Éxodo 23:1-9

1 No propagarás falso rumor; no te concertarás con el impío para ser testigo falso.

2 No seguirás a la multitud para hacer el mal, ni testificarás en un pleito inclinándote a la multitud para pervertir la justicia;

3 tampoco serás parcial al pobre en su pleito.

4 Si encuentras extraviado el buey de tu enemigo o su asno, ciertamente se lo devolverás

5 Si ves caído debajo de su carga el asno de uno que te aborrece, no se lo dejarás a él solo, ciertamente lo ayudarás a levantarlo.

6 No pervertirás el derecho de tu hermano menesteroso en su pleito.

7 Aléjate de acusación falsa, y no mates al inocente ni al justo, porque yo no absolveré al culpable.

8 Y no aceptarás soborno, porque el soborno ciega aun al de vista clara y pervierte las palabras del justo.

9 No oprimirás al extranjero, porque vosotros conocéis los sentimientos del extranjero, ya que vosotros también fuisteis extranjeros en la tierra de Egipto.

Éxodo 23:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 23

This chapter contains several laws, chiefly judicial, relating to the civil polity of Israel, as concerning witness borne and judgment made of cases in courts of judicature, without any respect to poor or rich, and without the influence of a bribe, Ex 23:1-3,6-8, concerning doing good to an enemy in case any of his cattle go astray, or fall under their burden, Ex 23:4,5, and of the oppression of a stranger, Ex 23:9, and then follow others concerning the sabbath of the seventh year, and of the seventh day, with a caution against the use of the names of idols, Ex 23:10-13, next are laws concerning the appearance of all their males at the three feasts, Ex 23:14-17, and concerning the slaying of the sacrifice of the passover, and bringing the first of the firstfruits of the land, Ex 23:18,19 and then a promise is made of sending an angel to them to bring them into the land of Canaan, where they should carefully avoid all idolatry, and show a just indignation against it, and serve the Lord, and then it would be well with them, Ex 23:20-26, and particularly it is promised, that the Lord would send his fear, and his hornets, before them, to destroy the inhabitants of the land, and drive out the rest by little and little, until they should possess the utmost borders of it, which are fixed, Ex 23:27-31, and the chapter is concluded with a direction not to make a covenant with these people, or their gods, nor suffer them to dwell among them, lest they should be a snare unto them, Ex 23:32,33.