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Targum Jonathan on Exodus Chapter 23

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עַמִּי בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל לָא תְקַבְּלוּן מִילֵי שִׁיקְרָא מִגַּבְרָא דְּיֵיכוּל קוֹרְצִין בְּחַבְרֵיהּ קֳדָמָךְ וְלָא תְשַׁוֵּי יְדָךְ עִם רַשִׁיעָא דִיהֵי סָהִיד שְׁקָר

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Sons of Israel My people, take not up lying words from a man who accuseth his neighbour before thee, nor put thine hand with the wicked to become a false witness.

עַמִּי בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל לָא תֶהֱווֹן בָּתַר סַגִּיאִין לְמַבְאֲשָׁא אֱלָהֵן לִמְטַיְיבָא וְלָא יִתְמְנַע חַד מִנְכוֹן לְמַלְפָא זְכוּ עַל חַבְרֵיהּ בְּדִינָא לְמֵימַר הָא בָּתַר סַגִּיאֵי דִינָא סָטֵי

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Sons of Israel My people, you shall not go after the many to do evil, but to do good; and no one among you shall restrain himself from affirming justly concerning his neighbour in the judgment, by saying, Behold, the judgment sides with the many.

וּמִסְכְּנָא דְאִתְחַיֵּיב בְּדִינֵיהּ לָא תִיסַב לֵיהּ אַפִּין לִמְרַחֲמָא עֲלוֹי אֲרוּם לֵית מִיסַב אַפִּין בְּדִינָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And to the poor man who is guilty in his cause, thou shalt not be partial in having compassion upon him; for there must not be respect of persons in judgment.

אִין תֶּאֱרַע תּוֹרָא דְסַנְאָךְ דְּאַתְּ סָנֵי לֵיהּ עַל חוֹבָתָא דְאַנְתְּ יְדַע בֵּיהּ בִּלְחוֹדָךְ אוֹ חַמְרָא דְטָעֵי מִן אָרְחָא אָתָבָא תִתְבִינֵיהּ לֵיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

If thou meet the ox of thine enemy whom thou dislikest on account of the wickedness which thou only knowest is in him, or an ass that wandereth from the way, thou shalt surely bring it to him.

אִין תֶּחֱמֵי חַמְרָא דְסַנְאָךְ דְּאַנְתְּ סָנֵי לֵיהּ עַל חוֹבָתָא דְאַנְתְּ יְדַע בֵּיהּ בִּלְחוֹדָךְ רְבִיעַ תְּחוֹת טוֹנֵיהּ וְתִמְנוֹעַ לְנַפְשָׁךְ מִלְמִקְרוֹב לֵיהּ מִשְׁבּוֹק תִּשְׁבּוֹק בְּהַהִיא שַׁעְתָּא יַת סָנָא דִבְלִבָּךְ עֲלוֹי וְתִפְרוֹק וְתִטְעוֹן עִמֵּיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

If thou seest the ass of thy enemy whom thou dislikest on account of the wickedness which thou only knowest to be in him, lying under his burden, and thou wouldst refrain thyself from going near him, thou shalt relinquish at once the dislike of thy heart against (thy enemy), and release and take care of the ass (or, charge thyself with him).

עַמִּי בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל לָא תַצְלוּן דִּין מִסְכֵּינָא בְּדִינֵיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Sons of Israel My people, ye shall not warp the judgment of the poor in his cause.

מִפִּתְגַם שִׁיקְרָא הֲוֵי רָחִיק וְדִי נְפַק זַכְּאַי מִבֵּי דִינָךְ וְאַשְׁכָּחוּ לֵיהּ חוֹבָתֵיהּ וְדִי נְפַק חַיָּיב וְאַשְׁכָּחוּ לֵיהּ זְכוּ לָא תִקְטֵיל אֲרוּם לָא הֲוֵינָא מְזַכֵּי לֵיהּ אִין הוּא חַיָּיבָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

From a false matter keep distant. And when one hath gone forth from thy house of justice acquitted, and they (afterwards) find out his guilt; or one hath been brought out condemned, and they (afterward) find out his innocence,-­thou shalt not put him to death; for I will not hold (the former) innocent, nor the latter guilty.

וְשׁוֹחֲדָא לָא תְקַבֵּיל אֲרוּם שׁוֹחֲדָא מְסַמֵּי עֵינוֹי נַסְבוֹי וּמְטַלְטֵל חַכִּימַיָא מִמוֹתְבָנֵיהוֹן וּמְקַלְקֵל פִּתְגָּמִין תְּרִיצִין דְּמִכְתָּבִין בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא וּמְעַרְבֵב מִילֵי זַכָּאִין בְּפוּמְהוֹן בְּשַׁעַת דִּינָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And thou mayest not receive a bribe; for a bribe blindeth their eyes who have taken it, and casteth down the wise from their seats, and perverteth the right words which are written in the law, and confoundeth the words that are in the mouth of the innocent in the hour of judgment.

וּלְגִיּוּרָא לָא תְעִיקוּן וְאַתּוּן חַכִּימְתּוּן יַת אֲנִיק נְפַשׁ גִּיּוֹרָא אֲרוּם דַּיְירִין הֲוֵיתוּן בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Thou shalt not oppress the stranger; for ye know the sigh of a stranger's soul; because ye were sojourners in the land of Mizraim.

וְשִׁית שְׁנִין תִּדְרַע יַת אַרְעָךְ וְתִכְנוֹשׁ יַת עֲלַלְתָּא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather the produce;

וּשְׁבִיעִיתָא תִּשְׁמְטִינָא מִפּוּלְחָנָא וְתַפְקַר פֵּירָהָא וְיֵיכְלוּן מִסְכֵּינֵי עַמָּא וְשִׁיּוּרְהוֹן תֵּיכוּל חֵיוַת בָּרָא כְּדֵין תַּעֲבֵיד לְכַרְמָךְ לְזֵיתָךְ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

but the seventh year thou shalt exempt it from labour, and give up the fruit of it to be eaten by the poor of My people; and what they leave shall be eaten by the beasts of the field. And in like manner shalt thou do with thy vine and olive grounds.

שִׁיתָּא יוֹמִין תַּעֲבֵד עוּבְדָךְ וּבְיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה תִּנּוּחַ מִן בִּגְלַל דִּינוּחוּן תּוֹרָךְ וְחַמְרָךְ וְיִשְׁקוֹט בַּר אַמְתָךְ עַרְלָאָה וְגִיּוֹרָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Six days do thy work, and on the seventh day repose, that thy ox and thy ass may rest, and that the uncircumcised son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may rest.

וּבְכָל פִּקּוּדַיָא דְאָמְרִית לְכוֹן תִּסְתַּמְּרוּן וְשׁוּם טַעֲוַות עַמְמַיָא לָא תִדְכְּרוּן לָא יִשְׁתְּמַע עַל פּוּמְכוֹן

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And of all the precepts that I have spoken to you, be carefull; and the names of the idols of the Gentiles remember not, nor let them be heard upon your lips.

תְּלָתָא זִמְנִין תְּחַגּוּן קֳדָמַי בְּשַׁתָּא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Three times in the year thou shalt keep festival before Me.

יַת חַגָּא דְפַטִירַיָיא תִּנְטוֹר שׁוּבְעָא יוֹמִין תֵּיכוֹל פַּטִּירָא הֵיכְמָא דְפַקֵידְתָּךְ לִזְמַן יַרְחָא דְאַבִּיבָא אֲרוּם בֵּיהּ נְפַקְתְּ מִמִּצְרַיִם וְלָא יִתְחַמּוּן קֳדָמַי רֵיקָנִין

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

The feast of unleavened cakes thou shalt keep. Seven days thou art to eat unleavened bread, as I have instructed thee, in the time of the month of Abiba, because in it thou camest forth from Mizraim; and you shall not appear before Me empty.

וְחַגָא דְחַצְדָא בִּכּוּרֵי עוּבְדָךְ דְּתִזְרַע בְּחַקְלָא וְחַגָא דִּכְנָשָׁא בְּמִפְקָא דְשַׁתָּא בְּמִכְנְשָׁךְ יַת עוּבְדָךְ מִן חַקְלָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And the feast of the harvest first-fruits of the work thou didst sow in the field; and the feast of gathering, at the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy work from the field.

תְּלָתָא זִמְנִין בְּשַׁתָּא יִתְחַמּוּן כָּל דְּכוּרָךְ קֳדָם רִבּוֹן עַלְמָא יְיָ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord the Ruler of the world.

עַמִּי בְנֵי יִשְרָאֵל לָא תֵכְסוּן כַּד דְּחָמִיעַ בְּבָתֵּיכוֹן דָּם נִכְסַת פִּיסְחִי וְלָא יְבִית בַּר מִן מַדְבְּחָא תַּרְבֵּי נִכְסַת פִּסְחִי עַד צַפְרָא לָא מִן בִּשְרָא דְתֵיכְלוּן בְּרַמְשָׁא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Sons of Israel My people, while there is leaven in your houses you may not immolate the bloody sacrifice of My Pascha; nor shall the fat of the sacrifice of My Pascha remain without the altar until morning, nor of the flesh that you eat in the evening.

שֵׁירוּי בִּיכוּרֵי פֵּירֵי אַרְעָךְ תַּיְתֵי לְבֵית מַקְדְּשָׁא דַיְיָ אֱלָהָךְ עַמִּי בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל לֵית אַתּוּן רְשָׁאִין לָא לִמְבַשְׁלָא וְלָא לְמֵיכוּל בְּשַר וַחֲלַב מְעַרְבִין כַּחֲדָא דְלָא יִתְקַף רוּגְזִי וְאִיבְשֵׁיל עִיבּוּרֵיכוֹן דְּגָנָא וְקַשָׁא תְּרֵיהוֹן כַּחֲדָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

The first of the choice fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring to the sanctuary of the Lord thy God. My people of the house of Israel, you are not permitted to dress or to eat of flesh and milk mingled together, lest I be greatly displeased; and I prepare you the wheat and the straw together for your food.

הָא אֲנָא מְשַׁגֵּר מַלְאָכָא קֳדָמָךְ לְמִטְרָךְ בְּאָרְחָא וּלְאַעֲלוּתָךְ לַאֲתַר שְׁכִינְתִּי דְאִיתְקֵינִית

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Behold, I will send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee in to the place of My habitation which I have prepared.

אִיזְדַהַר מִן קֳדָמוֹי וְקַבֵּיל לְמֵימְרֵיהּ לָא תְסָרֵיב עַל מִילוֹי אֲרוּם לָא יִשְׁבּוֹק לְחוֹבֵיכוֹן אֲרוּם בִּשְׁמִי מֵימְרֵיהּ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Be circumspect before Him, and obey His word, and be not rebellious against His words; for He will not forgive your sins, because His word is in My Name.

אֲרוּם אִין קַבָּלָא תְקַבֵּיל לְמֵימְרֵיהּ וְתַעֲבֵיד כָּל דַּאֲמַלֵּיל עַל יְדוֹי וְאַסְגֵי יַת סַנְאָךְ וְאָעִיק לְמֵיעִיקְיָךְ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

For if thou wilt indeed hearken to His Word, and do all that I speak by Him, I will be the enemy of thy enemy, and will trouble them who trouble thee.

אֲרוּם יְטַיֵיל מַלְאָכִי קֳדָמָךְ וְיֵעָלִינָךְ לְוַת אֱמוֹרָאֵי וְחִיתָּאֵי וּפְרִיזָאֵי וּכְנַעֲנָאֵי חִיוָאֵי וִיבוּסָאֵי וְאֵישֵׁיצִינוּן

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

For My Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee to the Amoraee, and Pherizaee, and Kenaanaee, Hivaee, and Jebusaee; and I will destroy them.

לָא תִסְגְּדוּן לְטַעֲוַותְהוֹן וְלָא תִפְלְחִינוּן וְלָא תַעַבְדוּן כְּעוֹבְדֵיהוֹן בִּישַׁיָּיא אֲרוּם מְפַכְרָא תִּפְכַר בֵּית סְגוּדְהוֹן וְתִבְרָא תְּתַבֵּר קָמְתֵי צִילְמֵיהוֹן

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Thou shalt not worship their idols, nor serve them, nor do after their evil works; but thou shalt utterly demolish the house of their worship, and break the statues of their images.

וְתִפְלְחוּן קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָכוֹן וִיבָרֵךְ יַת מְזוֹנֵי מֵיכְלָךְ וּמִשְׁתַּיָּיךְ וְאַעֲדֵי מְחַת מָרִירְתָּא מִגַּוָּוךְ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And you shall do service before the Lord our God and He will bless the provision of thy food and thy drinks, and remove the bitter plague from among thee.

לָא תְהֵי תַּכְלָא וְעַקְרָא בְּאַרְעָךְ יַת מִנְיַין יוֹמֵי חַיָּיךְ אֲשַׁלֵּם מִיּוֹמָא לְיוֹמָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

None shall be abortive or barren in thy land; the number of the days of thy life I will fulfil from day to day.

יַת אֵימְתִי אֲשַׁדֵּר קֳדָמָךְ וָאֶשְׁגַשׁ יַת כָּל עַמְמַיָא דְאַנְתְּ אָתֵי לְסַדְרָא בְּהוֹן סִדְרֵי קְרָבָא וְאִיתֵּין יַת כָּל בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבָךְ קֳדָמָךְ מְחַזְרֵי קְדָל

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

My terror will I send before thee, and will perturb all the peoples to whom thou comest, that thou mayest wage battle against them; and I will make all thy enemies turn back before thee.

וְאֵשַׁדַּר יַת אוּרְעִיתָא קֳדָמָךְ וּתְתָרֵךְ יַת חִיוָאֵי וְיַת כְּנַעֲנָאֵי וְיַת חִיתָּאֵי מִן קֳדָמָךְ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And I will send the hornet before thee to drive out the Hivaee, and Kenaanaee, and Hitaee, from before thee.

לָא אֵיתָרֵיכִינוּן מִן קֳדָמָךְ בְּשַׁתָּא חֲדָא דִלְמָא תְהֵי אַרְעָא צַדְיָא וְיִסְגוּן עֲלָךְ חֵיוַת בָּרָא כַּד יֵיתוּן לְמֵיכוּל פִּיגְרֵיהוֹן וְיִנְזְקוּן בָּךְ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

I will not expel them before thee in one year, lest the land become a wilderness, and the beasts of the field multiply upon thee, when they come to eat their carcasses, and injure thee.

קָלִיל קָלִיל אֵיתָרְכִינוּן מִן קֳדָמָךְ עַד דִּי תִסְגֵי וְתֶחֱסִין יַת אַרְעָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

By little and little I will drive them out before thee, until thou art increased, and inherit the land.

וַאֲשַׁוֵי יַת תְּחוּמָךְ מִן יַמָא דְסוּף עַד יַמָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמִן מַדְבְּרָא וְעַד פְּרָת אֲרוּם אֶמְסוֹר בְּיֶדְכוֹן יַת כָּל יַתְבֵי אַרְעָא וְאַנְתְּ תְּתָרֵיכִינוּן מִן קֳדָמָךְ

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

And I will set thy boundary from the sea of Suph, to the sea of the Philistaee, and from the desert unto the Pherat; for I will deliver into your hand all the inhabitants of the land, and thou shalt drive them out from before thee.

לָא תִגְזְרוּן לְהוֹן וּלְטַעֲוַותְהוֹן קְיָים

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their idols.

לָא תַעֲבֵיד לְהוֹן שְׁכוּנַן בְּאַרְעָךְ דִּלְמָא יַטְעִינָךְ וִיחַיְיבוּן יָתָךְ קֳדָמַי אֲרוּם תִּפְלַח יַת טַעֲוַותְהוֹן אֲרוּם יְהוֹן לָךְ לְתוּקְלָא

The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862

Thou shalt not let them dwell in thy land, lest they cause thee to err, and to sin before Me, when thou dost worship their idols; for they will be a stumbling-block to thee.

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