Ifכִּיthere isיִהְיֶהa disputeרִיבbetweenבֵּיןmen,אֲנָשִׁיםand they come nearוְנִגְּשׁוּtoאֶלjudgment,הַמִּשְׁפָּטand they judge them,וּשְׁפָטוּםthey shall declare righteousוְהִצְדִּיקוּthe righteousהַצַּדִּיקand declare wickedוְהִרְשִׁיעוּthe wicked.הָרָשָׁע
Deuteronomy 25:1
Study it in the app“If there is a dispute between men, and they come near to judgment, and they judge them, they shall declare righteous the righteous and declare wicked the wicked.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 25:1, word by word
- there isיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- a disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- and they come nearנִגְּשׁוּnigshu
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “nigshu” appears- judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- and they judge themשְׁפָטוּshefatu
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shefatu” appears- they shall declare righteousהִצְדִּיקוּhitsdiku
vindicate
To pronounce someone in the clear, defend their cause.
Where else “hitsdiku” appears- the righteousצַּדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- and declare wickedהִרְשִׁיעוּhirshiu
act wickedly
To act badly, be at fault.
Where else “hirshiu” appears- the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Then it shall be, if the wicked one deserves to be struck, that the judge shall make him lie down and have him struck before him according to his wickedness, by number.