You shall not follow [a]the crowd in doing evil, nor shall you [b]testify in a dispute so as to join together with [c]a crowd in order to (A)pervert justice; (B)nor shall you [d]show favor to a poor person in his dispute.

(C)If you encounter your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering away, you must return it to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:2 Lit many
  2. Exodus 23:2 Or answer
  3. Exodus 23:2 Lit many
  4. Exodus 23:3 Lit honor

“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice(A) by siding with the crowd,(B) and do not show favoritism(C) to a poor person in a lawsuit.

“If you come across your enemy’s(D) ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.(E)

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