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Exodus 23

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1 Thou shalt not take·​·up a vain rumor. Put not thy hand with the wicked to be a witness of violence.

2 Thou shalt not follow after many to do evils; and thou shalt not answer upon a dispute to turn·​·aside* after many to cause others to turn·​·aside.

3 And thou shalt not honor a poor man in his plea.

4 When thou shalt come·​·upon thine enemy’s ox, or his donkey, going·​·astray, returning thou shalt return it to him.

5 When thou shalt see the donkey of him who hates thee couching under his burden, and wouldest desist from removing it for him, removing thou shalt remove it with him.

6 Thou shalt not distort the judgment of thy needy in his plea.

7 Keep thee far from a false word; and the innocent and the just, kill thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.

8 And thou shalt not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have their eyes open, and perverts the words of the just.

9 And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress; and you know the soul of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather her increase.

11 And in the seventh thou shalt release it*, and shalt abandon it; and the needy of thy people shall eat; and what remains of them the wild·​·animal of the field shall eat. So shalt thou do to thy vineyard, and to thine olive trees.

12 Six days thou shalt do thy deeds, and on the seventh day thou shalt cease; so·​·that thine ox and thine ass may rest; and the son of thy maidservant, and the sojourner, may refresh· their ·soul.

13 And all that I have said to you, you shall keep; and you shall not make·​·mention of the name of other gods; it shall not be heard upon thy mouth.

14 Three times* thou shalt celebrate to Me in the year.

15 The festival of unleavened things shalt thou keep; seven days thou shalt eat unleavened things, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou wentest·​·out from Egypt; and My faces shall not be seen empty.

16 And the festival of the harvest, of the firstfruits of thy works, which thou sowedst in the field; and the festival of ingathering, in the going·​·out of the year, when thou gatherest in thy works from the field.

17 Three times in the year shall every male of thine be seen before the faces of the Lord Jehovah.

18 Thou shalt not sacrifice the blood of My sacrifice on what is leavened; and the fat of My festival shall not pass·​·the·​·night until the morning.

19 The first of the firstfruits of thy ground thou shalt bring·​·into the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not cook a kid in the milk of its mother.

20 Behold I send an angel before thee, to guard thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place which I have prepared.

21 Take·​·heed of his face, and obey his voice, lest thou make· him ·bitter; for he will not bear your transgression; for My name is in his midst.

22 For if hearing thou shalt hear his voice, and do all that I speak, I will be·​·an·​·enemy against thine enemies, and I will be·​·an·​·adversary against thine adversaries.

23 When My angel shall go before thee, and shall bring thee to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I shall cut· him ·off.

24 Thou shalt not bow·​·down thyself to their gods, and shalt not serve them, and shalt not do according·​·to their deeds; for breaking·​·down thou shalt break· them ·down, and breaking thou shalt break their statues.

25 And you shall serve Jehovah your God, and He shall bless thy bread, and thy waters; and I will remove sickness from among thee.

26 There shall not be one miscarrying, or barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will·​·fulfill.

27 I will send My terror before thee, and I will rout all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will give to thee the neck of all thine enemies.

28 And I will send the hornet before thee, and it shall drive·​·out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

29 I will not drive· him ·out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the wild·​·animal of the field become many against thee.

30 By a·​·little and a·​·little I will drive· him ·out from before thee, until thou be·​·fruitful, and inherit the land.

31 And I will put thy border from the Suph sea*, and even·​·to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness even·​·to the river; for I will give into your hand those who dwell·​·in the land; and I will drive· them ·out from before thee.

32 Thou shalt not cut a covenant with them, and with their gods.

33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against Me, that thou serve their gods; for it will be for a snare to thee.

   


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9246. Exodus 23

1. You shall not take up a report of vanity; 1 do not put your hand with the wicked to be a witness of violence. 2

2. You shall not follow a multitude into evil things; 3 and you shall not respond 4 in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert [justice].

3. And you shall not show partiality towards 5 a poor man in his dispute.

4. When you meet your enemy's ox or his ass going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him.

5. When you see the ass of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would cease from removing [it] for him, 6 you shall surely remove [it] with him. 7

6. You shall not turn aside 8 the judgement of your needy one in his dispute.

7. You shall keep yourself well away from the word of a lie; 9 and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

8. And you shall not accept a gift, 10 for a gift 10 blinds those whose eyes are open and perverts the words of the righteous.

9. And a sojourner you shall not oppress; and you know the soul of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

10. And six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce.

11. And in the seventh you shall let it rest, and let it lie fallow; 11 and the needy of your people will eat, and whatever is left by them 12 the wild animal of the field will eat. In like manner you shall do with your vineyard, with your olive grove.

12. Six days you shall do your work, 13 and on the seventh day you shall cease, in order that your ox and your ass may rest, and your female slave's son and the sojourner may draw breath. 14

13. And all that I have said to you you shall keep. And you shall not mention the name of other gods; it shall not be heard on your lips. 15

14. Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year.

15. You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread (seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time of the month Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; and My face shall not be seen empty-handed 16 );

16. And the feast of the harvest of the firstfruits of your labours, which you have sown in the field; and the feast of ingathering at the end 17 of the year, when you have gathered in [the fruit of] your labours from the field.

17. Three times in the year all your males shall be seen at the face of the Lord Jehovah.

18. You shall not sacrifice the blood of My sacrifice with anything made with yeast; 18 and the fat of My feast shall not remain through the night until morning.

19. The first of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of Jehovah your God. You shall not cook a kid in its mother's milk.

20. Behold, I send an angel before you to keep you safe on the way, and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.

21. Take notice of his face, and hear his voice, lest you provoke him, for he will not bear your transgression; for My name is in the middle of him.

22. For if you indeed hear his voice and do all that I speak, I will act as enemy to your enemies and will act as adversary to your adversaries.

23. When My angel goes before you, and brings you to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, and I cut them off,

24. You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works; for you shall utterly destroy them and completely break to pieces their pillars.

25. And you shall serve Jehovah your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will remove sickness from the midst of you.

26. None will suffer miscarriage or be barren 19 in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.

27. I will send My terror before you and throw into confusion all the people to whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their necks towards you. 20

28. And I will send the hornet before you, and it will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you.

29. I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest perhaps the land becomes desolate and the wild animal of the field multiplies against you.

30. Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you become fruitful and inherit the land.

31. And I will set your boundary from the Sea Suph even to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness even to the River; 21 for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out 22 from before you.

32. You shall not make a covenant with them and their gods.

33. They shall not dwell in your land, lest perhaps they cause you to sin against Me when you serve their gods; for it will be a snare to you.

CONTENTS

This chapter deals in the internal sense with falsities in doctrine and evils in life that people must steer clear of; and when they do so truths in doctrine and forms of good in life, by means of which a member of the Church is regenerated by the Lord, are implanted.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. i.e. accept and spread a report that has no truth in it

2. i.e. a malicious witness

3. literally, You shall not be after many towards evil things

4. i.e. testify

5. i.e. not have respect for

6. i.e. hold back from helping him to lift the burden from the animal

7. i.e. help him lift the burden

8. i.e. pervert or overturn

9. i.e. Have nothing to do with a false charge against someone

10. i.e. a bribe

11. literally, leave off [with] it, and leave it alone

12. literally, and their residue

13. literally, works

14. i.e. may be refreshed

15. literally, mouth

16. i.e. no one shall come without a gift or offering to the Lord

17. literally, the going out

18. literally, upon that which has been fermented (or made with yeast)

19. literally, There will not be the miscarrying one and the barren one

20. literally, I will give all your enemies to you [as to] the neck

21. i.e. the Euphrates

22. The Latin means I will drive them out but the Hebrew means you will drive them out.

  
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