Deuteronomy 1:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.”
Deuteronomy 1:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 1:1722 words
לֹאlōʾNot
תַכִּירוּtakîrûScrutinize
פָנִיםp̄ānîmFace
בַּמִּשְׁפָּטbamišəpāṭIn verdict
כַּקָּטֹןkaqāṭōnLike abbreviated
כַּגָּדֹלkagādōlLike great
תִּשְׁמָעוּןtišəmāʿûnHear
לֹאlōʾNot
תָגוּרוּtāgûrûTurn
מִפְּנֵיmipənêFrom face
אִישׁʾîšMan
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הַמִּשְׁפָּטhamišəpāṭThe verdict
לֵאלֹהִיםlēʾlōhîmTo God
הוּאhûʾHe
וְהַדָּבָרwəhadāvārAnd the word
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יִקְשֶׁהyiqəšehBe dense
מִכֶּםmikemFrom part
תַּקְרִבוּןtaqərivûnApproach
אֵלַיʾēlayNear
וּשְׁמַעְתִּיוûšəmaʿətîwAnd hear
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