Exodus 23:3
Strong's Lexicon
And do not
לֹ֥א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 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)

show favoritism
תֶהְדַּ֖ר (ṯeh·dar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1921: 1) to honour, adorn, glorify, be high 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swell 1a1a) swelling (pass participle) 1a2) to honour, pay honour to, show partiality 1a3) to adorn 1a3a) adorned (pass participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be honoured 1c) (Hithpael) to honour oneself, claim honour

to a poor man
וְדָ֕ל (wə·ḏāl)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1800: 1) low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low

in his lawsuit.
בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ (bə·rî·ḇōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7379: 1) strife, controversy, dispute 1a) strife, quarrel 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Young's Literal Translation
and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit.

New American Standard Bible
nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute.

King James Bible
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.

New Living Translation
And do not slant your testimony in favor of a person just because that person is poor.

English Standard Version
nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.

New American Standard Bible
nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute.

King James Bible
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not show favoritism to a poor person in his lawsuit."

International Standard Version
You are not to show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

NET Bible
and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

American Standard Version
neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.

English Revised Version
neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.

Young's Literal Translation
and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife.
















Cross References
Exodus 23:6
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Exodus 23:2
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Exodus 22:31
And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Exodus 23:4
If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

Exodus 23:5
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
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