Exodus 23:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Thou dost not lift up a vain report; thou dost not put thy hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Hebrew
You shall not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

spread
תִשָּׂ֖א (ṯiś·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

a false
שָׁ֑וְא (šāw)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness

report.
שֵׁ֣מַע (šê·ma‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8088: Something heard, a sound, rumor, announcement, audience

Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

join
תָּ֤שֶׁת (tā·šeṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7896: To put, set

the wicked
רָשָׁ֔ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

by being
לִהְיֹ֖ת (lih·yōṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a malicious
חָמָֽס׃ (ḥā·mās)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain

witness.
עֵ֥ד (‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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