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You shall not followלֹא תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵיa majorityרַבִּיםto do evil,לְרָעֹתnorוְלֹאtestifyתַעֲנֶהinעַלa disputeרִבso as to turn asideלִנְטֹתafterאַחֲרֵיa majorityרַבִּיםto pervert justice.לְהַטֹּת
Exodus 23:2
Study it in the app“You shall not follow a majority to do evil, nor testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a majority to pervert justice.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 23:2, word by word
- You shall not followתִהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- a majorityרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- to do evilרָעֹתraot
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raot” appears- testifyתַעֲנֶהtaane
testify
To speak before a judge as a witness, for or against someone.
Where else “taane” appears- a disputeרִבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears- so as to turn asideנְטֹתnetot
turn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “netot” appears
The context
1You shall not spread a false report. Do not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness.
2 · This verse (above)
3Nor shall you favor a poor man in his dispute.