Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:16
16At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that | הַהִ֖וא | ha·hi·w | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | בָּעֵ֥ת | bā·‘êṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| I charged | וָאֲצַוֶּה֙ | wā·’ă·ṣaw·weh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| your judges | שֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔ם | šō·p̄ə·ṭê·ḵem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| Hear | שָׁמֹ֤עַ | šā·mō·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8085 hear |
| the disputes between | בֵּין־ | bên- | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| your brothers | אֲחֵיכֶם֙ | ’ă·ḥê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| and judge | וּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣ם | ū·šə·p̄aṭ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| fairly | צֶ֔דֶק | ṣe·ḏeq | Noun - masculine singular | H6664 rightness, righteousness |
| between | בֵּֽין־ | bên- | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| a man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and his brother | אָחִ֖יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| or a foreign resident | גֵּרֽוֹ׃ | gê·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
Cross-references
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John 7:24 · 2 Chronicles 19:6–10 · Exodus 22:21 · Exodus 23:2–3 · 1 Timothy 5:21 · Deuteronomy 16:18–19 · Leviticus 24:22 · Exodus 23:7–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.