Exodus 23 Updates

Exodus 23:1

KJV:1 Thou shalt not raise a false report : put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

KJVu: 1 "You shall not give a false report . Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Notes: "Raise" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5375 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "accept, advance, arise, able to, armor, suffer to bearer, up, bring forth, -|- Or nacah (Psalm 'eb: 'abad ('abad)) {naw-saw'}; a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel. (as follows) — accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield."


Exodus 23:2

KJV:2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment :

KJVu: 2 You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shall you testify in a dispute to yield to the following of the many to pervert judgment .

Notes:

  • "Speak" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6030 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "sing, shout, testify, announce -|- A primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. Pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. To begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce — give account, afflict (by mistake for anah), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for anah), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also Beyth 'Anowth, Beyth 'Anath."

  • "Cause" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7379 with a Strong’s definition of "strife, dispute."

  • "Decline" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5186 with a Strong’s definition of "afternoon, apply, bow down carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down -|- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) — + afternoon, apply, bow (down, - ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield."

  • "After" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H310 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "the hind or following part."

  • "Wrest" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5186 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "afternoon, apply, bow down carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down -|- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) — + afternoon, apply, bow (down, - ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield."


Exodus 23:3

KJV:3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

KJVu: 3 Neither shall you favor a poor man in his dispute.

Notes: "Countenance" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1921 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "countenance, crooked place, glorious, honor, put forth -|- A primitive root; to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud — countenance, crooked place, glorious, honour, put forth."


Exodus 23:4

KJV:4 If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

KJVu: 4 If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.


Exodus 23:5

KJV:5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

KJVu: 5 If you see the donkey of him that hates you lying under his burden, and you would refuse to help it, you shall surely help him with it.

Notes: "Forbear" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2308 with a Strong’s definition of "specifically of refusal to hear."


Exodus 23:6

KJV:6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

KJVu: 6 You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute.


Exodus 23:7

KJV:7 Keep thee far from a false matter ; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

KJVu: 7 Keep yourself far from a false matter , and do not kill the innocent and righteous , for I will not justify the wicked.


Exodus 23:8

KJV:8 And thou shalt take no gift : for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

KJVu: 8 And you shall take no gift , for a bribe blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Notes: "Gift" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7810 with a Strong’s definition of "a present, bribe." I chose to leave the first use of "gift" as "gift" because "bribes" are rarely called a bribe but instead called a "gift." But since it is truly a "bribe" it taints the person’s ability to make a wise decision, thus I updated the last use of "gift" to "bribe."


Exodus 23:9

KJV:9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger : for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

KJVu: 9 Also you shall not oppress a stranger , for YOU know the heart of a stranger, seeing YOU were strangers in the land of Egypt.


Exodus 23:10

KJV:10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

KJVu: 10 Six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in the fruits from it.


Exodus 23:11

KJV:11 But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still ; that the poor of thy people may eat : and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

KJVu: 11 But the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie still , that the poor of your people may eat , and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner you shall deal with your vineyard, and with your olive trees.

Notes: "Oliveyard" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2132 with a Strong’s definition of "olive tree, olive."


Exodus 23:12

KJV:12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest : that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

KJVu: 12 Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest , that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.


Exodus 23:13

KJV:13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect : and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

KJVu: 13 And in all things that I have said to you be circumspect , and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of your mouth.


Exodus 23:14

KJV:14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

KJVu: 14 Three times you shall keep a feast to me in the year.


Exodus 23:15

KJV:15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread : (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib ; for in it thou camest out from Egypt : and none shall appear before me empty :)

KJVu: 15 You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the appointed time of the month Abib , for in it you came out of Egypt , and none shall appear before me empty );


Exodus 23:16

KJV:16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field : and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

KJVu: 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of your labors, which you have sown in the field ; and the feast of ingathering, which is at the end of the year, when you have gathered in your labors out of the field.


Exodus 23:17

KJV:17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

KJVu: 17 Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.


Exodus 23:19

KJV:19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

KJVu: 19 The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a kid in his mother’s milk.


Exodus 23:20

KJV:20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

KJVu: 20 Behold, I send an Angel before you, to keep you in the way, and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.


Exodus 23:21

KJV:21 Beware of him, and obey his voice , provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions : for my name is in him.

KJVu: 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice ; do not provoke him, for he will not pardon your transgressions ; for my name is in him.


Exodus 23:22

KJV:22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak ; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

KJVu: 22 But if you shall indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak , then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries.


Exodus 23:23

KJV:23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites : and I will cut them off.

KJVu: 23 For my Angel shall go before you, and bring you in to the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites ; and I will cut them off.


Exodus 23:24

KJV:24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works : but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.

KJVu: 24 You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works ; but you shall utterly overthrow them, and break into pieces their images.

Notes: "Quite" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7665 with a Strong’s definition of "to break, break in pieces."


Exodus 23:25

KJV:25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water ; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

KJVu: 25 And YOU shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless your bread, and your water , and I will take sickness away from the midst of you.


Exodus 23:26

KJV:26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land : the number of thy days I will fulfil.

KJVu: 26 There shall be none to miscarry, nor be barren, in your land ; I will fulfil the number of your days.

Notes: "Cast Their Young" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7921 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "bereave of children, barren, cast calf fruit, make childless, deprive, destroy -|- A primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. Suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively) — bereave (of children), barren, cast calf (fruit, young), be (make) childless, deprive, destroy, X expect, lose children, miscarry, rob of children, spoil."


Exodus 23:27

KJV:27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.

KJVu: 27 I will send my terror before you, and will destroy all the people to whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

Notes: "Fear" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H367 with a Strong’s definition of "terror, dread."


Exodus 23:28

KJV:28 And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

KJVu: 28 And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before you.


Exodus 23:29

KJV:29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

KJVu: 29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against you.


Exodus 23:30

KJV:30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

KJVu: 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and inherit the land.


Exodus 23:31

KJV:31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river : for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

KJVu: 31 And I will set your bounds from the Red sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the river ; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and you shall drive them out before you.


Exodus 23:32

KJV:32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

KJVu: 32 You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.


Exodus 23:33

KJV:33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me : for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

KJVu: 33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me ; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you."


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