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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Thou shalt not wrest afternoon Verb H5186 תַטֶּ֣ה tat·teh
judgment adversary Noun H4941 מִשְׁפָּ֔ט mish·pat,
thou shalt not respect acknowledge Verb H5234 תַכִּ֖יר tak·kir
neither take accept Verb H3947 תִקַּ֣ח tik·kach
a gift bribe Noun H7810 שֹׁ֔חַד sho·chad,
for a gift bribe Noun H7810 הַשֹּׁ֗חַד ha·sho·chad
doth blind blind Verb H5786 יְעַוֵּר֙ ye·'av·ver
the eyes affliction Noun H5869 עֵינֵ֣י ei·nei
of the wise cunning Adjective H2450 חֲכָמִ֔ים cha·cha·mim,
and pervert overthrow Verb H5557 וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף vi·sal·lef
the words act Noun H1697 דִּבְרֵ֥י div·rei
for inasmuch Adjective H6662 צַדִּיקִֽם׃ tzad·di·kim.

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English Thou shalt "You shall not wrest judgment; thou shalt distort justice; you shall not respect persons, neither be partial, and you shall not take a gift: bribe, for a gift doth blind bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, wise and pervert perverts the words of the righteous.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Thou shalt "You shall not wrest judgment; thou shalt distort justice; you shall not respect persons, neither be partial, and you shall not take a gift: bribe, for a gift doth blind bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, wise and pervert perverts the words of the righteous.