King James Version

Exodus 23:6

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

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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…תַטֶּ֛הtatehspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, an unfinished actionH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…מִשְׁפַּ֥טmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…אֶבְיֹנְךָ֖evyonekhabeggarאֶבְיוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beggar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH34destitutebeggar, needy, poor (man).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)

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

World English Bible

“You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not go aside in the poor man’s judgment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt not wrest the sentence of the poor in his judgment.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ διαστρέψεις κρίμα πένητος ἐν κρίσει αὐτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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