Exodus 23:7 Go deeper

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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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מִדְּבַר\־mi.de.var-from a word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 1

שֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

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

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12, Deuteronomy 19:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 2

תִּרְחָ֑קtir.Chakyou will be distant

Lemma: רָחַק (ra.chaq) · Strong's: H7368

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

Meaning: to remove

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 33:7, Deuteronomy 12:21, Deuteronomy 14:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7368; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 3

וְנָקִ֤יve.na.Kiand an innocent [person]

Lemma: נָקִי (na.qi) · Strong's: H5355A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: innocent

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 21:28, Numbers 32:22, Deuteronomy 19:10, Deuteronomy 19:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5355A; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 4

וְצַדִּיק֙ve.tza.Dikand a righteous [person]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 5

אַֽל\־'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 23:7 word 6

תַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.Rogyou kill

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

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

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 7

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 8

לֹא\־lo'-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 23:7 word 9

אַצְדִּ֖יק'atz.DikI will declare righteous

Lemma: צָדֵק (tsa.daq) · Strong's: H6663

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to justify

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 38:26, Genesis 44:16, Deuteronomy 25:1, 2 Samuel 15:4, 1 Kings 8:32, 2 Chronicles 6:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6663; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 10

רָשָֽׁע\׃ra.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 23:1, Numbers 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Exodus 23:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Stay far away	→	רָחַק H7368 to remove
from a false	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
accusation	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
kill	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
the innocent	→	נָקִי H5355A innocent
or the just	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
I will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
acquit	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
the guilty	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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