Passage

Exodus 23.1

Book: Exodus · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness."

"2. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice: 3. neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause." (Exodus 23:1-3, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. “You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness."

"2. “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice. 3. You shall not favor a poor man in his cause." (Exodus 23:1-3, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. ^{raise: or, receive}"

"2. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: ^{speak: Heb. answer} 3. Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause." (Exodus 23:1-3, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. 'Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness."

"2. 'Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause [others] to turn aside; 3. and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife." (Exodus 23:1-3, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H0571 - emet

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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