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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Exodus 23:7 - Justify
Exodus 23:7 - Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep thee far | H7368 | רָחַק |
[Verb] to widen (in any {direction}) that {is} (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or {figuratively} of place or relation) |
| from a false matter | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| and the innocent | H5355 | נָקִי |
[Adjective] innocent |
| and righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
| slay | H2026 | הָרַג |
[Verb] to smite with deadly intent |
| thou not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
| for | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| I will not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
| justify | H6663 | צָדַק |
[Verb] to be (causatively make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) |
| the wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.