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Deuteronomy 25:1

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← Deuteronomy 24:22	Deuteronomy 25:1 (KJV)	Deuteronomy 25:2 →
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.	If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that [the judges] may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.	And it shall be, if the wicked man [be] worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

If there be a controversy^H7379 between men^H582, and they come^H5066 unto judgment^H4941, that the judges may judge^H8199 them; then they shall justify^H6663 the righteous^H6662, and condemn^H7561 the wicked^H7563.

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Original Hebrew

כִּי־יִהְיֶה רִיב בֵּין אֲנָשִׁים וְנִגְּשׁוּ אֶל־הַמִּשְׁפָּט וּשְׁפָטוּם וְהִצְדִּיקוּ אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק וְהִרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת־הָרָשָׁע׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	if
יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih.Yeh	H1961	HVqi3ms	it will happen
רִיב֙	riv	H7379	HNcbsa	a dispute
בֵּ֣ין	bein	H996	HR	between
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	'a.na.Shim	H376	HNcmpa	people
וְ/נִגְּשׁ֥וּ	ve./ni.ge.Shu	H5066	HC/VNq3cp	and/ they will draw near
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֖ט	ha./mish.Pat	H4941	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ place of judgment
וּ/שְׁפָט֑וּ/ם	u./she.fa.Tu/m	H8199	HC/Vqq3cp/Sp3mp	and/ they will judge/ them
וְ/הִצְדִּ֨יקוּ֙	ve./hitz.Di.ku	H6663	HC/Vhq3cp	and/ they will declare righteous
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הַ/צַּדִּ֔יק	ha./tza.Dik	H6662	HTd/Aamsa	the/ righteous (one)
וְ/הִרְשִׁ֖יעוּ	ve./hir.Shi.'u	H7561	HC/Vhq3cp	and/ they will condemn as guilty
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הָ/רָשָֽׁע	ha./ra.Sha'	H7563	HTd/Aamsa	the/ guilty (one)

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ.
• H4941 — מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'): from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.
• H5066 — נָגַשׁ (nâgash, naw-gash'): a primitive root; to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back; (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
• H6662 — צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'): from צָדַק; just; just, lawful, righteous (man).
• H6663 — צָדַק (tsâdaq, tsaw-dak'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense); cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
• H7379 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רִב; from רִיב; a contest (personal or legal); [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
• H7561 — רָשַׁע (râshaʻ, raw-shah'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate; condemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).
• H7563 — רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, raw-shaw'): from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
• H8199 — שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ, shaw-fat'): a primitive root; to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively); [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H996 — בֵּין (bêyn, bane): (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from בִּין; a distinction; but used only as a preposition,; between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or; among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 44:16, Exodus 22:9, 1 Samuel 2:25, 1 Kings 8:32, 2 Chronicles 6:23, 2 Chronicles 19:8, Job 27:5, Jeremiah 22:3, Acts 23:3, Romans 13:3

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ISRAEL-THE JEWS
• Torrey’s: COURTS OF JUSTICE
• Nave’s: COURT, JUDGE, JUSTICE, RULERS

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