King James Version

Exodus 23:3

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

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וְדָ֕לvedaland leanדַּלconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תֶהְדַּ֖רtehdarhonourהָדַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “honour”, an unfinished actionH1921to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proudcountenance, crooked place, glorious, honour, put forth.בְּרִיבֽוֹberivvoin causeרִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7379a contest (personal or legal)[phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.

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American Standard Version (1901)

neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.

Young’s Literal Translation

and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife.

World English Bible

You shall not favor a poor man in his cause.

Darby Translation

Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.

Douay-Rheims

Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in judgment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt not spare a poor man in judgment.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πένητα οὐκ ἐλεήσεις ἐν κρίσει.