--- title: Exodus 23 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Exodus chapter 23 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/23/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Exodus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/) / chapter 23 # Exodus 23 33 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [23:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.1/) — לֹא תִשָּׂא שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא אַל־תָּשֶׁת יָֽדְךָ עִם־רָשָׁע לִהְיֹת עֵד חָמָֽס׃ס — Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. - [23:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.2/) — לֹֽא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵֽי־רַבִּים לְרָעֹת וְלֹא־תַעֲנֶה עַל־רִב לִנְטֹת אַחֲרֵי רַבִּים לְהַטֹּֽת׃ — Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou bear witness in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to pervert justice; - [23:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.3/) — וְדָל לֹא תֶהְדַּר בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ס — neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause. - [23:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.4/) — כִּי תִפְגַּע שׁוֹר אֹֽיִבְךָ אוֹ חֲמֹרוֹ תֹּעֶה הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ לֽוֹ׃ס — If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. - [23:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.5/) — כִּֽי־תִרְאֶה חֲמוֹר שֹׂנַאֲךָ רֹבֵץ תַּחַת מַשָּׂאוֹ וְחָדַלְתָּ מֵעֲזֹב לוֹ עָזֹב תַּעֲזֹב עִמּֽוֹ׃ס — If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, thou shalt forbear to pass by him; thou shalt surely release it with him. - [23:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.6/) — לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט אֶבְיֹנְךָ בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ — Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. - [23:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.7/) — מִדְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר תִּרְחָק וְנָקִי וְצַדִּיק אַֽל־תַּהֲרֹג כִּי לֹא־אַצְדִּיק רָשָֽׁע׃ — Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked. - [23:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.8/) — וְשֹׁחַד לֹא תִקָּח כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר פִּקְחִים וִֽיסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי צַדִּיקִֽים׃ — And thou shalt take no gift; for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous. - [23:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.9/) — וְגֵר לֹא תִלְחָץ וְאַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ הַגֵּר כִּֽי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ — And a stranger shalt thou not oppress; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. - [23:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.10/) — וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְרַע אֶת־אַרְצֶךָ וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ — And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof; - [23:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.11/) — וְהַשְּׁבִיעִת תִּשְׁמְטֶנָּה וּנְטַשְׁתָּהּ וְאָֽכְלוּ אֶבְיֹנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְיִתְרָם תֹּאכַל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה כֵּֽן־תַּעֲשֶׂה לְכַרְמְךָ לְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃ — but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of thy people may eat; and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. - [23:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.12/) — שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲשֶׂה מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תִּשְׁבֹּת לְמַעַן יָנוּחַ שֽׁוֹרְךָ וַחֲמֹרֶךָ וְיִנָּפֵשׁ בֶּן־אֲמָתְךָ וְהַגֵּֽר׃ — Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. - [23:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.13/) — וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם תִּשָּׁמֵרוּ וְשֵׁם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לֹא תַזְכִּירוּ לֹא יִשָּׁמַע עַל־פִּֽיךָ׃ — And in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed; and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. - [23:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.14/) — שָׁלֹשׁ רְגָלִים תָּחֹג לִי בַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ — Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto Me in the year. - [23:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.15/) — אֶת־חַג הַמַּצּוֹת תִּשְׁמֹר שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תֹּאכַל מַצּוֹת כַּֽאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִךָ לְמוֹעֵד חֹדֶשׁ הָֽאָבִיב כִּי־בוֹ יָצָאתָ מִמִּצְרָיִם וְלֹא־יֵרָאוּ פָנַי רֵיקָֽם׃ — The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep; seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib — for in it thou camest out from Egypt; and none shall appear before Me empty; - [23:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.16/) — וְחַג הַקָּצִיר בִּכּוּרֵי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּזְרַע בַּשָּׂדֶה וְחַג הָֽאָסִף בְּצֵאת הַשָּׁנָה בְּאָסְפְּךָ אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶׂיךָ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ — and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which thou sowest in the field; and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field. - [23:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.17/) — שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה יֵרָאֶה כָּל־זְכוּרְךָ אֶל־פְּנֵי הָאָדֹן ׀ יְהוָֽה׃ — Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD. - [23:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.18/) — לֹֽא־תִזְבַּח עַל־חָמֵץ דַּם־זִבְחִי וְלֹֽא־יָלִין חֵֽלֶב־חַגִּי עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃ — Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of My feast remain all night until the morning. - [23:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.19/) — רֵאשִׁית בִּכּוּרֵי אַדְמָתְךָ תָּבִיא בֵּית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹֽא־תְבַשֵּׁל גְּדִי בַּחֲלֵב אִמּֽוֹ׃ס — The choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. - [23:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.20/) — הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵחַ מַלְאָךְ לְפָנֶיךָ לִשְׁמָרְךָ בַּדָּרֶךְ וְלַהֲבִיאֲךָ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר הֲכִנֹֽתִי׃ — Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. - [23:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.21/) — הִשָּׁמֶר מִפָּנָיו וּשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ אַל־תַּמֵּר בּוֹ כִּי לֹא יִשָּׂא לְפִשְׁעֲכֶם כִּי שְׁמִי בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ — Take heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression; for My name is in him. - [23:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.22/) — כִּי אִם־שָׁמֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ וְעָשִׂיתָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אֲדַבֵּר וְאָֽיַבְתִּי אֶת־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְצַרְתִּי אֶת־צֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃ — But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. - [23:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.23/) — כִּֽי־יֵלֵךְ מַלְאָכִי לְפָנֶיךָ וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ אֶל־הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃ — For Mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I will cut them off. - [23:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.24/) — לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם וְלֹא תָֽעָבְדֵם וְלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם כִּי הָרֵס תְּהָרְסֵם וְשַׁבֵּר תְּשַׁבֵּר מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ — Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their doings; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars. - [23:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.25/) — וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם וּבֵרַךְ אֶֽת־לַחְמְךָ וְאֶת־מֵימֶיךָ וַהֲסִרֹתִי מַחֲלָה מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ — And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. - [23:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.26/) — לֹא תִהְיֶה מְשַׁכֵּלָה וַעֲקָרָה בְּאַרְצֶךָ אֶת־מִסְפַּר יָמֶיךָ אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ — None shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil. - [23:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.27/) — אֶת־אֵֽימָתִי אֲשַׁלַּח לְפָנֶיךָ וְהַמֹּתִי אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹא בָּהֶם וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ אֵלֶיךָ עֹֽרֶף׃ — I will send My terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. - [23:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.28/) — וְשָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת־הַצִּרְעָה לְפָנֶיךָ וְגֵרְשָׁה אֶת־הַחִוִּי אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְאֶת־הַחִתִּי מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃ — And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. - [23:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.29/) — לֹא אֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ מִפָּנֶיךָ בְּשָׁנָה אֶחָת פֶּן־תִּהְיֶה הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה וְרַבָּה עָלֶיךָ חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ — I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee. - [23:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.30/) — מְעַט מְעַט אֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ מִפָּנֶיךָ עַד אֲשֶׁר תִּפְרֶה וְנָחַלְתָּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ — By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. - [23:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.31/) — וְשַׁתִּי אֶת־גְּבֻלְךָ מִיַּם־סוּף וְעַד־יָם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמִמִּדְבָּר עַד־הַנָּהָר כִּי ׀ אֶתֵּן בְּיֶדְכֶם אֵת יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ וְגֵרַשְׁתָּמוֹ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ — And I will set thy border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. - [23:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.32/) — לֹֽא־תִכְרֹת לָהֶם וְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם בְּרִֽית׃ — Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. - [23:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.23.33/) — לֹא יֵשְׁבוּ בְּאַרְצְךָ פֶּן־יַחֲטִיאוּ אֹתְךָ לִי כִּי תַעֲבֹד אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה לְךָ לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃פ — They shall not dwell in thy land — lest they make thee sin against Me, for thou wilt serve their gods — for they will be a snare unto thee. - ← previous: [Exodus 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/22/) - next →: [Exodus 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/24/) - ↑ back to [Exodus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/)