Deuteronomy 24:17 BSB

Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
תַטֶּ֔ה	ta.Teh	you will turn aside	H5186 →
מִשְׁפַּ֖ט	mish.Pat	[the] justice of	H4941 →
גֵּ֣ר	ger	a sojourner	H1616 →
יָת֑וֹם	ya.Tom	a fatherless one	H3490 →
וְלֹ֣א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
תַחֲבֹ֔ל	ta.cha.Vol	you will take as pledge	H2254 →
בֶּ֖גֶד	Be.ged	[the] garment of	H899 →
אַלְמָנָֽה׃	'al.ma.Nah	a widow	H490 →

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

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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
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.
leads to
- Leviticus 19:15
  You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 23:2
  You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 17:23
  A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Habakkuk 1:4
  Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
- Deuteronomy 10:17
  For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
Through
Deuteronomy 27:19
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
leads to
- Malachi 3:5
  “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 10:18
  He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Through
Micah 7:3
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
leads to
- Micah 3:11
  Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Exodus 22:22You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.Psalms 82:3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.Deuteronomy 16:19Do 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.Exodus 23:6You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’Exodus 22:21–22You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.Deuteronomy 24:12If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.Exodus 23:9Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.Job 29:11–17For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”Jeremiah 7:6if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,Psalms 94:20–21Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?Proverbs 31:5lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.Psalms 94:3–6How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

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