NASB — Exodus 23 — KJV

Sundry Laws

1aYou shall not bear° a false° report°; do not join° your hand° with a wicked° man° to be a bmalicious° witness°. 2 You shall not follow°° Ithe masses° in doing evil°, nor° shall you IItestify° in a dispute° so as to turn° aside° after° Ia multitude° in order to apervert° [justice]; 3 anor° shall you Ibe partial° to a poor° man° in his dispute°.

[1] aEx 20:16; Lv 19:11f; Dt 5:20; Ps 101:5; Pv 10:18 bDt 19:16-21; Ps 35:11; Pv 19:5; Ac 6:11
[2] ILit many men IIOr answer aDt 16:19; 24:17
[3] ILit honor aEx 23:6; Lv 19:15; Dt 1:17; 16:19

4 ¶ “aIf° you meet° your enemy’s° ox° or° his donkey° wandering° away°, you shall surely° return° it to him. 5 aIf° you see° the donkey° of one who hates° you lying° [helpless] under° its load°, you shall refrain° from leaving° it to him, you shall surely° release° [it] with him.

[4] aDt 22:1-4
[5] aDt 22:4

6 ¶ “aYou shall not pervert° the justice° [due] to your needy° [brother] in his dispute°. 7 aKeep° far° from a false° charge°, and bdo not kill° the innocent° or the righteous°, for cI will not acquit° the guilty°.

[6] aEx 23:2, 3; Lv 19:15
[7] aEx 20:16; Ps 119:29; Ep 4:25 bEx 20:13; Dt 27:25 cEx 34:7; Dt 25:1; Ro 1:18

8 ¶ “aYou shall not take° a bribe°, for a bribe° blinds° the clear-sighted° and Isubverts° the cause° of the just°.

[8] IOr distorts the words aDt 10:17; 16:19; Pv 15:27; 17:8, 23; Is 5:22, 23

9 ¶ “aYou shall not oppress° a Istranger°, since you yourselves° know° the IIfeelings° of a Istranger°, for you [also] were Istrangers° in the land° of Egypt°.

[9] IOr sojourner(s) IILit soul aEx 22:21; Lv 19:33f; Dt 24:17f; 27:19

The Sabbath and Land

10 ¶ “aYou shall sow° your land° for six° years° and gather° in its yield°, 11 but [on] the seventh° year° you shall let° it Irest° and lie° fallow°, so that the needy° of your people° may eat°; and whatever they leave° the beast° of the field° may eat°. You are to do° the same° with your vineyard° [and] your olive° grove°.

[10] aLv 25:1-7
[11] ILit drop

12 ¶ “aSix° days° you are to do° your work°, but on the seventh° day° you shall cease° [from labor] so° that your ox° and your donkey° may rest°, and the son° of your female° slave°, as well as Iyour stranger°, may refresh° themselves. 13 Now aconcerning everything° which° I have said° to you, be on your guard°; and bdo not mention° the name° of other° gods°, nor° let [them] be heard° Ifrom your mouth°.

[12] ILit the sojourner aEx 20:8-11; 31:15; 34:21; 35:2, 3; Lv 23:3; Dt 5:13f
[13] ILit on aDt 4:9, 23; 1Ti 4:16 bJsh 23:7; Ps 16:4; Ho 2:17

Three National Feasts

14 ¶ “aThree° times° a year° you shall celebrate° a feast° to Me. 15 You shall observe° athe Feast° of Unleavened° Bread°; for seven° days° you are to eat° unleavened° bread°, as I commanded° you, at the appointed° time° in the bmonth° Abib°, for in it you came° out of Egypt°. And Icnone° shall appear° before° Me empty-handed°. 16 Also [you shall observe] athe Feast° of the Harvest° [of] the first° fruits° of your labors° [from] what° you sow° in the field°; also the Feast° of the Ingathering° at the end° of the year° bwhen you gather° in [the fruit of] your labors° from the field°. 17 aThree° times° a year° all° your males° shall appear° before° the Lord° IGOD°.

[14] aEx 23:17; 34:22-24; Dt 16:16
[15] ILit they...not aEx 12:14-20; Lv 23:6-8; Nu 28:16-25 bEx 12:2; 13:4 cEx 22:29; 34:20
[16] aEx 34:22; Lv 23:10; Nu 28:26 bLv 23:39
[17] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aEx 23:14; 34:23; Dt 16:16

18 ¶ “aYou shall not offer° the blood° of My sacrifice° with leavened° bread°; bnor° is the fat° of My Ifeast° to remain° overnight° until° morning°.

[18] IOr festival aEx 34:25; Lv 2:11 bEx 12:10; Lv 7:15; Dt 16:4

19 ¶ “You shall bring° athe choice° first° fruits° of your soil° into the house° of the LORD° your God°.

¶ “bYou are not to boil° a young° goat° in the milk° of its mother°.

[19] aEx 22:29; 34:26; Dt 26:2, 10; Ne 10:35; Pv 3:9 bDt 14:21

Conquest of the Land

20 ¶ “Behold°, I am going to send° aan angel° before° you to guard° you along the way° and bto bring° you into the place° which° I have prepared°. 21 Be on your guard° before°° him and obey° his voice°; ado not be rebellious° toward him, for he will not pardon° your transgression°, since° bMy name° is in him. 22 But if° you truly° obey° his voice° and do° all° that I say°, then aI will be an enemy° to your enemies° and an adversary° to your adversaries°. 23 aFor My angel° will go° before° you and bring° you in to [the land of] the Amorites°, the Hittites°, the Perizzites°, the Canaanites°, the Hivites° and the Jebusites°; and I will completely° destroy° them. 24 aYou shall not worship° their gods°, nor° serve° them, nor° do° according to their deeds°; bbut you shall utterly° overthrow° them and break° their c[sacred] pillars° in pieces°. 25 aBut you shall serve° the LORD° your God°, Iand He will bless° your bread° and your water°; and bI will remove° sickness° from your midst°. 26 There shall be no° one miscarrying° or abarren° in your land°; bI will fulfill° the number° of your days°. 27 I will asend° My terror° ahead° of you, and bthrow° into confusion° all° the people° among whom° you come°, and I will cmake° all° your enemies° turn° [their] backs° to you. 28 I will send° ahornets° ahead° of you so that they will bdrive° out the Hivites°, the Canaanites°, and the Hittites° before°° you. 29 aI will not drive° them out before° you in a single° year°, that the land° may not become° desolate° and the beasts° of the field° become° too° numerous° for you. 30 I will drive° them out before° you alittle° by little°, until°° you become° fruitful° and take° possession° of the land°. 31 aI will fix° your boundary° from the IRed°° Sea° to the sea° of the Philistines°, and from the wilderness° to the River° [Euphrates]; bfor I will deliver° the inhabitants° of the land° into your hand°, and you will cdrive° them out before° you. 32 aYou shall Imake° no° covenant° with them bor with their gods°. 33 aThey shall not live° in your land°, because° they will make you sin° against Me; for [if] you serve° their gods°, bit will surely° be a snare° to you.”

[20] aEx 3:2; 14:19; 23:23; 32:34; 33:2 bEx 15:16, 17
[21] aDt 9:7; Ps 78:40, 56 bEx 3:14; 6:3; 34:5-7
[22] aGn 12:3; Nu 24:9; Dt 30:7
[23] aEx 23:20; Jsh 24:8, 11
[24] aEx 20:5; 23:13, 33; Dt 12:30f bNu 33:52; Dt 7:5; 12:3; 2K 18:4 cEx 34:13; Lv 26:1; 2K 3:2
[25] IOr that He may bless aLv 26:3-13; Dt 6:13; 10:12; 28:1-14; Jsh 22:5; 1S 12:20; Mt 4:10 bEx 15:26; Dt 7:15
[26] aDt 7:14 bDt 4:40; Jb 5:26
[27] aGn 35:5; Ex 15:16; Dt 2:25; Jsh 2:9 bDt 7:23 cPs 18:40; 21:12
[28] aDt 7:20; Jsh 24:12 bEx 33:2; 34:11
[29] aDt 7:22
[30] aDt 7:22
[31] ILit Sea of Reeds aGn 15:18; Dt 1:7, 8; 11:24 bDt 2:36; Jsh 21:44 cJsh 24:12, 18
[32] ILit cut aEx 34:12; Dt 7:2 bEx 23:13, 24
[33] aDt 7:1-5, 16 bEx 34:12; Dt 12:30; Jsh 23:13; Jg 2:3; Ps 106:36


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Of slander and false witness.

1 ¶ Thou shalt not² raiseºª a falseº report:º putºª not² thine handº with² the wickedº to be² an unrighteousº witness.º

[1] Ex 20:16; 23:7; Lv 19:16; Dt 5:20; 19:16; 2S 16:3; 19:27; 1K 21:10; Ps 15:3; 27:12; 35:11; 101:5; 120:3; Pv 6:19; 10:18; 12:17; 17:4; 19:5, 9, 28; 21:28; 24:28; 25:18, 23; Jr 20:10; Mt 19:18; 26:59; 28:14; Lk 3:14; 19:8; Ac 6:11; Ro 3:8; Ep 4:25; 2Ti 3:3; 1P 3:16; Rv 12:10.

2 ¶ Thou shalt not² followº² a multitudeº to [do] evil;º neither² shalt thou speakºª in² a causeº to declineºª afterº manyº to wrestºª [judgment]:

[2] Gn 6:12; 7:1; 19:4, 7; Ex 23:6; 32:1; Lv 19:15; Nu 14:1; Dt 1:17; Jsh 24:15; 1S 15:9; 1K 19:10; Jb 31:34; Ps 72:2; Pv 1:10, 15; 4:14; Jr 37:15, 21; 38:5, 9; Ezk 9:9; Hg 1:4; Mt 27:24; Mk 15:15; Lk 23:23, 51; Jn 7:50; Ac 24:27; 25:9; Ro 1:32; Ga 2:11.

Of justice.

3 ¶ Neither² shalt thou countenanceºª a poor¹ man² in his cause.º

[3] Ps 82:2; Jm 3:17.

Of charitableness.

4 ¶ If² thou meetºª thine enemy'sºª oxº or² his assº going astray,ºª thou shalt surely¹ª bring it back¹ª to him again.ºª 5 If² thou seeºª the assº of him that hatethºª thee lyingºª under² his burden,º and wouldest forbearºª to helpºª² him, thou shalt surely¹ª helpºª with² him.

[4] Dt 22:1; Jb 31:29; Pv 24:17; 25:21; Mt 5:44; Lk 6:27; Ro 12:17; 1Th 5:15.
[5] Dt 22:4.

Of justice.

6 Thou shalt not² wrestºª the judgmentº of thy poorº in his cause.º 7 Keep thee farºª from a false¹ matter;º²² and the innocentº and righteousº slayºª thou not:² for² I will not² justifyºª the wicked.º

[6] Ex 23:2; Dt 16:19; 27:19; 2Ch 19:7; Jb 31:13, 21; Ps 82:3; Ec 5:8; Is 10:1; Jr 5:28; 6:28; 7:6; Am 5:11; Mi 3:1; Zp 3:1; Mal 3:5; Jm 2:5.
[7] Ex 23:1; 34:7; Lv 19:11; Dt 19:16; 27:25; Jb 22:23; Pv 4:14; 17:15; Is 33:15; Na 1:3; Lk 3:14; Ro 1:18; 2:5; Ep 4:25; 1Th 5:22.

8 ¶ And thou shalt takeºª no² gift:º for² the giftº blindethºª the wise,º and pervertethºª the wordsº of the righteous.º

[8] Dt 16:19; 1S 8:3; 12:3; Ps 26:10; Pv 15:27; 17:8, 23; 19:4; Ec 7:7; Is 1:13; 5:23; Ezk 22:12; Ho 4:18; Am 5:12; Mi 7:3.

9 ¶ Also thou shalt not² oppressºª a stranger:º for ye² knowºª² the heartº of a stranger,º seeingº ye were² strangersº in the landº of Egypt.º

[9] Ex 21:21; Dt 10:19; 24:14; 27:19; Ps 94:6; Ezk 22:7; Mt 18:33; He 2:17.

Of the year of rest.

10 And sixº yearsº thou shalt sowºª² thy land,º and shalt gather¹ª in²² the fruitsº thereof: 11 But the seventhº [year] thou shalt let it restºª and lie¹ª still;² that the poorº of thy peopleº may eat:ºª and what they leaveº the beastsº of the fieldº shall eat.ºª In like manner² thou shalt dealºª with thy vineyard,º [and] with thy oliveyard.º

[10] Lv 25:3; Ne 10:31.
[11] Lv 25:2, 11, 20, 22; 26:34.

Of the Sabbath.

12 Sixº daysº thou shalt doºª thy work,º and on the seventhº dayº thou shalt rest:ºª that² thine oxº and thine assº may rest,ºª and the sonº of thy handmaid,º and the stranger,º may be refreshed.ºª

[12] Ex 20:8; 31:15; Dt 5:13; Is 58:3; Lk 13:14.

Of idolatry.

13 And in all² [things] that² I have saidºª unto² you be circumspect:ºª and make no mentionºª² of the nameº of otherº gods,º neither² let it be heardºª out¹ of² thy mouth.º

[13] Nu 32:38; Dt 4:9, 15; 12:3; Jsh 22:5; 23:7, 11; 1Ch 28:7; Ps 16:4; 39:1; Jr 10:11; Ho 2:17; Zc 13:2; Ep 5:12, 15; 1Ti 4:16; He 12:15.

Of the three feasts.

14 ¶ Threeº timesº thou shalt keep a feastºª unto me in the year.º 15 Thou shalt keepºª² the feastº of unleavened bread:º (thou shalt eatºª unleavened breadº sevenº days,º as² I commandedºª thee, in the time appointedº of the monthº Abib;º for² in it thou camest outºª from Egypt:º² and none² shall appearºª beforeº me empty:)º 16 And the feastº of harvest,º the firstfruitsº of thy labours,º which² thou hast sownºª in the field:º and the feastº of ingathering,º [which is] in the endºª of the year,º when thou hast gathered¹ª in²² thy laboursº out of² the field.º 17 Threeº timesº in the yearº all² thy malesº shall appearºª beforeº² the Lordº GOD.º

[14] Ex 34:22; Lv 23:5, 16, 34; Dt 16:16.
[15] Ex 12:14, 43; 13:6; 34:18, 20; Lv 23:5, 10; Nu 9:2; 28:16; Dt 16:1, 16; Jsh 5:10; 2K 23:21; Pv 3:9; Mk 14:12; Lk 22:7; 1Co 5:7.
[16] Ex 22:29; 34:22; Lv 23:9, 34; Nu 28:26; 29:12; Dt 16:9, 13; Ne 8:14; Zc 14:16; Jn 7:2, 37; Ac 2:1.
[17] Ex 34:23; Dt 12:5; 16:16; 31:11; Ps 84:7; Lk 2:42.

Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice.

18 Thou shalt not² offerºª the bloodº of my sacrificeº with² leavened bread;º neither² shall the fatº of my sacrificeº remainºª until² the morning.º 19 The firstº of the firstfruitsº of thy landº thou shalt bringºª into the houseº of the LORDº thy God.º Thou shalt not² seetheºª a kidº in his mother'sº milk.º

[18] Ex 12:8, 10, 15; 34:25; Lv 2:11; 7:12, 15; Dt 16:4.
[19] Ex 22:29; 34:26; Lv 23:10; Nu 18:12; Dt 12:5; 14:21; 26:10; Ne 10:35; Pv 12:10; Jr 10:3; 1Co 15:20; Rv 14:4.

An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him.

20 ¶ Behold,² I² sendºª an Angelº beforeº thee, to keepºª thee in the way,º and to bringºª thee into² the placeº which² I have prepared.ºª 21 Bewareºª ofº² him, and obeyºª his voice,º provokeºª him not;² for² he will not² pardonºª your transgressions:º for² my nameº [is] in² him.¹ 22 But² if² thou shalt indeed¹ª obeyºª his voice,º and doºª all² that² I speak;ºª then I will be an enemyºª² unto thine enemies,ºª and an adversary¹ª²² unto thine adversaries.¹ª² 23 For² mine Angelº shall go¹ª² beforeº thee, and bring¹ª thee in² unto² the Amorites,º and the Hittites,º and the Perizzites,º and the Canaanites,º the Hivites,º and the Jebusites:º and I will cut them off.ºª 24 Thou shalt not² bow downºª to their gods,º nor² serveºª them, nor² doºª after their works:º but² thou shalt utterly¹ª overthrowºª them, and quite¹ª break downºª their images.º 25 And ye shall serveºª² the LORDº your God,º and he shall blessºª² thy bread,º and thy water;º and I will take¹ª sickness¹ awayºª² from the midstº² of thee.

[20] Gn 15:18; 48:16; Ex 3:2; 14:19; 32:34; 33:2, 14; Nu 20:16; Jsh 5:13; 6:2; Ps 91:11; Is 63:9; Mal 3:1; Mt 25:34; Jn 14:3; 1Co 10:9.
[21] Ex 3:14; 32:34; 34:5; Nu 14:11, 35; Dt 18:19; Jsh 24:19; Ps 2:12; 72:19; 78:40, 56; 83:18; Is 7:14; 9:6; 42:8; 45:6; 57:15; Jr 5:7; 23:6; Mt 1:23; 17:5; Jn 5:23; 10:30, 38; 14:9; Ep 4:30; Col 2:9; He 3:10, 11, 16; 10:26; 12:25; 1Jn 5:16; Rv 1:8; 2:8, 23; 3:7.
[22] Gn 12:3; Nu 24:9; Dt 30:7; Jr 30:20; Zc 2:8; Ac 9:4.
[23] Gn 15:19; 34:2; Ex 3:17; 23:20; 32:2; Jsh 24:8; Is 5:13.
[24] Ex 20:5; 32:20; 34:13; Lv 18:3, 26; Nu 33:52; Dt 7:5, 25; 12:3, 30; 2Ch 33:2, 9; 34:3; Ps 101:3; 106:35; Ezk 16:47.
[25] Ex 15:26; Dt 6:13; 7:13, 15; 10:12, 20; 11:13; 13:4; 28:1, 5; Jsh 22:5; 24:14, 21, 24; 1S 7:3; 12:20, 24; Ps 103:3; Is 33:16, 24; Jr 8:2; Mal 3:10; Mt 4:10.

26 ¶ There shall nothing² cast their young,ºª² nor be barren,º in thy land:º² the numberº of thy daysº I will fulfil.ºª 27 I will sendºª² my fearº beforeº thee, and will destroyºª² all² the peopleº to whom² thou shalt come,ºª and I will makeºª² all² thine enemiesºª turn their backsº unto² thee. 28 And I will sendºª² hornetsº beforeº thee, which shall drive outºª² the Hivite,º² the Canaanite,º and the Hittite,º from beforeº² thee. 29 I will not² drive them outºª from beforeº² thee in oneº year;º lest² the landº become² desolate,º and the beastº of the fieldº multiplyº against² thee. 30 By littleº and littleº I will drive them outºª from beforeº² thee, until²² thou be increased,ºª and inheritºª² the land.º 31 And I will setºª² thy boundsº from the Red¹ seaº²² even unto² the seaº of the Philistines,º and from the desertº² unto² the river:º for² I will deliverºª² the inhabitantsºª of the landº into your hand;º and thou shalt drive them outºª beforeº² thee. 32 Thou shalt makeºª no² covenantº with them, nor with their gods.º 33 They shall not² dwellºª in thy land,º lest² they make thee sinºª² against me: for² if thou serveºª² their gods,º it will surely² be² a snareº unto thee.

[26] Gn 25:8; 35:29; Dt 7:14; 28:4; 1Ch 23:1; Jb 5:26; 21:10; 42:17; Ps 55:23; 90:10; 107:38; 144:13; Is 65:20; Mal 3:10.
[27] Gn 35:5; Ex 15:14; Dt 2:25; 7:23; 11:23, 25; Jsh 2:9; 1S 14:15; 2K 7:6; 2Ch 14:14; Ps 18:40.
[28] Dt 7:20; Jsh 24:11.
[29] Dt 7:22; Jsh 15:63; 16:10; 17:12; Jg 3:1.
[31] Gn 15:18; Nu 21:34; 34:3; Dt 3:2; 11:24; Jsh 1:4; 8:7, 18; 10:8, 19; 21:44; 23:14; 24:8; Jg 1:4; 11:21; 1S 23:4; 1K 4:21, 24; 20:13; Ps 72:8.
[32] Ex 34:12, 15; Nu 25:1; Dt 7:2, 16; Jsh 9:14; 2S 21:1; Ps 106:35; 2Co 6:15.
[33] Ex 34:12; Dt 7:16; 12:30; Jsh 23:13; Jg 2:3; 1S 18:21; 1K 14:16; 2Ch 33:9; Ps 106:36; 2Ti 2:26.


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