: put^H7896^(H8799) not thine hand^H3027 with the wicked^H7563 to be an unrighteous^H2555 witness^H5707.

² “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.

KJVThou shalt not follow^H310 a multitude^H7227 to do evil^H7451; neither shalt thou speak^H6030^(H8799) in a cause^H7379 to decline^H5186^(H8800) after^H310 many^H7227 to wrest^H5186^(H8687) judgment:

³ You shall not favor a poor man in his cause.

KJVNeither shalt thou countenance^H1921^(H8799) a poor^H1800 man in his cause^H7379.

⁴ “If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.

KJVIf thou meet^H6293^(H8799) thine enemy's^H341^(H8802) ox^H7794 or his ass^H2543 going astray^H8582^(H8802), thou shalt surely^H7725^(H8687) bring it back^H7725 to him again^H7725^(H8686).

⁵ If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him. You shall surely help him with it.

KJVIf thou see^H7200^(H8799) the ass^H2543 of him that hateth^H8130^(H8802) thee lying^H7257^(H8802) under his burden^H4853, and wouldest forbear^H2308^(H8804) to help^H5800^(H8800) him, thou shalt surely^H5800^(H8800) help^H5800^(H8799) with him.

⁶ “You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

KJVThou shalt not wrest^H5186^(H8686) the judgment^H4941 of thy poor^H34 in his cause^H7379.

⁷ “Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.

KJVKeep thee far^H7368^(H8799) from a false^H8267 matter^H1697; and the innocent^H5355 and righteous^H6662 slay^H2026^(H8799) thou not: for I will not justify^H6663^(H8686) the wicked^H7563.

⁸ “You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

KJVAnd thou shalt take^H3947^(H8799) no gift^H7810: for the gift^H7810 blindeth^H5786^(H8762) the wise^H6493, and perverteth^H5557^(H8762) the words^H1697 of the righteous^H6662.

⁹ “You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

KJVAlso thou shalt not oppress^H3905^(H8799) a stranger^H1616: for ye know^H3045^(H8804) the heart^H5315 of a stranger^H1616, seeing^H3588 ye were strangers^H1616 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.

¹⁰ “For six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in its increase,

KJVAnd six^H8337 years^H8141 thou shalt sow^H2232^(H8799) thy land^H776, and shalt gather^H622^(H8804) in the fruits^H8393 thereof:

¹¹ but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the animal of the field shall eat. In the same way, you shall deal with your vineyard and with your olive grove.

KJVBut the seventh^H7637 year thou shalt let it rest^H8058^(H8799) and lie^H5203^(H8804) still; that the poor^H34 of thy people^H5971 may eat^H398^(H8804): and what they leave^H3499 the beasts^H2416 of the field^H7704 shall eat^H398^(H8799). In like manner thou shalt deal^H6213^(H8799) with thy vineyard^H3754, and with thy oliveyard^H2132.

¹² “Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant, and the alien may be refreshed.

KJVSix^H8337 days^H3117 thou shalt do^H6213^(H8799) thy work^H4639, and on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 thou shalt rest^H7673^(H8799): that thine ox^H7794 and thine ass^H2543 may rest^H5117^(H8799), and the son^H1121 of thy handmaid^H519, and the stranger^H1616, may be refreshed^H5314^(H8735).

¹³ “Be careful to do all things that I have said to you; and don’t invoke the name of other gods or even let them be heard out of your mouth.

KJVAnd in all things that I have said^H559^(H8804) unto you be circumspect^H8104^(H8735): and make no mention^H2142^(H8686) of the name^H8034 of other^H312 gods^H430, neither let it be heard^H8085^(H8735) out^H5921 of thy mouth^H6310.

¹⁴ “You shall observe a feast to me three times a year.

KJVThree^H7969 times^H7272 thou shalt keep a feast^H2287^(H8799) unto me in the year^H8141.

¹⁵ You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it you came out of Egypt), and no one shall appear before me empty.

KJVThou shalt keep^H8104^(H8799) the feast^H2282 of unleavened bread^H4682:(thou shalt eat^H398^(H8799) unleavened bread^H4682 seven^H7651 days^H3117, as I commanded^H6680^(H8765) thee, in the time appointed^H4150 of the month^H2320 Abib^H24; for in it thou camest out^H3318^(H8804) from Egypt^H4714: and none shall appear^H7200^(H8735) before^H6440 me empty^H7387:)

¹⁶ And the feast of harvest, the first fruits of your labors, which you sow in the field; and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when you gather in your labors out of the field.

KJVAnd the feast^H2282 of harvest^H7105, the firstfruits^H1061 of thy labours^H4639, which thou hast sown^H2232^(H8799) in the field^H7704: and the feast^H2282 of ingathering^H614, which is in the end^H3318^(H8800) of the year^H8141, when thou hast gathered^H622^(H8800) in thy labours^H4639 out of the field^H7704.

¹⁷ Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord Yahweh.

KJVThree^H7969 times^H6471 in the year^H8141 all thy males^H2138 shall appear^H7200^(H8735) before^H6440 the Lord^H113 GOD^H3068.

¹⁸ “You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread. The fat of my feast shall not remain all night until the morning.

KJVThou shalt not offer^H2076^(H8799) the blood^H1818 of my sacrifice^H2077 with leavened bread^H2557; neither shall the fat^H2459 of my sacrifice^H2282 remain^H3885^(H8799) until the morning^H1242.

¹⁹ You shall bring the first of the first fruits of your ground into the house of Yahweh your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

KJVThe first^H7225 of the firstfruits^H1061 of thy land^H127 thou shalt bring^H935^(H8686) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430. Thou shalt not seethe^H1310^(H8762) a kid^H1423 in his mother's^H517 milk^H2461.

²⁰ “Behold, I send an angel before you, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

KJVBehold, I send^H7971^(H8802) an Angel^H4397 before^H6440 thee, to keep^H8104^(H8800) thee in the way^H1870, and to bring^H935^(H8687) thee into the place^H4725 which I have prepared^H3559^(H8689).

²¹ Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don’t provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.

KJVBeware^H8104^(H8734) of^H6440 him, and obey^H8085^(H8798) his voice^H6963, provoke^H4843^(H8686) him not; for he will not pardon^H5375^(H8799) your transgressions^H6588: for my name^H8034 is in him^H7130.

²² But if you indeed listen to his voice, and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries.

KJVBut if thou shalt indeed^H8085^(H8800) obey^H8085^(H8799) his voice^H6963, and do^H6213^(H8804) all that I speak^H1696^(H8762); then I will be an enemy^H340^(H8804) unto thine enemies^H341^(H8802), and an adversary^H6887^(H8802) unto thine adversaries^H6696^(H8804).

²³ For my angel shall go before you, and bring you in to the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I will cut them off.

KJVFor mine Angel^H4397 shall go^H3212^(H8799) before^H6440 thee, and bring^H935^(H8689) thee in unto the Amorites^H567, and the Hittites^H2850, and the Perizzites^H6522, and the Canaanites^H3669, the Hivites^H2340, and the Jebusites^H2983: and I will cut them off^H3582^(H8689).

²⁴ You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor follow their practices, but you shall utterly overthrow them and demolish their pillars.

KJVThou shalt not bow down^H7812^(H8691) to their gods^H430, nor serve^H5647^(H8714) them, nor do^H6213^(H8799) after their works^H4639: but thou shalt utterly^H2040^(H8763) overthrow^H2040^(H8762) them, and quite^H7665^(H8763) break down^H7665^(H8762) their images^H4676.

²⁵ You shall serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.

KJVAnd ye shall serve^H5647^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, and he shall bless^H1288^(H8765) thy bread^H3899, and thy water^H4325; and I will take^H5493 sickness^H4245 away^H5493^(H8689) from the midst^H7130 of thee.

²⁶ No one will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will fulfill the number of your days.

KJVThere shall nothing cast their young^H7921^(H8764), nor be barren^H6135, in thy land^H776: the number^H4557 of thy days^H3117 I will fulfil^H4390^(H8762).

²⁷ I will send my terror before you, and will confuse all the people to whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

KJVI will send^H7971^(H8762) my fear^H367 before^H6440 thee, and will destroy^H2000^(H8804) all the people^H5971 to whom thou shalt come^H935^(H8799), and I will make^H5414^(H8804) all thine enemies^H341^(H8802) turn their backs^H6203 unto thee.

²⁸ I will send the hornet before you, which will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before you.

KJVAnd I will send^H7971^(H8804) hornets^H6880 before^H6440 thee, which shall drive out^H1644^(H8765) the Hivite^H2340, the Canaanite^H3669, and the Hittite^H2850, from before^H6440 thee.

²⁹ I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the animals of the field multiply against you.

KJVI will not drive them out^H1644^(H8762) from before^H6440 thee in one^H259 year^H8141; lest the land^H776 become desolate^H8077, and the beast^H2416 of the field^H7704 multiply^H7227 against thee.

³⁰ Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and inherit the land.

KJVBy little^H4592 and little^H4592 I will drive them out^H1644^(H8762) from before^H6440 thee, until thou be increased^H6509^(H8799), and inherit^H5157^(H8804) the land^H776.

³¹ I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.

KJVAnd I will set^H7896^(H8804) thy bounds^H1366 from the Red^H5488 sea^H3220 even unto the sea^H3220 of the Philistines^H6430, and from the desert^H4057 unto the river^H5104: for I will deliver^H5414^(H8799) the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776 into your hand^H3027; and thou shalt drive them out^H1644^(H8765) before^H6440 thee.

³² You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

KJVThou shalt make^H3772^(H8799) no covenant^H1285 with them, nor with their gods^H430.

³³ They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

KJVThey shall not dwell^H3427^(H8799) in thy land^H776, lest they make thee sin^H2398^(H8686) against me: for if thou serve^H5647^(H8799) their gods^H430, it will surely be a snare^H4170 unto thee.

WEB·Exodus 22

¹“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

KJVIf a man^H376 shall steal^H1589^(H8799) an ox^H7794, or a sheep^H7716, and kill^H2873^(H8804) it, or sell^H4376^(H8804) it; he shall restore^H7999^(H8762) five^H2568 oxen^H1241 for an ox^H7794, and four^H702 sheep^H6629 for a sheep^H7716.

² If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

KJVIf a thief^H1590 be found^H4672^(H8735) breaking up^H4290, and be smitten^H5221^(H8717) that he die^H4191^(H8804), there shall no blood^H1818 be shed for him.

³ If the sun has risen on him, he is guilty of bloodshed. He shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

KJVIf the sun^H8121 be risen^H2224^(H8804) upon him, there shall be blood^H1818 shed for him; for he should make full^H7999^(H8763) restitution^H7999^(H8762); if he have nothing, then he shall be sold^H4376^(H8738) for his theft^H1591.

⁴ If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

KJVIf the theft^H1591 be certainly^H4672^(H8736) found^H4672^(H8735) in his hand^H3027 alive^H2416, whether it be ox^H7794, or ass^H2543, or sheep^H7716; he shall restore^H7999^(H8762) double^H8147.

⁵ “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten by letting his animal loose, and it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard.

KJVIf a man^H376 shall cause a field^H7704 or vineyard^H3754 to be eaten^H1197^(H8686), and shall put^H7971^(H8765) in his beast^H1165, and shall feed^H1197^(H8765) in another man's^H312 field^H7704; of the best^H4315 of his own field^H7704, and of the best^H4315 of his own vineyard^H3754, shall he make restitution^H7999^(H8762).

⁶ “If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

KJVIf fire^H784 break out^H3318^(H8799), and catch^H4672^(H8804) in thorns^H6975, so that the stacks of corn^H1430, or the standing corn^H7054, or the field^H7704, be consumed^H398^(H8738) therewith; he that kindled^H1197^(H8686) the fire^H1200 shall surely^H7999^(H8763) make restitution^H7999^(H8762).

⁷ “If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

KJVIf a man^H376 shall deliver^H5414^(H8799) unto his neighbour^H7453 money^H3701 or stuff^H3627 to keep^H8104^(H8800), and it be stolen^H1589^(H8795) out of the man's^H376 house^H1004; if the thief^H1590 be found^H4672^(H8735), let him pay^H7999^(H8762) double^H8147.

⁸ If the thief isn’t found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

KJVIf the thief^H1590 be not^H3808 found^H4672^(H8735), then the master^H1167 of the house^H1004 shall be brought^H7126^(H8738) unto the judges^H430, to see whether he have put^H7971^(H8804) his hand^H3027 unto his neighbour's^H7453 goods^H4399.

⁹ For every matter of trespass, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, ‘This is mine,’ the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

KJVFor all manner^H1697 of trespass^H6588, whether it be for ox^H7794, for ass^H2543, for sheep^H7716, for raiment^H8008, or for any manner of lost thing^H9, which another challengeth^H559^(H8799) to be his, the cause^H1697 of both parties^H8147 shall come^H935^(H8799) before the judges^H430; and whom the judges^H430 shall condemn^H7561^(H8686), he shall pay^H7999^(H8762) double^H8147 unto his neighbour^H7453.

¹⁰ “If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;

KJVIf a man^H376 deliver^H5414^(H8799) unto his neighbour^H7453 an ass^H2543, or an ox^H7794, or a sheep^H7716, or any beast^H929, to keep^H8104^(H8800); and it die^H4191^(H8804), or be hurt^H7665^(H8738), or driven away^H7617^(H8738), no man seeing^H7200^(H8802) it:

¹¹ the oath of Yahweh shall be between them both, he has not put his hand on his neighbor’s goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

KJVThen shall an oath^H7621 of the LORD^H3068 be between them both^H8147, that he hath not put^H7971^(H8804) his hand^H3027 unto his neighbour's^H7453 goods^H4399; and the owner^H1167 of it shall accept^H3947^(H8804) thereof, and he shall not make it good^H7999^(H8762).

¹² But if it is stolen from him, the one who stole shall make restitution to its owner.

KJVAnd if it be stolen^H1589^(H8800)^H1589^(H8735) from him, he shall make restitution^H7999^(H8762) unto the owner^H1167 thereof.

¹³ If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence. He shall not make good that which was torn.

KJVIf it be torn in pieces^H2963^(H8800)^H2963^(H8735), then let him bring^H935^(H8686) it for witness^H5707, and he shall not make good^H7999^(H8762) that which was torn^H2966.

¹⁴ “If a man borrows anything of his neighbor’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

KJVAnd if a man^H376 borrow^H7592^(H8799) ought of his neighbour^H7453, and it be hurt^H7665^(H8738), or die^H4191^(H8804), the owner^H1167 thereof being not with it^H5973, he shall surely^H7999^(H8763) make it good^H7999^(H8762).

¹⁵ If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.

KJVBut if the owner^H1167 thereof be with it, he shall not make it good^H7999^(H8762): if it be an hired^H7916 thing, it came^H935^(H8804) for his hire^H7939.

¹⁶ “If a man entices a virgin who isn’t pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

KJVAnd if a man^H376 entice^H6601^(H8762) a maid^H1330 that is not betrothed^H781^(H8795), and lie^H7901^(H8804) with her, he shall surely^H4117^(H8800) endow^H4117^(H8799) her to be his wife^H802.

¹⁷ If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

KJVIf her father^H1 utterly^H3985^(H8763) refuse^H3985^(H8762) to give^H5414^(H8800) her unto him, he shall pay^H8254^(H8799) money^H3701 according to the dowry^H4119 of virgins^H1330.

¹⁸ “You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

KJVThou shalt not suffer a witch^H3784^(H8764) to live^H2421^(H8762).

¹⁹ “Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.

KJVWhosoever lieth^H7901^(H8802) with a beast^H929 shall surely^H4191^(H8800) be put to death^H4191^(H8714).

²⁰ “He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.

KJVHe that sacrificeth^H2076^(H8802) unto any god^H430, save^H1115 unto the LORD^H3068 only, he shall be utterly destroyed^H2763^(H8714).

²¹ “You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

KJVThou shalt neither vex^H3238^(H8686) a stranger^H1616, nor oppress^H3905^(H8799) him: for ye were strangers^H1616 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.

²² “You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.

KJVYe shall not afflict^H6031^(H8762) any widow^H490, or fatherless child^H3490.

²³ If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

KJVIf^H518 thou afflict^H6031^(H8762) them in any wise^H6031^(H8763), and they cry^H6817^(H8799) at all^H6817^(H8800) unto me, I will surely^H8085^(H8800) hear^H8085^(H8799) their cry^H6818;

²⁴ and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

KJVAnd my wrath^H639 shall wax hot^H2734^(H8804), and I will kill^H2026^(H8804) you with the sword^H2719; and your wives^H802 shall be widows^H490, and your children^H1121 fatherless^H3490.

²⁵ “If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not charge him interest.

KJVIf thou lend^H3867^(H8686) money^H3701 to any of my people^H5971 that is poor^H6041 by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer^H5383^(H8802), neither shalt thou lay^H7760^(H8799) upon him usury^H5392.

²⁶ If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

KJVIf thou at all^H2254^(H8800) take^H2254 thy neighbour's^H7453 raiment^H8008 to pledge^H2254^(H8799), thou shalt deliver^H7725^(H8686) it unto him by^H5704 that the sun^H8121 goeth down^H935^(H8800):

²⁷ for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

KJVFor that is his covering^H3682 only, it is his raiment^H8071 for his skin^H5785: wherein shall he sleep^H7901^(H8799)? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth^H6817^(H8799) unto me, that I will hear^H8085^(H8804); for I am gracious^H2587.

²⁸ “You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

KJVThou shalt not revile^H7043^(H8762) the gods^H430, nor curse^H779^(H8799) the ruler^H5387 of thy people^H5971.

²⁹ “You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. “You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.

KJVThou shalt not delay^H309^(H8762) to offer the first of thy ripe fruits^H4395, and of thy liquors^H1831: the firstborn^H1060 of thy sons^H1121 shalt thou give^H5414^(H8799) unto me.

³⁰ You shall do likewise with your cattle and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days, then on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

KJVLikewise^H3651 shalt thou do^H6213^(H8799) with thine oxen^H7794, and with thy sheep^H6629: seven^H7651 days^H3117 it shall be with his dam^H517; on the eighth^H8066 day^H3117 thou shalt give^H5414^(H8799) it me.

³¹ “You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any meat that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.

KJVAnd ye shall be holy^H6944 men^H582 unto me: neither shall ye eat^H398^(H8799) any flesh^H1320 that is torn of beasts^H2966 in the field^H7704; ye shall cast^H7993^(H8686) it to the dogs^H3611.

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