King James Version

Exodus 23:8

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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וְשֹׁ֖חַדveshochadand bribeשַׁחַדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and bribe”, the ordinary formH7810a donation (venal or redemptive)bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.לֹ֣אlono , -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…תִקָּ֑חtiqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הַשֹּׁ֨חַד֙hashochadthe bribeשַׁחַדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the bribe”, the ordinary formH7810a donation (venal or redemptive)bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.יְעַוֵּ֣רyeaverblindעָוַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “blind”, an unfinished actionH5786to blindblind, put out. See also H5895 (עַיִר).פִּקְחִ֔יםpiqchimseeingפִּקֵּחַadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “seeing”, the ordinary formH6493clear-sighted; figuratively, intelligentseeing, wise.וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvisalefand overthrowסָלַףconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and overthrow”, an unfinished actionH5557properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvertoverthrow, pervert.דִּבְרֵ֥יdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…צַדִּיקִֽיםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt take no gift; for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -[eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.

World English Bible

“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Douay-Rheims

Neither shalt thou take bribes, which even blind the wise, and pervert the words of the just.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt take no gift; for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt not receive gifts; for gifts blind the eyes of the seeing, and corrupt just words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ δῶρα οὐ λήψῃ· τὰ γὰρ δῶρα ἐκτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς βλεπόντων, καὶ λυμαῖνεται ῥήματα δίκαια.