Exodus 23:2

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Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

In other translations

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

Hebrew words

לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִהְיֶהtihyehyou must beH1961אַחֲרֵי־'acharei-afterH310רַבִּיםrabimmany [people]H7227לְרָעֹתlera'otto wicked deedsH7451וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808תַעֲנֶהta'anehyou must testifyH6030עַל־'al-onH5921רִבriva case at lawH7379לִנְטֹתlintotby turning asideH5186אַחֲרֵי'achareiafterH310רַבִּיםrabimmany [people]H7227לְהַטֹּת׃lehatotto thrust asideH5186

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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