Exodus 22:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

You shall not revile the gods nor curse the ruler of your people.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מְלֵאָתְךָ֥ וְדִמְעֲךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְאַחֵ֑ר בְּכ֥וֹר בָּנֶ֖יךָ תִּתֶּן־לִּֽי׃

Transliteration

Your mĕlēʾātĕkā and your dimʿăkā not tĕʾaḥēr; bĕkôr bānekā you shall give to me.

Grammar Details

• *mĕlēʾātĕkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix, 'your fullness/abundance'
• *dimʿăkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix, 'your juice/tears'
• *tĕʾaḥēr*: piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, 'you shall delay'
• *bĕkôr*: masculine singular construct, 'firstborn of'
• *bānekā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix, 'your sons'

Word Meanings

• *mĕlēʾātĕkā*: your abundance/fullness/harvest offering
• *dimʿăkā*: your juice/tears/liquid offerings/wine

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Do not hold back offerings from your harvest or your wine presses. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou shalt not revile{H7043} God,{H430} nor curse{H779} a ruler{H5387} of thy people.{H5971}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou shalt not revile{H7043}{(H8762)} the gods{H430}, nor curse{H779}{(H8799)} the ruler{H5387} of thy people{H5971}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thou shalt not rayle vppon the goddes, nether curse the ruelar of thi people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou shalt not speake euell of the Goddes, and the ruler of thy people shall thou not blaspheme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt not raile vpon the Iudges, neither speake euil of the ruler of thy people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Acts 23:5 : 5 Then said Paul, I was not aware, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.
• Eccl 10:20 : 20 Curse not the king, no not in your thought; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.
• Jude 1:8 : 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.
• Exod 21:17 : 17 And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
• Exod 22:8-9 : 8 If the thief is not found, then the owner of the house shall be brought to the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor's goods. 9 For every kind of trespass, whether it is for ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or any lost thing that another claims to be his, both parties shall come before the judges; and he whom the judges convict shall pay double to his neighbor.
• Lev 24:16 : 16 And he who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the stranger as well as the one born in the land, when he blasphemes the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
• 1 Sam 24:6 : 6 And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
• 1 Sam 24:10 : 10 Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the LORD delivered you today into my hand in the cave: and some urged me to kill you: but my eye spared you; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.
• 1 Sam 26:9 : 9 And David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?"
• Ps 32:6 : 6 For this reason, everyone who is godly shall pray to You in a time when You may be found; surely, in the floods of great waters, they shall not come near him.
• Ps 82:1-7 : 1 God stands in the assembly of the mighty; He judges among the gods. 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them from the hand of the wicked. 5 They do not know, nor do they understand; they walk in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6 I have said, 'You are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High.' 7 But you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
• Ps 138:1 : 1 I will praise You with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praise to You.
• John 10:34-35 : 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods? 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken,
• Acts 23:3 : 3 Then Paul said to him, God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?
• Rom 13:2-7 : 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist shall bring judgment upon themselves. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who does evil. 5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake. 6 For this reason, pay your taxes also, for they are God's ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
• Titus 3:1-2 : 1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2 To speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.
• 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
• 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed, and not afraid to speak evil of dignities.