Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 23:2 Interlinear
“ Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline Thou shalt not follow a multitude to decline”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 2 | תִהְיֶ֥ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 3 | אַֽחֲרֵ֥י | H310 | Thou shalt not follow | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 4 | רַבִּ֖ים | H7227 | a multitude | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 5 | לְרָעֹ֑ת | H7451 | to do evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 6 | וְלֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 7 | תַעֲנֶ֣ה | H6030 | neither shalt thou speak | properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, |
| 8 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 9 | רִ֗ב | H7379 | in a cause | a contest (personal or legal) |
| 10 | לְהַטֹּֽת׃ | H5186 | to decline | to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) |
| 11 | אַֽחֲרֵ֥י | H310 | Thou shalt not follow | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 12 | רַבִּ֖ים | H7227 | a multitude | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 13 | לְהַטֹּֽת׃ | H5186 | to decline | to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) |
Verse Context
Exodus 23:1 Thou shalt not raise report a false put...
Exodus 23:2 (current) Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline Thou shalt not follow a multitude to decline
Exodus 23:3a poor Neither shalt thou countenance man in his cause...