Exodus 22:28

NETBible

“You must not blaspheme 1  God 2  or curse the ruler of your people.

NIV ©

"Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

NASB ©

"You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

NLT ©

"Do not blaspheme God or curse anyone who rules over you.

MSG ©

"Don't curse God; and don't damn your leaders.

BBE ©

You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

NRSV ©

You shall not revile God, or curse a leader of your people.

NKJV ©

"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

KJV
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nor curse
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NASB ©
"You shall not curse
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a ruler
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of your people
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LXXM
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CONJ
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T-GSM
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N-GSM
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P-GS
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ADV
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NET [draft] ITL
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or
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curse
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the ruler
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of your people
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HEBREW
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NETBible

“You must not blaspheme 1  God 2  or curse the ruler of your people.

NET Notes

1 tn The two verbs in this verse are synonyms: קָלַל (qalal) means “to treat lightly, curse,” and אָרַר (’arar) means “to curse.”

2 tn The word אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) is “gods” or “God.” If taken as the simple plural, it could refer to the human judges, as it has in the section of laws; this would match the parallelism in the verse. If it was taken to refer to God, then the idea of cursing God would be more along the line of blasphemy. B. Jacob says that the word refers to functioning judges, and that would indirectly mean God, for they represented the religious authority, and the prince the civil authority (Exodus, 708).