Exodus 23:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. | Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous. | And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and a bribe | וְשֹׁ֖חַד | ve-SHO-chad | H7810 | bribeשֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) present, bribe |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| you must take | תִקָּ֑ח | ti-KACH | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| for | כִּ֤י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| the bribe | הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ | ha-SHO-chad | H7810 | bribeשֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) present, bribe |
| it makes blind | יְעַוֵּ֣ר | ye-'a-VER | H5786 | to blindעָוַר (a.var) (Piel) to blind, make blind, put out the eyes of |
| clear-sighted [people] | פִּקְחִ֔ים | pik-CHIM | H6493 | seeingפִּקֵּחַ (piq.qe.ach) seeing, clear-sighted |
| so it may pervert | וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף | vi-sa-LEF | H5557 | to pervertסָלַף (sa.laph) 1) to twist, pervert, distort, overturn, ruin 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to pervert (of bribery) 1a2) to subvert, turn upside down, ruin |
| [the] words of | דִּבְרֵ֥י | div-REI | H1697I | wordדָּבָר (da.var) : word/speech/command 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) |
| righteous [people] | צַדִּיקִֽים׃ | tza-di-KIM | H6662 | righteousצַדִּיק (tsad.diq) 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.