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Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 452 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תִהְיֶ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tihyeh_1961.htm" title="tih·Yeh: become -- Occurrence 11 of 165.">ṯih-yeh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">You shall</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)<BR> 1a) as an adverb <BR> 1a1) behind (of place) <BR> 1a2) afterwards (of time) <BR> 1b) as a preposition <BR> 1b1) behind, after (of place) <BR> 1b2) after (of time) <BR> 1b3) besides <BR> 1c) as a conjunction <BR> 1c) after that <BR> 1d) as a substantive <BR> 1d1) hinder part <BR> 1e) with other prepositions <BR> 1e1) from behind <BR> 1e2) from following after">310</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 310 -- Occurrence 105 of 715">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַחֲרֵֽי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/acharei_310.htm" title="'a·cha·rei-: after -- Occurrence 40 of 273.">’a-ḥă-rê-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">follow</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj <BR> 1) much, many, great <BR> 1a) much <BR> 1b) many <BR> 1c) abounding in <BR> 1d) more numerous than <BR> 1e) abundant, enough <BR> 1f) great <BR> 1g) strong <BR> 1h) greater than <BR> adv <BR> 1i) much, exceedingly <BR> n m <BR> 2) captain, chief">7227</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7227 -- Occurrence 21 of 462">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רַבִּ֖ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/rabbim_7227.htm" title="rab·Bim: the masses -- Occurrence 4 of 172.">rab-bîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a crowd</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine plural">Adj-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj <BR> 1) bad, evil <BR> 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant <BR> 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) <BR> 1c) evil, displeasing <BR> 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) <BR> 1e) bad (of value) <BR> 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) <BR> 1g) sad, unhappy <BR> 1h) evil (hurtful) <BR> 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) <BR> 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) <BR> 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts <BR> 1j2) deeds, actions <BR> n m <BR> 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity <BR> 2a) evil, distress, adversity <BR> 2b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 2c) evil (ethical) <BR> n f <BR> 3) evil, misery, distress, injury <BR> 3a) evil, misery, distress <BR> 3b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 3c) evil (ethical)">7451</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7451 -- Occurrence 40 of 667">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְרָעֹ֑ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leraot_7451.htm" title="le·ra·'Ot;: to evil -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">lə-rā-‘ōṯ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to do evil</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - feminine plural">Prep-l | N-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 389 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְלֹא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/velo_3808.htm" title="ve·lo-: nor -- Occurrence 110 of 1589.">wə-lō-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">nor</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb - Negative particle">Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6030: 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout <BR> 1a) (Qal)<BR> 1a1) to answer, respond to <BR> 1a2) to testify, respond as a witness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to make answer <BR> 1b2) to be answered, receive answer <BR> 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully <BR> 3) (Qal) to dwell">6030</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6030 -- Occurrence 25 of 329">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תַעֲנֶ֣ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/taaneh_6030.htm" title="ta·'a·Neh: testify -- Occurrence 2 of 8.">ṯa-‘ă-neh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">shall you testify</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep<BR> 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against <BR> 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 472 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/al_5921.htm" title="'al-: in -- Occurrence 322 of 3469.">‘al-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7379.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7379: 1) strife, controversy, dispute <BR> 1a) strife, quarrel <BR> 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law">7379</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7379.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7379 -- Occurrence 3 of 61">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רִ֗ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/riv_7379.htm" title="Riv,: A dispute -- Occurrence 3 of 23.">riḇ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a dispute</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5186: 1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer <BR> 1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent) <BR> 1a3) to bend, turn, incline <BR> 1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down <BR> 1a3b) to bend, bow <BR> 1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to stretch out <BR> 1c2) to spread out <BR> 1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away">5186</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5186 -- Occurrence 28 of 213">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לִנְטֹ֛ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lintot_5186.htm" title="lin·Tot: to turn -- Occurrence 1 of 4.">lin-ṭōṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">so as to turn aside</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)<BR> 1a) as an adverb <BR> 1a1) behind (of place) <BR> 1a2) afterwards (of time) <BR> 1b) as a preposition <BR> 1b1) behind, after (of place) <BR> 1b2) after (of time) <BR> 1b3) besides <BR> 1c) as a conjunction <BR> 1c) after that <BR> 1d) as a substantive <BR> 1d1) hinder part <BR> 1e) with other prepositions <BR> 1e1) from behind <BR> 1e2) from following after">310</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 310 -- Occurrence 106 of 715">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַחֲרֵ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/acharei_310.htm" title="'a·cha·Rei: after -- Occurrence 41 of 273.">’a-ḥă-rê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">after</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj <BR> 1) much, many, great <BR> 1a) much <BR> 1b) many <BR> 1c) abounding in <BR> 1d) more numerous than <BR> 1e) abundant, enough <BR> 1f) great <BR> 1g) strong <BR> 1h) greater than <BR> adv <BR> 1i) much, exceedingly <BR> n m <BR> 2) captain, chief">7227</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7227 -- Occurrence 22 of 462">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רַבִּ֖ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/rabbim_7227.htm" title="rab·Bim: A multitude -- Occurrence 5 of 172.">rab-bîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">many</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine plural">Adj-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5186: 1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer <BR> 1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent) <BR> 1a3) to bend, turn, incline <BR> 1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down <BR> 1a3b) to bend, bow <BR> 1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to stretch out <BR> 1c2) to spread out <BR> 1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away">5186</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5186 -- Occurrence 29 of 213">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְהַטֹּֽת׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lehattot_5186.htm" title="le·hat·Tot.: aside -- Occurrence 1 of 6.">lə-haṭ-ṭōṯ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to pervert [justice]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - 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ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield">to decline</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="'achar (akh-ar') -- after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing)">after</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7227.htm" title="rab (rab) -- (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full">many</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5186.htm" title="natah (naw-taw') -- + afternoon, apply, bow (down, - ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield">to wrest judgment</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/23.htm">שמות 23:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרֵֽי־רַבִּ֖ים לְרָעֹ֑ת וְלֹא־תַעֲנֶ֣ה עַל־רִ֗ב לִנְטֹ֛ת אַחֲרֵ֥י רַבִּ֖ים לְהַטֹּֽת׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/23.htm">שמות 23:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">לא־תהיה אחרי־רבים לרעת ולא־תענה על־רב לנטת אחרי רבים להטת׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/23.htm">שמות 23:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">לא־תהיה אחרי־רבים לרעת ולא־תענה על־רב לנטת אחרי רבים להטת׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/exodus/23.htm">שמות 23:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">לא תהיה אחרי רבים לרעת ולא תענה על רב לנטת אחרי רבים להטת׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/exodus/23-2.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not follow a multitude to <i>do</i> evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest <i>judgment</i>:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">follow</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 32:1-5</span> And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/6-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 6:12</span> And God looked on the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 7:1</span> And the LORD said to Noah, Come you and all your house into the ark; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 19:4,7-9</span> But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/14-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 14:1-10</span> And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/joshua/24-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Joshua 24:15</span> And if it seem evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 15:9</span> But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 19:10</span> And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/31-34.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 31:34</span> Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 1:10,11,15</span> My son, if sinners entice you, consent you not…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 4:14</span> Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/27-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 27:24-26</span> When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/mark/15-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Mark 15:15</span> And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas to …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/23-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 23:23,24,51</span> And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/7-50.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 7:50,51</span> Nicodemus said to them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/24-27.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 24:27</span> But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/25-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 25:9</span> But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/1-32.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 1:32</span> Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/galatians/2-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Galatians 2:11-13</span> But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, …</a></p><p class="hdg">speak or answer to decline</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/23-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 23:6,7</span> You shall not wrest the judgment of your poor in his cause…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Leviticus 19:15</span> You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 1:17</span> You shall not respect persons in judgment; but you shall hear the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/72-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 72:2</span> He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 37:15,21</span> Why the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 38:5,6,9</span> Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 9:9</span> Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/haggai/1-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Haggai 1:4</span> Is it time for you, O you, to dwell in your paneled houses, and this …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2</a> • <a href="/niv/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/exodus/23-2.htm">Exodus 23:2 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/23-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 23:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 23:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/23-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 23:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 23:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>