OET interlinear EXO 23:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

כִּ֤י הַ⁠שֹּׁ֨חַד֙ יְעַוֵּ֣ר פִּקְחִ֔ים וִֽ⁠יסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽים

that/for/because/then/when the,bribe blinds clear-sighted and,subverts words righteous

Here, a “bribe” is described as if it could take action itself that negatively affects justice. If this might be confusing for your readers, you could express this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “for if you do, an evil person can give money to blind the clear-sighted and to pervert the words of the righteous”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כִּ֤י הַ⁠שֹּׁ֨חַד֙ יְעַוֵּ֣ר פִּקְחִ֔ים וִֽ⁠יסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽים

that/for/because/then/when the,bribe blinds clear-sighted and,subverts words righteous

To blind the clear-sighted is a metaphor that means causing those who know what is right to act like they do not. And perverts the words of the righteous could mean causes those who would speak the truth (in court) to lie or causes the judge to give an evil judgment or causes those listening to the words of the righteous to choose to act as if they had heard something different. If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “for a bribe causes those who understand the right thing to do not to do it and causes good men to speak lies”