Exodus 23:6
Strong's Lexicon
You shall not
לֹ֥א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

deny
תַטֶּ֛ה (ṯaṭ·ṭeh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5186: 1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer 1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent) 1a3) to bend, turn, incline 1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down 1a3b) to bend, bow 1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stretch out 1c2) to spread out 1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away

justice
מִשְׁפַּ֥ט (miš·paṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

to the poor
אֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ (’eḇ·yō·nə·ḵā)
Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 34: 1) in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person 2) subject to oppression and abuse 3) needing help, deliverance from trouble, especially as delivered by God 4) general reference to lowest class

in their lawsuits.
בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ (bə·rî·ḇōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7379: 1) strife, controversy, dispute 1a) strife, quarrel 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall not pervert the justice [due] to your needy [brother] in his dispute.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

New Living Translation
"In a lawsuit, you must not deny justice to the poor.

English Standard Version
“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.

International Standard Version
"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.

NET Bible
"You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Young's Literal Translation
'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;
















Cross References
Exodus 23:2
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

Exodus 23:3
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

1 Samuel 8:3
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 22:22
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Proverbs 31:5
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Exodus 23:5
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

Exodus 23:4
If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

Exodus 23:7
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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