Deuteronomy 16:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Deuteronomy 16:19 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 16:1917 words
לֹאlōʾNot
תַטֶּהtaṭehStretch
מִשְׁפָּטmišəpāṭVerdict
לֹאlōʾNot
תַכִּירtakîrScrutinize
פָּנִיםpānîmFace
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
תִקַּחtiqaḥTake
שֹׁחַדšōḥadDonation
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הַשֹּׁחַדhašōḥadThe donation
יְעַוֵּרyəʿaûrBlind
עֵינֵיʿênêEye
חֲכָמִיםḥăḵāmîmWise
וִיסַלֵּףwîsalēp̄And wrench
דִּבְרֵיdivərêWord
צַדִּיקִםṣadîqimJust
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