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Exodus 21-26 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 02:12, February 23, 2010
, 02:12, February 23, 2010→Chapter 23
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|Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
|Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
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|Do not carry a false report; do not set your hand with the wicked one, to become a lying witness.
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|Literally, "report of futility."
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|Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
|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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|Do not follow after many to do evil. Do not respond after many, in a cause before a court, to cause a miscarriage of justice.
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|Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
|Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
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|Do not grant a man a favorable judgment merely because he is poor.
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|If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
|If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
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|If you come upon your enemy's [[ox]] or [[donkey]] going astray, make sure you bring it back to him.
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|This prefigures the "love-one's-enemies" instruction of [[Jesus Christ]]
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|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.
|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.
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|If you see the donkey belonging to one who hates you having difficulty carrying its load, even if you would rather not help him, you must help him.
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|Literally, "to set free."
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|Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
|Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
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|Do not cause a miscarriage of justice in the case of a poor man.
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|Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
|Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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|Keep far away from false matters, and do not kill the innocent or the just. I will not justify the wicked.
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|And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
|And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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|Take no bribe. A bribe blinds the unclosed eyes, and subverts the words of the just.
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|Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
|Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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|Donot oppress a sojourner. You should know the soul of a sojourner, because you were sojourners in the land of [[Egypt]].
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|This is an example of the [[Golden Rule]].
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|And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
|And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
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|For six years you will sow your land and gather its income.
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|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.
|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.
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|But in the seventh year you are to let your land lie fallow, so that the needy ones among your people may eat, and the animals of the field will eat their leavings. You will manage your vineyards and olive groves in the same manner.
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|This is the "land sabbath." Before the modern era of "monoculture," any good farmer learned early to let his land lie fallow every seven years, to allow it to recover its ability to sustain a crop.
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|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.
|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.
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|For six days you will do work, and in the seventh day you will stop working, so that your ox and donkey may rest, and the son of your maidservant, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.
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|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.
|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.
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|In all things that I have said to you, beware, and do not mention the names of other gods, nor let such a name be heard out of your mouth.
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|In other words, "Don't even think..."
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|Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
|Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
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|You are to celebrate to Me three times a year.
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|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:)
|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:)
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|You are to observe a celebration of unleavened bread. For seven days you will eat unleavened bread, as I instructed you, in the time appointed in the month of [[Abib]]. In that month you came out of [[Egypt]], and no one will come before Me empty-handed.
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|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.
|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.
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|You are to observe a harvest celebration, of the firstfruits of your yields that you sow in the field, and the celebration of the ingathering, at the end of the year, when you have gathered in your yields out of the field.
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|Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.
|Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.
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|Three times in the year, every male among you is to appear before the Lord [[YHWH|G<small>OD</small>]].
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|Here the word translated as "Lord" is ''Adon'', not the Tetragrammaton.
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|Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.
|Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.
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|You must not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread, and the fat of My sacrifice is not to remain until morning.
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|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.
|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.
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|You are to bring the first of the firstfruits of your land into the house of the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] your [[God]]. You are not to cook a young animal in its mother's milk.
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|Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
|Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
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|See; I am sending a Messenger before you, to keep you on the road, and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.
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|Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
|Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
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|Guard yourself from his face, and listen to his voice, and do not provoke him. He will not put up wth your transgressions, because My name is within him.
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|The word rendered "provoke" is actually "embitter."
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|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.
|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.
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|But if you truly listen to his voice, and do everything I tell you to do, then I will be an Enemy of your enemies, and a Foe of your foes.
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|For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
|For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
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|My Messenger will go before you, and will bring you to the Amorites, and the [[Hittites]], and the Perizzites, and the [[Canaan (land)|Canaanites]], and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. And I will suppress them.
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|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.
|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.
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|You are not to bow yourself down to their gods, nor be made to serve them, nor do their sort of deeds. You are to destroy them totally, and break down their images completely.
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|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.
|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.
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|You will serve the L<small>ORD</small> your God, and He will best your [[bread]], and your [[water]], and I will take away sickness from within you.
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|There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfill.
|There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfill.
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|Nothing will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will make full the number of your days.
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|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.
|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.
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|I will send the dread of Me before you, and I will discomfit all the people that you come into contact with, and I will make all your enemies turn the napes of their necks to you.
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|And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
|And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
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|I will send the hornet before you, and it will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you.
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|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.
|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.
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|I will not drive them out in a single year; I would not have the land become desolate and the field animals become many against you.
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|By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
|By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
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|I will drive them out little by little from before you, until you are fruitful and can be allotted the land.
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|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.
|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.
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|I will set your boundary from the [[Red Sea]] even to the sea of the [[Philistines]], and from the wilderness to the river. I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
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|Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.
|Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.
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|Make no treaties with them, or with their gods.
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|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.
|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.
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|They are not to dwell in your land, or else they will cause you to sin against Me. If you start serving their gods, that will become a trap for you.
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