Exodus 23:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”
Exodus 23:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 23:711 words
מִדְּבַרmidəvarFrom word
שֶׁקֶרšeqerUntruth
תִּרְחָקtirəḥāqWiden
וְנָקִיwənāqîAnd innocent
וְצַדִּיקwəṣadîqAnd just
אַלʾalNot
תַּהֲרֹגtahărōgSmite
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
לֹאlōʾNot
אַצְדִּיקʾaṣədîqBe
רָשָׁעrāšāʿWrong
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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