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But his sonsוְ בָנָיוdid notלֹאwalkהָלְכוּin his ways;בִּדְרָכָיוthey turned asideוַיִּטּוּafterאַחֲרֵיgain,הַבָּצַעand tookוַיִּקְחוּbribes,שֹׁחַדand pervertedוַיַּטּוּjustice.מִשְׁפָּט
1 Samuel 8:3
Study it in the app“But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.”
Samuel's sons did not walk in his waysParents and Children
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1 Samuel 8:3, word by word
- But his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- walkהָלְכוּhalchu
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “halchu” appears- in his waysדְרָכָיderachay
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derachay” appears- they turned asideיִּטּוּyitu
turn aside
To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.
Where else “yitu” appears- gainבָּצַעbatsa
gain, profit
Gain, profit; often gain got by wrongdoing.
Where else “batsa” appears- and tookיִּקְחוּyikchu
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “yikchu” appears- bribesשֹׁחַדshochad
bribe
Bribe: a gift given to a judge to twist his decision.
Where else “shochad” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
2The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
3 · This verse (above)
4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah