Exodus 23:8
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7810 [e]וְשֹׁ֖חַד
wə-šō-ḥaḏ
And bribeConj-w | N-ms
3808 [e]לֹ֣א
notAdv-NegPrt
3947 [e]תִקָּ֑ח
ṯiq-qāḥ
you shall takeV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
3588 [e]כִּ֤י
forConj
7810 [e]הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙
haš-šō-ḥaḏ
the bribeArt | N-ms
5786 [e]יְעַוֵּ֣ר
yə-‘aw-wêr
blindsV-Piel-Imperf-3ms
6493 [e]פִּקְחִ֔ים
piq-ḥîm
the clear-sightedAdj-mp
5557 [e]וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף
wî-sal-lêp̄
and pervertsConj-w | V-Piel-ConjImperf-3ms
1697 [e]דִּבְרֵ֥י
diḇ-rê
the wordsN-mpc
6662 [e]צַדִּיקִֽים׃
ṣad-dî-qîm
of the righteousAdj-mp





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open - [eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.

King James Bible
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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