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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2תִהְיֶ֥הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
3אַֽחֲרֵ֥יH310Thou shalt not followproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
4רַבִּ֖יםH7227a multitudeabundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
5לְרָעֹ֑תH7451to do evilbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
6וְלֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
7תַעֲנֶ֣הH6030neither shalt thou speakproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
8עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9רִ֗בH7379in a causea contest (personal or legal)
10לְהַטֹּֽת׃H5186to declineto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
11אַֽחֲרֵ֥יH310Thou shalt not followproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
12רַבִּ֖יםH7227a multitudeabundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
13לְהַטֹּֽת׃H5186to declineto 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...

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