Exodus 23:8 Go deeper

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (KJV)

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וְשֹׁ֖חַדve.Sho.chadand a bribe

Lemma: שֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) · Strong's: H7810

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

Meaning: bribe

Used 23 times. Also: Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Exodus 23:8 word 1

לֹ֣אlo'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 23:8 word 2

תִקָּ֑חti.Kachyou must take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 23:8 word 3

כִּ֤יkifor

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 23:8 word 4

הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ha.Sho.chad<the> bribe

Lemma: שֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) · Strong's: H7810

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

Meaning: bribe

Used 23 times. Also: Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Exodus 23:8 word 5

יְעַוֵּ֣רye.'a.Verit makes blind

Lemma: עָוַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5786

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to blind

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 16:19, 2 Kings 25:7, Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5786; TAHOT Exodus 23:8 word 6

פִּקְחִ֔יםpik.Chimclear-sighted [people]

Lemma: פִּקֵּחַ (piq.qe.ach) · Strong's: H6493

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: seeing

Used 2 times. Also: Exodus 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6493; TAHOT Exodus 23:8 word 7

וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.Lefso it may pervert

Lemma: סָלַף (sa.laph) · Strong's: H5557

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpu3ms)

Meaning: to pervert

Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 16:19, Job 12:19, Proverbs 13:6, Proverbs 19:3, Proverbs 21:12, Proverbs 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5557; TAHOT Exodus 23:8 word 8

דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Exodus 23:8 word 9

צַדִּיקִֽים\׃tza.di.Kimrighteous [people]

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

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

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 23:8 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
accept	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
a bribe	→	שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
a bribe	→	שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe
blinds	→	עָוַר H5786 to blind
those who see	→	פִּקֵּחַ H6493 seeing
and twists	→	סָלַף H5557 to pervert
the words	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous

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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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