Deuteronomy 1:16
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
שָׁפַט
shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
בֵּין
bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
שָׁפַט
shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...
צֶדֶק
tsedeq
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
בֵּין
bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
אִישׁ
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)
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
גֵּר
gêr
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →צֶדֶק tsedeq
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
Study H6664 →שָׁפַט shâphaṭ
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)
Study H8199 →שָׁפַט shâphaṭ
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)
Study H8199 →בֵּין bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Study H996 →בֵּין bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Study H996 →אָח ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Study H251 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →Cross References
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshu...
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
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