Exodus 22:28

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For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.	Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.	Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt not revile^H7043 the gods^H430, nor curse^H779 the ruler^H5387 of thy people^H5971.

Original Hebrew

אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְקַלֵּל וְנָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ לֹא תָאֹר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אֱלֹהִ֖ים	'E.lo.Him	H430	HNcmpa	God
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
תְקַלֵּ֑ל	te.ka.Lel	H7043	HVpi2ms	you must curse
וְ/נָשִׂ֥יא	ve./na.Si'	H5387	HC/Ncmsa	and/ a leader
בְ/עַמְּ/ךָ֖	ve./'a.me./Kha	H5971	HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms	among/ people/ your
לֹ֥א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
תָאֹֽר	ta.'Or	H779	HVqi2ms	you must curse

Strong's References

H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
H779 — אָרַר (ʼârar, aw-rar'): a primitive root; to execrate; [idiom] bitterly curse.
H5387 — נָשִׂיא (nâsîyʼ, naw-see'): or נָשִׂא (nâsiʼ); from נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ) H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist; captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
H7043 — קָלַל (qâlal, kaw-lal'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.); abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

nor curse — Exodus 21:17, 1 Samuel 24:6, 1 Samuel 24:10, 1 Samuel 26:9, Ecclesiastes 10:20, Acts 23:3, Acts 23:5, Romans 13:2-7, Titus 3:1-2, 1 Peter 2:17, 2 Peter 2:10, Jude 1:8
the gods — Exodus 22:8-9, Psalms 32:6, Psalms 82:1-7, Psalms 138:1, John 10:34-35

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: NATION, THE
Torrey’s: HIGH PRIEST, THE; KINGS; REVILING AND REPROACHING
Nave’s: CITIZENS; JUDGE; LOYALTY; QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS; REVERENCE; SPEAKING

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