Exodus 23:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 23:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַחֲרֵֽי
ʼachar
H310
after
רַבִּ֖ים
rab
H7227
many
לְרָעֹ֑ת
raʻ
H7451
evil
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַעֲנֶ֣ה
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רִ֗ב
rîyb
H7379
strife
לִנְטֹ֛ת
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
אַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
רַבִּ֖ים
rab
H7227
many
לְהַטֹּֽת
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You shall not follow a crowd into evil, nor shall you testify on legal matters to turn aside behind the crowd that turns aside.
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