Exodus 23:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
Exodus 23:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 23:810 words
וְשֹׁחַדwəšōḥadAnd donation
לֹאlōʾNot
תִקָּחtiqāḥTake
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הַשֹּׁחַדhašōḥadThe donation
יְעַוֵּרyəʿaûrBlind
פִּקְחִיםpiqəḥîmClear-sighted
וִיסַלֵּףwîsalēp̄And wrench
דִּבְרֵיdivərêWord
צַדִּיקִיםṣadîqîmJust
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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