1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:3

³But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But his sons	בָנָיו֙	ḇā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
walk	הָלְכ֤וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in his ways	בְּדַרְכּוֹ	bə·ḏar·kō	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
they turned aside	וַיִּטּ֖וּ	way·yiṭ·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
toward	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
dishonest gain	הַבָּ֑צַע	hab·bā·ṣa‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
accepting	וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־	way·yiq·ḥū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
bribes	שֹׁ֔חַד	šō·ḥaḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present
and perverting	וַיַּטּ֖וּ	way·yaṭ·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
justice	מִשְׁפָּֽט׃פ	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.