Exodus 23 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Exodus 24

¹He said to Moses, “Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8804) unto Moses^H4872, Come up^H5927^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068, thou, and Aaron^H175, Nadab^H5070, and Abihu^H30, and seventy^H7657 of the elders^H2205 of Israel^H3478; and worship^H7812^(H8694) ye afar off^H7350.

² Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 alone shall come near^H5066^(H8738) the LORD^H3068: but they shall not come nigh^H5066^(H8799); neither shall the people^H5971 go up^H5927^(H8799) with him.

³ Moses came and told the people all Yahweh’s words, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, “All the words which Yahweh has spoken will we do.”

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 came^H935^(H8799) and told^H5608^(H8762) the people^H5971 all the words^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, and all the judgments^H4941: and all the people^H5971 answered^H6030^(H8799) with one^H259 voice^H6963, and said^H559^(H8799), All the words^H1697 which the LORD^H3068 hath said^H1696^(H8765) will we do^H6213^(H8799).

⁴ Moses wrote all Yahweh’s words, then rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 wrote^H3789^(H8799) all the words^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, and rose up early^H7925^(H8686) in the morning^H1242, and builded^H1129^(H8799) an altar^H4196 under the hill^H2022, and twelve pillars^H4676, according to the twelve^H8147^H6240 tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478.

⁵ He sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to Yahweh.

KJVAnd he sent^H7971^(H8799) young men^H5288 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, which offered^H5927^(H8686) burnt offerings^H5930, and sacrificed^H2076^(H8799) peace^H8002 offerings^H2077 of oxen^H6499 unto the LORD^H3068.

⁶ Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 took^H3947^(H8799) half^H2677 of the blood^H1818, and put^H7760^(H8799) it in basons^H101; and half^H2677 of the blood^H1818 he sprinkled^H2236^(H8804) on the altar^H4196.

⁷ He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “We will do all that Yahweh has said, and be obedient.”

KJVAnd he took^H3947^(H8799) the book^H5612 of the covenant^H1285, and read^H7121^(H8799) in the audience^H241 of the people^H5971: and they said^H559^(H8799), All that the LORD^H3068 hath said^H1696^(H8765) will we do^H6213^(H8799), and be obedient^H8085^(H8799).

⁸ Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Look, this is the blood of the covenant, which Yahweh has made with you concerning all these words.”

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 took^H3947^(H8799) the blood^H1818, and sprinkled^H2236^(H8799) it on the people^H5971, and said^H559^(H8799), Behold the blood^H1818 of the covenant^H1285, which the LORD^H3068 hath made^H3772^(H8804) with you concerning all these words^H1697.

⁹ Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.

KJVThen went up^H5927^(H8799) Moses^H4872, and Aaron^H175, Nadab^H5070, and Abihu^H30, and seventy^H7657 of the elders^H2205 of Israel^H3478:

¹⁰ They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness.

KJVAnd they saw^H7200^(H8799) the God^H430 of Israel^H3478: and there was under his feet^H7272 as it were a paved^H3840 work^H4639 of a sapphire stone^H5601, and as it were the body^H6106 of heaven^H8064 in his clearness^H2892.

¹¹ He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.

KJVAnd upon the nobles^H678 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 he laid^H7971^(H8804) not his hand^H3027: also they saw^H2372^(H8799) God^H430, and did eat^H398^(H8799) and drink^H8354^(H8799).

¹² Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, Come up^H5927^(H8798) to me into the mount^H2022, and be there: and I will give^H5414^(H8799) thee tables^H3871 of stone^H68, and a law^H8451, and commandments^H4687 which I have written^H3789^(H8804); that thou mayest teach^H3384^(H8687) them.

¹³ Moses rose up with Joshua, his servant, and Moses went up onto God’s Mountain.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 rose up^H6965^(H8799), and his minister^H8334^(H8764) Joshua^H3091: and Moses^H4872 went up^H5927^(H8799) into the mount^H2022 of God^H430.

¹⁴ He said to the elders, “Wait here for us, until we come again to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is involved in a dispute can go to them.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8804) unto the elders^H2205, Tarry^H3427^(H8798) ye here^H2088 for us, until we come again^H7725^(H8799) unto you: and, behold, Aaron^H175 and Hur^H2354 are with you: if any^H4310 man^H1167 have any matters^H1697 to do^H1167, let him come^H5066^(H8799) unto them.

¹⁵ Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 went up^H5927^(H8799) into the mount^H2022, and a cloud^H6051 covered^H3680^(H8762) the mount^H2022.

¹⁶ Yahweh’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.

KJVAnd the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068 abode^H7931^(H8799) upon mount^H2022 Sinai^H5514, and the cloud^H6051 covered^H3680^(H8762) it six^H8337 days^H3117: and the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 he called^H7121^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872 out of the midst^H8432 of the cloud^H6051.

¹⁷ The appearance of Yahweh’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

KJVAnd the sight^H4758 of the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068 was like devouring^H398^(H8802) fire^H784 on the top^H7218 of the mount^H2022 in the eyes^H5869 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁸ Moses entered into the middle of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 went^H935^(H8799) into the midst^H8432 of the cloud^H6051, and gat him up^H5927^(H8799) into the mount^H2022: and Moses^H4872 was in the mount^H2022 forty^H705 days^H3117 and forty^H705 nights^H3915.

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.

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