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Norוְshall you favorלֹא תֶהְדַּרa poor manדָלin his dispute.בְּרִיבוֹ
Exodus 23:3
Study it in the app“Nor shall you favor a poor man in his dispute.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 23:3, word by word
- shall you favorתֶהְדַּרtehdar
show favor
To give someone special treatment in a trial.
Where else “tehdar” appears- a poor manדָלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- in his disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears
The context
2You shall not follow a majority to do evil, nor testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a majority to pervert justice.
3 · This verse (above)
4When you come upon your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him.