EXO 23:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Stay far way from deceptive words. You mustn’t kill innocent or honest people because I won’t allow wicked people to be declared innocent.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἀπὸ παντὸς ῥήματος ἀδίκου ἀποστήσῃ· ἀθῷον καὶ δίκαιον οὐκ ἀποκτενεῖς· καὶ οὐ δικαιώσεις τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων.
(Apo pantos ɽaʸmatos adikou apostaʸsaʸ; athōion kai dikaion ouk apokteneis; kai ou dikaiōseis ton asebaʸ heneken dōrōn. )

BrTr Thou shalt abstain from every unjust thing: thou shalt not slay the innocent and just, and thou shalt not justify the wicked for gifts.

ULT You shall be far from a word of deception, and you shall not kill the innocent or righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

UST Do not deceive others. Do not kill guiltless or upright people, because I will not say that evil people are good.

BSB Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE “Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Keep your distance from a false charge – do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

LSV you keep far off from a false matter, and you do not slay an innocent and righteous man; for I do not justify a wicked man.

FBV Don't have anything to do with making false accusations. Don't kill the innocent or those who do right, for I won't let the guilty go unpunished.

T4T Do not accuse people falsely. Do not decide that innocent and righteous [DOU] people should be executed, because I will ◄punish/not forgive► people who do such an evil thing.

LEB You will stay far from a false charge,[fn] and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, because I will not declare the wicked righteous.[fn]

23:7 Literally “word of deception”

23:7 Or “treat as innocent” or “acquit”

BBE Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.

ASV Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

DRA Thou shalt fly lying. The innocent and just person thou shalt not put to death: because I abhor the wicked.

YLT from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

Drby Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

RV Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Wbstr Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

KJB-1769 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
(Keep thee/you far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou/you not: for I will not justify the wicked. )

KJB-1611 Keepe thee farre from a false matter: and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not iustifie the wicked.
(Keepe thee/you far from a false matter: and the innocent and righteous slay thou/you not: for I will not justifie the wicked.)

Bshps Kepe thee farre from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous see thou slay not: for I wyll not iustifie the wicked.
(Kepe thee/you far from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous see thou/you slay not: for I will not justifie the wicked.)

Gnva Thou shalt keepe thee farre from a false matter, and shalt not slaye the innocent and the righteous: for I will not iustifie a wicked man.
(Thou shalt keep thee/you far from a false matter, and shalt not slay/kill the innocent and the righteous: for I will not justifie a wicked man. )

Cvdl Kepe the farre from false matters. The innocent and righteous shalt thou not sley, for I iustifie not ye vngodly.
(Kepe the far from false matters. The innocent and righteous shalt thou/you not sley, for I justifie not ye/you_all ungodly.)

Wycl Thou schalt fle a lesyng. Thou schalt not sle an innocent man, and iust; for Y am aduersarie to a wickid man.
(Thou shalt flee a lesyng. Thou shalt not slay/kill an innocent man, and just; for I am adversary to a wicked man.)

Luth Sei ferne von falschen Sachen. Den Unschuldigen und Gerechten sollst du nicht erwürgen; denn ich lasse den GOttlosen nicht recht haben.
(Be ferne from falschen Sachen. Den Unschuldigen and righteous_ones should you not erwürgen; because I let the Godlosen not recht have.)

ClVg Mendacium fugies. Insontem et justum non occides: quia aversor impium.[fn]
(Mendacium fugies. Insontem and justum not/no occides: because aversor impium. )

23.7 Mendacium fugies. RAB. Veritatem et judicium amat Dominus: et ad hæc exsequenda populum suum hortatur, quia non est personarum acceptor.

23.7 Mendacium fugies. RAB. Veritatem and yudicium amat Master: and to these_things exsequenda the_people his_own hortatur, because not/no it_is personarum acceptor.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠דְּבַר־שֶׁ֖קֶר תִּרְחָ֑ק

from,charge false keep_far

Here distance is used to tell the Israelites to have no part in deception. 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: “Do not speak deceptively” or “Do not join a false matter”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠נָקִ֤י וְ⁠צַדִּיק֙

and,innocent and,righteous

These two terms mean very similar things, both of which contrast with the wicked later in the verse. If your language does not use repetition in this way, you can combine these phrases. Alternate translation: “and … the person who has not done anything wrong or the person who always does what is right” or “and … the person who does right and not wrong”

לֹא־אַצְדִּ֖יק רָשָֽׁע

not acquit guilty

Alternate translation: “I will not find the wicked not guilty” or “I will not say that a wicked person is innocent”

Parallel EXO 23:7