Deuteronomy 16:19 Go deeper
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Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. (KJV)
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לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 1
תַטֶּ֣הta.Tehyou will turn aside
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 2
מִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.Patjustice
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice
Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 3
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 4
תַכִּ֖ירta.Kiryou will pay regard to
Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to recognize
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 27:23, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 38:25, Genesis 38:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5234A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 5
פָּנִ֑יםpa.Nimfaces
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440N
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: face: kindness
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 19:21, Genesis 32:20, Leviticus 19:15, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 28:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440N; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 6
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 7
תִקַּ֣חti.Kachyou will take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to take: recieve
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 8
שֹׁ֔חַדSho.chada bribe
Lemma: שֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) · Strong's: H7810
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bribe
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 9
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 10
הַשֹּׁ֗חַדha.Sho.chadthe bribe
Lemma: שֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) · Strong's: H7810
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bribe
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 11
יְעַוֵּר֙ye.'a.Verit makes blind
Lemma: עָוַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5786
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to blind
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, 2 Kings 25:7, Jeremiah 39:7, Jeremiah 52:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5786; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 12
עֵינֵ֣י'ei.Nei[the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 13
חֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 14
וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.Lefso it may pervert
Lemma: סָלַף (sa.laph) · Strong's: H5557
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpu3ms)
Meaning: to pervert
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Job 12:19, Proverbs 13:6, Proverbs 19:3, Proverbs 21:12, Proverbs 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5557; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 15
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word: case
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 18:16, Exodus 18:19, Exodus 18:26, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 24:14, Deuteronomy 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697L; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 16
צַדִּיקִֽם\׃tza.di.Kimrighteous [people]
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: righteous
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Deuteronomy 16:19 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| deny | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
| justice | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
| or show partiality | → | נָכַר H5234A to recognize |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440N face: kindness |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| Do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| accept | → | לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve |
| a bribe | → | שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a bribe | → | שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe |
| blinds | → | עָוַר H5786 to blind |
| the eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| of the wise | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| and twists | → | סָלַף H5557 to pervert |
| the words | → | דָּבָר H1697L word: case |
| of the righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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