Isaiah 5:23 Go deeper

Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! (KJV)

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מַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.Kei[those who] justify

Lemma: צָדֵק (tsa.daq) · Strong's: H6663

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)

Meaning: to justify

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 38:26, Genesis 44:16, Exodus 23:7, Deuteronomy 25:1, 2 Samuel 15:4, 1 Kings 8:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6663; TAHOT Isaiah 5:23 word 1

רָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'<of> a wicked [person]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Isaiah 5:23 word 2

עֵ֣קֶב'E.kev[the] consequence of

Lemma: עֵ֫קֶב (e.qev) · Strong's: H6118

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: consequence

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 7:12, Deuteronomy 8:20, 2 Samuel 12:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6118; TAHOT Isaiah 5:23 word 3

שֹׁ֑חַדSho.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 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Isaiah 5:23 word 4

וְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.Katand [the] righteousness of

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Isaiah 5:23 word 5

צַדִּיקִ֖יםtza.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 Isaiah 5:23 word 6

יָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruthey take away

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)

Meaning: to turn aside: remove

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:23 word 7

מִמֶּֽנּוּ\׃\ \סmi.Me.nufrom him

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:23 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

who acquit	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
the guilty	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
for	→	עֵ֫קֶב H6118 consequence
a bribe	→	שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe
and deprive	→	סוּר H5493G to turn aside: remove
the innocent	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
. . .	→	מִן־ H4480A from
of justice	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness

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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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