Exodus 23:1
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”
שָׁוְא
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
רָשָׁע
a wicked person
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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יָד
hand/ your
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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נָשָׂא
you must bear
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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עֵד
a witness of
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עֵד
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
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שֵׁמַע
a report of
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שֵׁמַע
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
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חָמָס
injustice
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חָמָס
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
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שִׁית
you put
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שִׁית
to place (in a very wide application)
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