Isaiah 5:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַצְדִּיקֵ֥י רָשָׁ֖ע עֵ֣קֶב שֹׁ֑חַד וְצִדְקַ֥ת צַדִּיקִ֖ים יָסִ֥ירוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

Transliteration

Those who maṣdîqê rāšāʿ for ʿēqeb šōḥad, and the wəṣidqat of ṣaddîqîm they yāsîrû from him.

Grammar Details

*maṣdîqê*: hiphil participle masculine plural construct - justifying
*rāšāʿ*: masculine singular adjective - wicked
*ʿēqeb*: masculine singular construct - consequence of/reward of
*šōḥad*: masculine singular noun - bribe
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ṣidqat*: feminine singular construct - righteousness of
*ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural adjective - righteous ones
*yāsîrû*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they take away
*mimmenû*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from him

Word Meanings

*maṣdîqê*: justifying/acquitting/declaring righteous
*ʿēqeb*: consequence/reward/because
*šōḥad*: bribe/gift/reward

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Referenced Verses

Ps 94:21 : 21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.
Isa 10:2 : 2 to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Jas 5:6 : 6 Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous [one]; he doth not resist you.
Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Mic 3:11 : 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.
Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge [is ready] for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
Prov 17:15 : 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Prov 17:23 : 23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
Prov 24:24 : 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
Prov 31:4-5 : 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes [to say], Where is strong drink? 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice [due] to any that is afflicted.
Exod 23:6-9 : 6 Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause. 7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. 8 And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 9 And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.
Matt 23:35 : 35 that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.
Matt 27:24-25 : 24 So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye [to it]. 25 And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.

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