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Exodus 23:3

“Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

דַּלdal · dal
H1800 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
Derivation: from H1809 (דָּלַל);
KJV renderings: lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
דָ֕ל — adjective, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Aamsa
Usage: Occurs 47 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 30:15 Leviticus 14:21 Leviticus 19:15 Judges 6:15 Ruth 3:10

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דַּל here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.