Exodus 23:2
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
3808 [e]לֹֽא־
lō-
NotAdv-NegPrt
1961 [e]תִהְיֶ֥ה
ṯih-yeh
You shallV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
310 [e]אַחֲרֵֽי־
’a-ḥă-rê-
followPrep
7227 [e]רַבִּ֖ים
rab-bîm
a crowdAdj-mp
7451 [e]לְרָעֹ֑ת
lə-rā-‘ōṯ;
to do evilPrep-l | N-fp
3808 [e]וְלֹא־
wə-lō-
norConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
6030 [e]תַעֲנֶ֣ה
ṯa-‘ă-neh
shall you testifyV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
inPrep
7379 [e]רִ֗ב
riḇ,
a disputeN-ms
5186 [e]לִנְטֹ֛ת
lin-ṭōṯ
so as to turn asidePrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
310 [e]אַחֲרֵ֥י
’a-ḥă-rê
afterPrep
7227 [e]רַבִּ֖ים
rab-bîm
manyAdj-mp
5186 [e]לְהַטֹּֽת׃
lə-haṭ-ṭōṯ.
to pervert [justice]Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf





















Hebrew Texts
שמות 23:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרֵֽי־רַבִּ֖ים לְרָעֹ֑ת וְלֹא־תַעֲנֶ֣ה עַל־רִ֗ב לִנְטֹ֛ת אַחֲרֵ֥י רַבִּ֖ים לְהַטֹּֽת׃

שמות 23:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
לא־תהיה אחרי־רבים לרעת ולא־תענה על־רב לנטת אחרי רבים להטת׃

שמות 23:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
לא־תהיה אחרי־רבים לרעת ולא־תענה על־רב לנטת אחרי רבים להטת׃

שמות 23:2 Hebrew Bible
לא תהיה אחרי רבים לרעת ולא תענה על רב לנטת אחרי רבים להטת׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice;

King James Bible
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.
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