MANNAFEST

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

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ASV

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice:

WEB

You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

YLT

`Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause others to turn aside;

DBT

Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert [judgment].

About this book

Old Testament

ExodusDeliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Author
Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date
15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

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