Deuteronomy 1:17

Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Ye shall not

נָכַר

nâkar

H5234

properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (w...

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נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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in

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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but ye shall

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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the

קָטָן

qâṭân

H6996

abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)

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as

יָטַב

yâṭab

H3190

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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as the

גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl

H1419

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

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ye shall not be

יָרֵא

yârêʼ

H3372

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

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of the

פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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of

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

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)

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for the

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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is

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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s and the

רִיב

rîyb

H7379

a contest (personal or legal)

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that is too

קָשָׁה

qâshâh

H7185

properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)

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for you

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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it unto me and I will

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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it

Key Terms in This Verse

respect H5234

נָכַר nâkar

properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be s...

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hard H7185

קָשָׁה qâshâh

properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)

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persons H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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small H6996

קָטָן qâṭân

abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)

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afraid H3372

יָרֵא yârêʼ

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

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well H3190

יָטַב yâṭab

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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judgment H4941

מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ

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 pla...

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judgment H4941

מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ

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 pla...

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cause H7379

רִיב rîyb

a contest (personal or legal)

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face H6440

פָּנִים pânîym

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:19 cross-reference

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.

James 2:9 cross-reference

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

Exodus 18:26 cross-reference

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Leviticus 19:15 cross-reference

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.

Proverbs 24:23 cross-reference

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

2 Chronicles 19:6 cross-reference

And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

Exodus 18:22 cross-reference

And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they ...

1 Peter 1:17 cross-reference

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

2 Samuel 14:14 cross-reference

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from hi...

1 Samuel 16:7 cross-reference

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance,...

Proverbs 29:25 cross-reference

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Deuteronomy 10:17 cross-reference

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

1 Thessalonians 2:4 cross-reference

But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

Matthew 22:16 cross-reference

And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not...

Colossians 3:25 cross-reference

But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

Mark 12:14 cross-reference

And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to g...

Luke 20:21 cross-reference

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

Ephesians 6:9 cross-reference

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

Romans 2:11 cross-reference

For there is no respect of persons with God.

Exodus 18:18 cross-reference

Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

Job 31:34 cross-reference

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

Jeremiah 1:17 cross-reference

Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

Deuteronomy 24:17 cross-reference

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:

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