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Exodus 23

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 23 of 40

1 You shall not utter a false report; You shall not put your hand with the wicked one, to become a violent witness.

2 You shall not run after many to gain evil things. And you shall not testify as to a lawsuit, to turn aside after many in order to pervert justice.

3 And you shall not favor the lowly one in his lawsuit.

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Chapter Summary

1 Of slander and lies. 3, 6 Of justice. 4 Of chari-tableness. 10 Of the year of rest. 12 Of the Sab-bath. 13 Of idolatry. 14 Of the three feasts. 20 An Angel is promised.

Key Hebrew Words

תִזְבַּ֥ח slaughter for sacrifice H2076 · TWOT 525
זִבְחִ֑ sacrifice H2077 · TWOT 525a
צֹרְרֶֽי shew hostility toward H6887 · TWOT 1974
בִּכּוּרֵ֣י first-fruits H1061 · TWOT 244e
רֹבֵץ֙ stretch oneself out H7257 · TWOT 2109

People & Context

Justice, Sabbath, and Feasts

Laws against false reports, perverting justice, bribes. Sabbath year for land. Three annual feasts: Unleavened Bread, Harvest, Ingathering.

Promise of Angel

God promises to send an Angel to guard them, bring them to promised land, cut off enemy nations. Borders from Red Sea to Mediterranean, wilderness to …

Timeline

Justice, Sabbath, and Feasts

Laws against false reports, perverting justice, bribes. Sabbath year for land. Three annual feasts: Unleavened Bread, Harvest, Ingathering.

Exodus 23:1-19
Promise of Angel

God promises to send an Angel to guard them, bring them to promised land, cut off enemy nations. Borders from Red Sea to Mediterranean, wilderness to Euphrates.

Exodus 23:20-33

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