Psalms 82:3 Go deeper

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

שִׁפְטוּ\־shif.tu-give judgment for

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Psalms 82:3 word 1

דַ֥לdal[the] poor

Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: poor

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Psalms 82:3 word 2

וְיָת֑וֹםve.ya.Tomand [the] fatherless

Lemma: יָתוֹם (ya.tom) · Strong's: H3490

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

Meaning: orphan

Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 14:29, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3490; TAHOT Psalms 82:3 word 3

עָנִ֖י'a.Ni[the] afflicted

Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: afflicted

Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Psalms 82:3 word 4

וָרָ֣שׁva.Rashand [the] poor

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Proverbs 10:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Psalms 82:3 word 5

הַצְדִּֽיקוּ\׃hatz.Di.kuvindicate

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

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 Psalms 82:3 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Defend the cause	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
of the weak	→	דַּל H1800 poor
and fatherless	→	יָתוֹם H3490 orphan
uphold the rights	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
of the afflicted	→	עָנִי H6041 afflicted
and oppressed	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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