Exodus 22:28

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 22:28

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 22

²⁶ If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,

²⁷ because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

²⁸ You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

²⁹ You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.

³⁰ You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.

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