Exodus 23:7
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”
הָרַג
To kill, to slay. Harag. Though He slay me yet will I trust Him. Job's faith did not depend on favourable circumstances. It was unconditional.
רָחַק
you will be distant
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רָחַק
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
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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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צָדַק
I will declare righteous
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צָדַק
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
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שֶׁקֶר
falsehood
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שֶׁקֶר
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
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