Keluaran 23:7

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Haruslah kaujauhkan dirimu dari perkara dusta. Orang yang tidak bersalah dan orang yang benar tidak boleh kaubunuh, sebab Aku tidak akan membenarkan orang yang bersalah.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Haruslah kaujauhkan dirimu dari perkara dusta. Orang yang tidak bersalah dan orang yang benar tidak boleh kaubunuh, sebab Aku tidak akan membenarkan orang yang bersalah.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Jauhkanlah dirimu dari pada perkara yang tiada benar; adapun orang yang tiada bersalah dan yang benar adanya, jangan kamu hukumkan akan mati dibunuh, karena Aku tiada membenarkan orang yang jahat.

Contextual Overview

¹ Thou shalt not haue to do with any false report, neither shalt thou put thine hand with the wicked, to be an vnrighteous witnesse. ² Thou shalt not folow a multitude to do euill, neither shalt thou speake in a matter of iustice according to the greater number, for to peruert iudgement. ³ Neither shalt thou esteeme a poore man in his cause. ⁴ If thou meete thyne enemies oxe or asse goyng astray, thou shalt bryng them to him agayne. ⁵ If thou see the asse of him that hateth thee sincke vnder his burthen, thou shalt not passe by and let him alone, but shalt helpe hym to lyft hym vp agayne. ⁶ Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poore in his suite. ⁷ Kepe thee farre from a false matter, and the innocent and righteous see thou slay not: for I wyll not iustifie the wicked. ⁸ Thou shalt take no gyftes: for gyftes blinde the seyng, and peruert the wordes of the righteous. ⁹ Thou shalt not oppresse a straunger: for ye know the heart of a straunger, seyng ye were straungers in the lande of Egypt.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

far from: Exodus 23:1, Leviticus 19:11, Deuteronomy 19:16-21, Job 22:23, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 4:15, Isaiah 33:15, Luke 3:14, Ephesians 4:25, 1 Thessalonians 5:22

the innocent: Deuteronomy 27:25

for I will not: Exodus 34:7, Proverbs 17:15, Nahum 1:3, Romans 1:18, Romans 2:5, Romans 2:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:16 - a matter Exodus 20:16 - General Exodus 23:2 - to decline Leviticus 19:15 - General Leviticus 19:16 - stand Deuteronomy 1:16 - Hear Deuteronomy 1:17 - ye shall hear Deuteronomy 16:19 - respect Deuteronomy 25:1 - General 1 Kings 8:32 - justifying Psalms 15:5 - nor taketh Psalms 82:2 - judge Psalms 94:21 - condemn Proverbs 24:24 - that Ezekiel 22:12 - taken gifts 1 Timothy 6:10 - the love

Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
And he lift vp his eyes and loked, and loe, three men stoode by hym: And when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed hym selfe towarde the grounde,

Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodome at euen, and Lot sate at the gate of Sodome: and Lot seing [them] rose vp to meete them, and he bowed hym selfe with his face towarde the grounde.

Genesis 23:17
And the fielde of Ephron in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, eue the fielde and the caue that was therein, and all the trees that were in the fielde, and that were in al the borders rounde about, was made sure

Genesis 23:18
Unto Abraham for a possession in the sight of the chyldren of Heth, before all that went in at the gates of the citie.

Proverbs 18:24
A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother.

Hebrews 12:14
Folowe peace with all men, and holynesse, without the which, no man shall see the Lorde:

1 Peter 3:8
In conclusion, be ye all of one minde, of one heart, loue as brethren, be pitiful, be curteous,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Keep thee far from a false matter,.... Or "word" z; from receiving a false testimony, or taking the false or wrong side of a cause, or engaging in a bad one; keep aloof off from it, as much at a distance from it as possible:

and the innocent and the righteous slay thou not; that is, do not condemn them to death, nor join with the majority in their condemnation, if they appear to be innocent and righteous; nor give orders, or join in giving orders to the executioner to put such to death. The Targum of Jonathan is,

"he that goes righteous out of the house of thy judgment (out of the sanhedrim, to which he belonged), and they find out his sin (afterwards), and he that goes out guilty, and they (afterwards) find out his righteousness, do not slay:''

for I will not justify the wicked: the wicked judge in pronouncing an unjust sentence on innocent and righteous men, or if they absolve wicked men, at the same time they put to death the innocent and righteous, God will not justify those wicked men cleared by them, but will, in his own time and way, sooner or later, inflict the deserved punishment on them: this is not contrary to Romans 4:5 for though God justifies the ungodly, he does not justify ungodliness in them, or them in ungodliness, but from it, and that by the imputation of the righteousness of his Son.

z מדבר שקר "a verbo mendacii", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Drusius, Junius & Tremellius, Tigurine version, Fagius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Four precepts evidently addressed to those in authority as judges:

(a) To do justice to the poor. ComparingExodus 23:6; Exodus 23:6 with Exodus 23:3, it was the part of the judge to defend the poor against the oppression of the rich, and the part of the witness to take care lest his feelings of natural pity should tempt him to falsify evidence.

(b) To be cautious of inflicting capital punishment on one whose guilt was not clearly proved. A doubtful case was rather to be left to God Himself, who would “not justify the wicked,” nor suffer him to go unpunished though he might be acquitted by an earthly tribunal. Exodus 23:7.

(c) To take no bribe or present which might in any way pervert judgment Exodus 23:8; compare Num 16:15; 1 Samuel 12:3; Acts 26:26.

(d) To vindicate the rights of the stranger Exodus 23:9 - rather, the foreigner. (Exodus 20:10 note.) This verse is a repetition of Exodus 22:21, but the precept is there addressed to the people at large, while it is here addressed to the judges in reference to their official duties. The caution was perpetually necessary. Compare Ezekiel 22:7; Malachi 3:5. The word rendered “heart” is more strictly “soul,” and would be better represented here by feelings.