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exodus_23:1

Exodus 23:1

Hebrew
לֹ֥א תִשָּׂ֖א שֵׁ֣מַע שָׁ֑וְא אַל תָּ֤שֶׁת יָֽדְךָ֙ עִם רָשָׁ֔ע לִהְיֹ֖תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
עֵ֥ד חָמָֽס
ESV
“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
NIV
“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a wicked man by being a malicious witness.
NLT
“You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.
LXX
οὐ παραδέξῃ ἀκοὴν ματαίαν οὐ συγκαταθήσῃ μετὰ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
ἀδίκου γενέσθαι μάρτυς ἄδικος
KJV
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Exodus 22:31 ← Exodus 23:1 → Exodus 23:2

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