Keluaran 23:8

23:8 “You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see ¹  and subverts the words of the righteous.

Imamat 19:15

Justice, Love, and Propriety

19:15 “‘You ²  must not deal unjustly in judgment: ³  you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. ⁴  You must judge your fellow citizen fairly. ⁵ 

Maleakhi 2:9

2:9 “Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your ⁶  instruction.”

[23:8]  ¹ tn Heb “blinds the open-eyed.”

[19:15]  ² tc Smr has the singular rather than the plural “you” of the MT, which brings this verb form into line with the ones surrounding it.

[19:15]  ³ tn Heb “You shall not do injustice in judgment” (NASB similar); cf. NIV “do not pervert justice.”

[19:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “You shall not lift up faces of poor [people] and you shall not honor faces of great.”

[19:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “In righteousness you shall judge your fellow citizen.”

[2:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the instruction” (so NASB). The Hebrew article is used here as a possessive pronoun (cf. NRSV, NLT).