Parallel EXO 23:2

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BSB § You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEB “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.

NET “You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

LSV You are not after many to [do] evil, nor do you testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause [others] to turn aside;

FBV Don't follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give evidence in a lawsuit, don't corrupt justice by siding with the majority.

T4T Do not join a group of people who are planning to do something evil. Do not testify the way the crowd wants you to, if that will prevent the judge from deciding the case justly/fairly.

LEB You will not follow a majority for evil, and you will not testify concerning a legal dispute to turn aside after a majority to pervertjustice.

BBE Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:

MOF No MOF EXO book available

JPS Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou bear witness in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to pervert justice;

ASV Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice:

DRA Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil: neither shalt thou yield in judgment, to the opinion of the most part, to stray from the truth.

YLT 'Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause [others] to turn aside;

DBY Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert [judgment].

RV Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest judgment:

WBS Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest judgment:

KJB ¶ 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/you speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:)

BB Thou shalt not folow a multitude to do euill, neither shalt thou speake in a matter of iustice according to the greater number, for to peruert iudgement.
  (Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil, neither shalt thou/you speak in a matter of iustice according to the greater number, for to peruert judgement.)

GNV Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do euil, neither agree in a controuersie to decline after many and ouerthrowe the trueth.
  (Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do euil, neither agree in a controuersie to decline after many and ouerthrowe the truth.)

CB Thou shalt not folowe the multitude vnto euell, ner answere at the lawe that thou woldest (to folowe the multitude) turne a syde from the right.
  (Thou shalt not follow the multitude unto evil, nor answer at the law that thou/you would (to follow the multitude) turn a side from the right.)

WYC Thou schalt not sue the cumpanye to do yuel, nether thou schalt ascente to the sentence of ful many men in doom, that thou go awey fro treuthe.
  (Thou schalt not sue the cumpanye to do yuel, neither thou/you schalt ascente to the sentence of full many men in doom, that thou/you go awey from truth.)

LUT Du sollst nicht folgen der Menge zum Bösen und nicht antworten vor Gericht, daß du der Menge nach vom Rechten weichest.
  (You sollst not folgen the Menge for_the Bösen and not antworten before/in_front_of Gericht, that you the Menge nach from_the Rechten weichest.)

CLV Non sequeris turbam ad faciendum malum: nec in judicio, plurimorum acquiesces sententiæ, ut a vero devies.
  (Non sequeris turbam to faciendum malum: nec in yudicio, plurimorum acquiesces sententiæ, as a vero devies.)

BRN Thou shalt not associate with the multitude for evil; thou shalt not join thyself with a multitude to turn aside with the majority so as to shut out judgment.

BrLXX Οὐκ ἔσῃ μετὰ πλειόνων ἐπὶ κακίᾳ· οὐ προστεθήσῃ μετὰ πλήθους ἐκκλῖναι μετὰ τῶν πλειόνων, ὥστε ἑκκλεῖσαι κρίσιν.
  (Ouk esaʸ meta pleionōn epi kakia; ou prostethaʸsaʸ meta plaʸthous ekklinai meta tōn pleionōn, hōste hekkleisai krisin.)