Exodus 23:2

23:2 “You must not follow a crowd ¹  in doing evil things; ²  in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice, ³ 

Exodus 37:8

37:8 one cherub on one end ⁴  and one cherub on the other end. ⁵  He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends.

Exodus 39:19

39:19 They made two rings of gold and put them on the other ⁶  two ends of the breastpiece on its edge, which is on the inner side of the ephod. ⁷ 

[23:2]  ¹ tn The word רָבִּים (rabbim), here rendered “crowd,” is also used infrequently to refer to the “mighty,” people of importance in society (Job 35:9; cf. Lev 19:15).

[23:2]  ² tn For any individual to join a group that is bent on acting wickedly would be a violation of the Law and would incur personal responsibility.

[23:2]  ³ tn Heb “you will not answer in a lawsuit to turn after the crowd to turn.” The form translated “agrees with” (Heb “to turn after”) is a Qal infinitive construct from נָטָה (natah); the same root is used at the end of the verse but as a Hiphil infinitive construct, “to pervert [justice].”

[37:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “from/at [the] end, from this.”

[37:8]  ⁵ tn The repetition of the expression indicates it has the distributive sense.

[39:19]  ⁷ tn Here “other” has been supplied.

[39:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “homeward side.”