Exodus
Chapter 23
Verse 8
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Exodus 23

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8 “You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Exodus 23:8. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 58
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וְשֹׁ֖חַד לֹ֣א תִקָּ֑ח כִּ֤י הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ יְעַוֵּ֣ר פִּקְחִ֔ים וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽים׃

10 word entries
וְשֹׁ֖חַד
Lemma
c/7810
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H7810
Occurrences
3
לֹ֣א
Lemma
3808
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
3277
תִקָּ֑ח
Lemma
3947
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3947
Occurrences
420
כִּ֤י
Lemma
3588 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3588
Occurrences
4218
הַשֹּׁ֨חַד֙
Lemma
d/7810
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H7810
Occurrences
3
יְעַוֵּ֣ר
Lemma
5786
Morphology
Hebrew: verb piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H5786
Occurrences
5
פִּקְחִ֔ים
Lemma
6493
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H6493
Occurrences
2
וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף
Lemma
c/5557
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H5557
Occurrences
3
דִּבְרֵ֥י
Lemma
1697
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1697
Occurrences
866
צַדִּיקִֽים
Lemma
6662
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H6662
Occurrences
160
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Καὶ δῶρα οὐ λήψῃ· τὰ γὰρ δῶρα ἐκτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς βλεπόντων, καὶ λυμαῖνεται ῥήματα δίκαια.

14 word entries
Καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
δῶρα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
doron
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
gift, offering
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Gift or offering.
Occurrences
141
οὐ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
λήψῃ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
lepse
Morphology
verb, aorist active subjunctive 3rd singular or future middle indicative 2nd singular
Gloss
he/she/it may take; you will take
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To take, receive, or obtain.
Occurrences
894
τὰ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
γὰρ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
γάρ
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
postpositive explanatory conjunction
Gloss
for, because
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Explanatory or causal conjunction.
Occurrences
1390
δῶρα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
doron
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
gift, offering
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Gift or offering.
Occurrences
141
ἐκτυφλοῖ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
ektyphloi
Morphology
nominative plural masculine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
ὀφθαλμοὺς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
ophthalmous
Morphology
noun, masculine accusative plural
Gloss
eyes
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Eye; by extension sight or perception.
Occurrences
553
βλεπόντων
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
bleponton
Morphology
Greek -ων form; often genitive plural noun/adjective or nominative masculine participle
Gloss
of ... / being ...
Part of Speech
participle/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
λυμαῖνεται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
lymainetai
Morphology
verb, present/future middle-passive form, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
ῥήματα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
rhema
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
word, saying, matter
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Spoken word, saying, or matter.
Occurrences
403
δίκαια
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
dikaia
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
24
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

וְשׁוֹחֲדָא לָא תְקַבֵּל אֲרֵי שׁוֹחֲדָא מְעַוֵר עֵינֵי חַכִּימִין וּמְקַלְקֵל פִּתְגָמִין תְּרִיצִין:

11 word entries
וְשׁוֹחֲדָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wshwchd'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
2
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
1040
תְקַבֵּל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tqbl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
30
אֲרֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ארי
Transliteration
'ry
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
989
שׁוֹחֲדָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shwchd'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
2
מְעַוֵר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
עור
Transliteration
m'wr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
8
עֵינֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'yny
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
53
חַכִּימִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chkymyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
7
וּמְקַלְקֵל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wmqlql
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
פִּתְגָמִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ptgmyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
5
תְּרִיצִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
trytsyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
2
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܫܘܚܕܐ ܠܐ ܬܣ̣ܒ. ܡܛܠ ܕܫܘܚܕܐ ܡܥܘܪ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܒܕܝܢ̣ܐ. ܘܡܗܦ̣ܟ ܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܙ̈ܟܝܐ.

12 word entries
ܫܘܚܕܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
CWXD>
Morphology
C&WX(WD/~>
Occurrences
0
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
L>
Morphology
L>
Occurrences
0
ܬܣ̣ܒ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
TS#B
Morphology
!T!(NSB[
Occurrences
0
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MVL
Morphology
MVL
Occurrences
0
ܕܫܘܚܕܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DCWXD>
Morphology
D-C&WX(WD/~>
Occurrences
0
ܡܥܘܪ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
M<WR
Morphology
!M!<WR=[/:d
Occurrences
0
ܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
<JN"JHWN
Morphology
<JN/J-HWN
Occurrences
0
ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DXKJ"M>
Morphology
D-XKJM/(J~>
Occurrences
0
ܒܕܝܢ̣ܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
BDJN#>
Morphology
B-DJN=/~>
Occurrences
0
ܘܡܗܦ̣ܟ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
WMHP#K
Morphology
W-!M!](>]HPK[/
Occurrences
0
ܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
M"LJHWN
Morphology
ML(>/J-HWN
Occurrences
0
ܕܙ̈ܟܝܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DZ"KJ>
Morphology
D-ZKJ=/(J~>
Occurrences
0
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Nec accipies munera, quæ etiam excæcant prudentes, et subvertunt verba justorum.

11 word entries
nec
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nec
Transliteration
nec
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
750
accipias
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
accipio
Transliteration
accipias
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
632
munera
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
munus
Transliteration
munera
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
118
quae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
quae
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
excaecant
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
excaeco
Transliteration
excaecant
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
8
etiam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
etiam
Transliteration
etiam
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
326
prudentes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
prudens
Transliteration
prudentes
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
60
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
subvertunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
subvertunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
84
verba
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uerbum
Transliteration
verba
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1162
iustorum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
iustus
Transliteration
iustorum
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
427

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

11 relevance votes

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

10 relevance votes

Isaiah 5:23

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

9 relevance votes

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

8 relevance votes

1 Samuel 8:3

His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

6 relevance votes

Deuteronomy 10:17

For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons or take bribes.

5 relevance votes

Psalms 26:10

in whose hands is wickedness; their right hand is full of bribes.

5 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

5 relevance votes

Ezekiel 22:12

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord Yahweh.

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

4 relevance votes

Amos 5:12

For I know how many are your offenses, and how great are your sins— you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn away the needy in the courts.

4 relevance votes
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