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and saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe judges,הַשֹּׁפְטִים“Considerרְאוּwhatמָהyouאַתֶּםare doing,עֹשִׂיםforכִּיyou do notלֹאjudgeתִּשְׁפְּטוּfor a human beingלְאָדָםbutכִּיfor YHWH,לַיהוָהand he is with youוְעִמָּכֶםin the matterבִּדְבַרof judgment.מִשְׁפָּט
2 Chronicles 19:6
Study it in the app“and said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for a human being but for YHWH, and he is with you in the matter of judgment.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 19:6, word by word
- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the judgesשֹּׁפְטִיםshoftim
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shoftim” appears- “Considerרְאוּreu
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “reu” appears- are doingעֹשִׂיםosim
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “osim” appears- for a human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- for YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- in the matterדְבַרdevar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devar” appears- of judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
5He appointed judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
6 · This verse (above)
7And now, let the dread of YHWH be on you; take care and do it, for with YHWH our Elohim there is no injustice or partiality or taking of bribes.”