| NETBible | Keep your distance 1 from a false charge 2 – do not kill the innocent and the righteous, 3 for I will not justify the wicked. 4 |
| NIV © |
Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty. |
| NASB © |
"Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty. |
| NLT © |
"Keep far away from falsely charging anyone with evil. Never put an innocent or honest person to death. I will not allow anyone guilty of this to go free. |
| MSG © |
"Stay clear of false accusations. Don't contribute to the death of innocent and good people. I don't let the wicked off the hook. |
| BBE © |
Keep yourselves far from any false business; never let the upright or him who has done no wrong be put to death: for I will make the evil-doer responsible for his sin. |
| NRSV © |
Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty. |
| NKJV © |
"Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked. |
| KJV | Keep thee far <07368> (8799) from a false <08267> matter <01697>_; and the innocent <05355> and righteous <06662> slay <02026> (8799) thou not: for I will not justify <06663> (8686) the wicked <07563>_. |
| NASB © |
"Keep <7368> far <7368> from a false <8267> charge <1697> , and do not kill <2026> the innocent <5355> or the righteous <6662> , for I will not acquit <6663> the guilty .<7563> |
| LXXM | apo <575> PREP pantov <3956> A-GSN rhmatov <4487> N-GSN adikou <94> A-GSN aposthsh {V-FMI-2S} aywon <121> A-ASM kai <2532> CONJ dikaion <1342> A-ASM ouk <3364> ADV apokteneiv <615> V-FAI-2S kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV dikaiwseiv <1344> V-FAI-2S ton <3588> T-ASM asebh <765> A-ASM eneken {PREP} dwrwn <1435> N-GPN |
| NET [draft] ITL | Keep <07368> your distance <07368> from a false <08267> charge <01697> – do not <0408> kill <02026> the innocent <05355> and the righteous <06662> , for <03588> I will not <03808> justify <06663> the wicked .<07563> |
| HEBREW | esr <07563> qydua <06663> al <03808> yk <03588> grht <02026> la <0408> qyduw <06662> yqnw <05355> qxrt <07368> rqs <08267> rbdm (23:7) <01697> |
| NETBible | Keep your distance 1 from a false charge 2 – do not kill the innocent and the righteous, 3 for I will not justify the wicked. 4 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Or “stay away from,” or “have nothing to do with.” 2 tn Heb “a false matter,” this expression in this context would have to be a case in law that was false or that could only be won by falsehood. 3 tn The two clauses probably should be related: the getting involved in the false charge could lead to the death of an innocent person (so, e.g., Naboth in 1 Kgs 21:10-13). 4 sn God will not declare right the one who is in the wrong. Society should also be consistent, but it cannot see the intents and motives, as God can. |