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.
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ASV
Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| תַטֶּ֣ה | ta.Teh | you will turn aside | H5186 → |
| מִשְׁפָּ֔ט | mish.Pat | justice | H4941 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| תַכִּ֖יר | ta.Kir | you will pay regard to | H5234 → |
| פָּנִ֑ים | pa.Nim | faces | H6440 → |
| וְלֹא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| תִקַּ֣ח | ti.Kach | you will take | H3947 → |
| שֹׁ֔חַד | Sho.chad | a bribe | H7810 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| הַשֹּׁ֗חַד | ha.Sho.chad | the bribe | H7810 → |
| יְעַוֵּר֙ | ye.'a.Ver | it makes blind | H5786 → |
| עֵינֵ֣י | 'ei.Nei | [the] eyes of | H5869 → |
| חֲכָמִ֔ים | cha.kha.Mim | wise [people] | H2450 → |
| וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף | vi.sa.Lef | so it may pervert | H5557 → |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | div.Rei | [the] words of | H1697 → |
| צַדִּיקִֽם׃ | tza.di.Kim | righteous [people] | H6662 → |
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