Exodus
Chapter 23
Verse 8
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Exodus 23

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

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Source Text Study

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

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

11 relevance votes

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

10 relevance votes

Isaiah 5:23

Who justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

9 relevance votes

Proverbs 15:27

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

8 relevance votes

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

6 relevance votes

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

5 relevance votes

Psalms 26:10

In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

5 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

5 relevance votes

Ezekiel 22:12

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained from thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 17:8

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

4 relevance votes

Amos 5:12

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right .

4 relevance votes
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