Exodus 23:1 Go deeper

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. (KJV)

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לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 1

תִשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'you must bear

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375N

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to lift: loud

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375N; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 2

שֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'a report of

Lemma: שֵׁ֫מַע (she.ma) · Strong's: H8088B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: report

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 29:13, Numbers 14:15, Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Kings 10:1, 2 Chronicles 9:1, Job 28:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8088B; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 3

שָׁ֑וְאShav'falsehood

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity: false

Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 5:20, Job 11:11, Job 31:5, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 24:4, Psalms 26:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723G; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 4

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 5

תָּ֤שֶׁתTa.shetyou put

Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Exodus 33:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7896H; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 6

יָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.Khahand your

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 7

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 8

רָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'a wicked [person]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:7, Numbers 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 9

לִהְיֹ֖תlih.Yotto be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 10

עֵ֥ד'eda witness of

Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: witness

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 11

חָמָֽס\׃\ \סcha.Masinjustice

Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: violence

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Deuteronomy 19:16, Judges 9:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Exodus 23:1 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You shall not	→	לֹא H3808 not
spread	→	נָשָׂא H5375N to lift: loud
a false	→	שָׁוְא H7723G vanity: false
report	→	שֵׁ֫מַע H8088B report
Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
join	→	שִׁית H7896H to set: put
. . .	→	יָד H3027G hand
. . .	→	עִם H5973A with
the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
by being	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a malicious	→	חָמָס H2555 violence
witness	→	עֵד H5707 witness

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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