(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedיִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)רִיב֙
rîyb
a contest (personal or legal)בֵּ֣ין
bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...orאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
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)וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּ
nâgash
and — 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 backאֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, toהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט
mishpâṭ
the — 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 styleוּשְׁפָט֑וּם
shâphaṭ
and — 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)וְהִצְדִּ֨יקוּ֙
tsâdaq
and — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)הַצַּדִּ֔יק
tsaddîyq
the — justוְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּ
râshaʻ
and — to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violateאֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)הָרָשָֽׁע
râshâʻ
the — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
Deuteronomy 25:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
“If there is a controversy between men, and they go to court, and the judges decide [the issue] between them, and they judge in favor of the innocent and condemn the guilty,
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Today's memory verse · from this session
““If there is a controversy between men, and they go to court, and the judges decide [the issue] between them, and they judge in favor of the innocent and condemn the guilty,”
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