Isaiah
Isaiah 29:21
21those who indict a man with a word,
who ensnare the mediator at the gate,
and who with false charges
deprive the innocent of justice.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| those who indict | מַחֲטִיאֵ֤י | ma·ḥă·ṭî·’ê | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | H2398 miss |
| a man | אָדָם֙ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| with a word | בְּדָבָ֔ר | bə·ḏā·ḇār | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| who ensnare | יְקֹשׁ֑וּן | yə·qō·šūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H6983 lay bait or lure |
| the mediator | וְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַ | wə·lam·mō·w·ḵî·aḥ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| at the gate | בַּשַּׁ֖עַר | baš·ša·‘ar | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| and who with false charges | בַתֹּ֖הוּ | ḇat·tō·hū | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness |
| deprive the innocent | צַדִּֽיק׃ס | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| of justice | וַיַּטּ֥וּ | way·yaṭ·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
Cross-references
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Amos 5:10–12 · James 5:6 · Acts 3:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.