Online Bible

Book of Exodus, Chapter 23

Twitter · Facebook
Exodus 23 NWT - New World TranslationExodus 23 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 23 of Exodus—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ “You must not take up an untrue report.1 Do not cooperate with a wicked one by becoming a witness who schemes violence.2
  2. You must not follow after the crowd[a] for evil ends;3 and you must not testify over a controversy so as to turn aside with the crowd in order to pervert justice.[b]4
  3. As for the lowly one, you must not show preference in a controversy of his.5
  4. ¶ “Should you come upon your enemy’s bull or his ass going astray, you are to return it without fail to him.6
  5. Should you see the ass of someone who hates you lying down under its load, then you must refrain from leaving him. With him you are without fail to get it loose.7
  6. ¶ “You are not to pervert the judicial decision of your poor man in his controversy.8
  7. ¶ “You are to keep far from a false word.9 And do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I shall not declare the wicked one righteous.10
  8. ¶ “You are not to accept a bribe,[c] for the bribe blinds clear-sighted men and can distort the words of righteous men.11
  9. ¶ “And you must not oppress an alien resident,12 as YOU yourselves have known the soul[d] of the alien resident,[e] because YOU became alien residents in the land of Egypt.13
  10. ¶ “And for six years you are to sow your land with seed and you must gather its produce.14
  11. But the seventh year you are to leave it uncultivated and you must let it lie fallow,15 and the poor ones of your people must eat of it; and what is left over by them the wild beasts of the field are to eat.16 That is the way you are to do with your vineyard and your olive grove.
  12. ¶ “Six days you are to do your work;17 but on the seventh day you are to desist,[f] in order that your bull and your ass may rest and the son of your slave girl and the alien resident may refresh themselves.18
  13. ¶ “And YOU are to be on your guard respecting all that I have said to YOU;19 and YOU must not mention the name of other gods. It should not be heard upon your mouth.20
  14. ¶ “Three times in the year you are to celebrate a festival to me.21
  15. You will keep the festival of unfermented cakes.22 You will eat unfermented cakes23 seven days, just as I have commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Aʹbib,24 because in it you came out of Egypt. And they must not appear[g] before me empty-handed.25
  16. Also, the festival of harvest of the first ripe fruits26 of your labors, of what you sow in the field;27 and the festival of ingathering at the outgoing of the year, when you gather in your labors from the field.28
  17. On three occasions in the year every male of yours will appear before the face of the [true] Lord,[h] Jehovah.[i]29
  18. ¶ “You must not sacrifice along with what is leavened the blood of my sacrifice. And the fat of my festival should not stay overnight until morning.30
  19. ¶ “The best[j] of the first ripe fruits of your ground you are to bring to the house of Jehovah your God.31
    ¶ “You must not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.32
  20. ¶ “Here I am sending an angel33 ahead of you to keep you on the road and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.34
  21. Watch yourself because of him and obey his voice. Do not behave rebelliously against him, for he will not pardon YOUR transgression;35 because my name is within him.[k]
  22. However, if you strictly obey his voice and really do all that I shall speak,36 then I shall certainly be hostile to your enemies and harass those who harass you.37
  23. For my angel will go ahead of you and will indeed bring you to the Amʹor·ites and the Hitʹtites and the Perʹiz·zites and the Caʹnaan·ites, the Hiʹvites and the Jebʹu·sites, and I shall certainly efface them.38
  24. You must not bow down to their gods or be induced to serve them, and you must not make anything like their works,39 but you will without fail throw them down and you will without fail break down their sacred pillars.40
  25. And YOU must serve Jehovah YOUR God,41 and he will certainly bless your bread and your water;42 and I shall indeed turn malady away from your midst.43
  26. Neither a woman suffering an abortion[l] nor a barren woman will exist in your land.44 I shall make the number of your days full.45
  27. ¶ “And I shall send the fright of me ahead of you,46 and I shall certainly throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I shall indeed give the back of the neck of all your enemies to you.[m]47
  28. And I will send the feeling of dejection[n] ahead of you,48 and it will simply drive the Hiʹvites, the Caʹnaan·ites and the Hitʹtites out from before you.49
  29. I shall not drive them out from before you in one year, that the land may not become a desolate waste and the wild beasts of the field really multiply against you.50
  30. Little by little I shall drive them out from before you, until you become fruitful and really take possession of the land.51
  31. ¶ “And I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Phi·lisʹtines and from the wilderness to the River;[o]52 because I shall give into YOUR hand the inhabitants of the land, and you[p] will certainly drive them out from before yourself.53
  32. You are not to conclude a covenant with them or their gods.54
  33. They should not dwell in your land, that they may not cause you to sin against me. In case you should serve[q] their gods, it would become a snare to you.”55

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit., “many.”
  2. ^ “In order to shut out justice (judgment),” LXX; M ­omits “justice”; but compare De 24:17.
  3. ^ Or, “gift; present.”
  4. ^ Or, “the state of existence.” Heb., neʹphesh; Gr., psy·khenʹ.
  5. ^ “Alien resident.” Gr., pro·se·lyʹtou.
  6. ^ Or, “take a rest; keep sabbath.”
  7. ^ “You must not appear,” LXXVg.
  8. ^ “The [true] Lord.” Heb., ha·ʼA·dhonʹ; Gr., Ky·riʹou. See App 1H.
  9. ^ “Jehovah,” MSam; LXXSyVgc, “your God.”
  10. ^ Or, “choice; chief.” Lit., “beginning.”
  11. ^ That is, the “angel” as Jehovah’s representative, to act in his name.
  12. ^ Or, “a casting of her young.”
  13. ^ Or, “I shall indeed make all your enemies turn tail before you.”
  14. ^ “Feeling of dejection.” Gr., sphe·kiʹas; Lat., cra·broʹnes, “hornets.” Koehler’s Kleine Lichter, Zurich, 1945, shows that the Heb. word hats·tsir·ʽahʹ corresponds with the Arabic word that means “dejectedness; discouragement; abasement.” But in the past, scholars have understood the Heb. word as a metaphor to designate “ills and calamities.” See De 7:20 and Jos 24:12, the only other places this expression occurs in M.
  15. ^ LXX adds “Euphrates.”
  16. ^ “You,” MSy; SamLXXVg, “I.”
  17. ^ Or, “you should worship.” Heb., tha·ʽavodhʹ.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Le 19:16; Pr 6:19; 10:18; Jn 8:44
  2. ^ De 19:18; Pr 19:5; Mt 26:59; Ac 6:11; Re 12:10
  3. ^ Pr 1:10, 11; 1Co 15:33; 1Pe 4:4
  4. ^ Jb 31:34; Lu 23:23; Ac 25:9; Ro 1:32
  5. ^ Le 19:15; Jm 3:17
  6. ^ Pr 25:21; 1Th 5:15
  7. ^ De 22:4; Lu 6:27; Ro 12:21
  8. ^ De 16:19; 2Ch 19:7; Am 5:12
  9. ^ Le 19:11; Lu 3:14; Eph 4:25
  10. ^ Pr 17:15; Na 1:3; Ro 1:18; 2:6
  11. ^ 1Sa 8:3; 12:3; Pr 17:23; Ec 7:7
  12. ^ Eze 22:7
  13. ^ Le 19:34; De 10:19
  14. ^ Le 25:3
  15. ^ Le 25:4
  16. ^ Ps 147:9
  17. ^ Ex 20:9; Lu 13:14
  18. ^ De 5:14
  19. ^ De 4:9; 1Ti 4:16; Heb 12:15
  20. ^ De 12:3; Jos 23:7; Ho 2:17
  21. ^ De 16:16
  22. ^ Le 23:6; Lu 22:7
  23. ^ 1Co 5:8
  24. ^ Ex 12:18
  25. ^ De 16:17
  26. ^ Jm 1:18; Re 14:4
  27. ^ Le 23:10; Nu 28:26; De 16:9; Ac 2:1
  28. ^ De 16:13; Ne 8:14; Jn 7:2, 37
  29. ^ De 12:5
  30. ^ Ex 12:10; Le 7:15
  31. ^ Ex 34:26; Nu 18:12; Ne 10:35; 1Co 15:20
  32. ^ De 14:21; Pr 12:10
  33. ^ Ex 14:19
  34. ^ Nu 20:16
  35. ^ Nu 14:35; Jos 24:19; Heb 12:25
  36. ^ Ex 19:5; De 30:8
  37. ^ Ge 12:3; De 30:7
  38. ^ Ex 34:11; Jos 5:13; 24:8
  39. ^ Ex 20:5; Le 18:3; De 12:30; 2Ch 33:2
  40. ^ Ex 20:3; Nu 33:52; 2Ch 34:3
  41. ^ De 6:13; 10:12; Jos 22:5; Mt 4:10
  42. ^ De 7:13; Ml 3:10
  43. ^ De 7:15; Ps 103:3
  44. ^ De 7:14; 28:4
  45. ^ Ex 20:12; Ps 92:14
  46. ^ De 2:25; Jos 2:9
  47. ^ De 7:23
  48. ^ De 7:20; Jos 2:11
  49. ^ Jos 24:11
  50. ^ De 7:22
  51. ^ De 9:4; Ps 80:8
  52. ^ Ge 15:18; De 1:7; Jos 1:4; 1Ki 4:21
  53. ^ Jg 1:4; 11:21
  54. ^ Ex 34:12; Nu 25:2; De 7:2; 2Co 6:14
  55. ^ Jos 23:13; Jg 1:28; 2:3; Ps 106:36

Read Exodus Chapter 23 in other Bible versions:

Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

  10. EmpiralEmpiral
    Jul 4, 2025 19:06 GMT

    I live in Dover, Delaware. My boyfriend Juan Tover and I have been dating for the past 4 yrs we were to get married in September of this year but it never happened..he constantly messes around with his ex's and other females every time he got caught he apologized and tell me to forgive him and I keep taking him back because I'm truly in love with this man but after a while he started messing around again...what can I do to make this man to love me and stop the messing around so we could get married and start our family? I am very happy I contacted Priest Salami regarding my problem. My boyfriend is now my HUSBAND. We got married 2 weeks ago in the United Church in Dover. My problem was solved. I am extremely happy to put his email purenaturalhealer@gmail.com  to anyone out there looking to solve his/her relationship problem. You can also WhatsApp him with his mobile number +2348105150446
    Visit his Facebook page facebook.com/priestsalami

  • Showing 1 - 10 of 10
NOTE: You are replying to 's comment. [Cancel]