1 Samuel 8:3 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

BSB

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ASV

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

KJV

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

LETTER 147.10 (420)

But possibly you flatter yourself that since the bishop who has made you a deacon is a holy man, his merits will atone for your transgressions. I have already told you that the father is not punished for the son or the son for the father. "The soul that sins shall itself die." Samuel too had sons who forsook the fear of the Lord and "turned aside after lucre" and iniquity.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

His sons walked not in his ways - Their iniquity is pointed out in three words: 1. They turned aside after lucre; the original (בצע batsa) signifies to cut, clip, break off; and therefore Mr. Parkhurst thinks that it means nearly the same with our clipping of coin. It however expresses here the idea of avarice, of getting money by hook or by crook. The Targum says, “They looked after ממון דשקר mamon dishkar, the mammon of unrighteousness;” of which they did not make unto themselves friends but enemies; see the note on Mat 6:24.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
הָלְכ֤וּ	ha.le.Khu	they walked	H1980 →
בָנָיו֙	va.Nav	sons his	H1121 →
בִּדְרָכָ֔יו	be.dar.khov	in ways his	H1870 →
וַיִּטּ֖וּ	vai.yi.Tu	and they turned aside	H5186 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
הַבָּ֑צַע	ha.Ba.tza'	<the> unjust gain	H1215 →
וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־	vai.Yik.chu-	and they took	H3947 →
שֹׁ֔חַד	Sho.chad	a bribe	H7810 →
וַיַּטּ֖וּ	vai.ya.Tu	and they turned aside	H5186 →
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פ	mish.Pat	justice	H4941 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H5186vaiyituand they turned aside214×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
leads to
- Proverbs 1:19
  Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
- 1 Timothy 6:9
  Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
- Psalms 32:10
  Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
- Proverbs 1:31
  So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Through
Psalms 15:5
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 16:19
  Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 22:25
  If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
Through
Exodus 23:8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
leads to
- Proverbs 17:23
  A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Exodus 18:21
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
leads to
- Acts 6:3
  Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About 1 Samuel