2 Chronicles 19:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים רְאוּ֙ מָֽה־אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כִּ֣י לֹ֧א לְאָדָ֛ם תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ כִּ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם בִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to-the-šōp̄əṭîm rəʾû what-you ʿōśîm for not for-ʾāḏām tišpəṭû but for-YHWH and-with-you in-dəḇar mišpāṭ

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *šōp̄əṭîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the judges
• *rəʾû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - see/consider
• *ʿōśîm*: qal participle, masculine plural - doing
• *ʾāḏām*: noun, masculine singular - man/mankind
• *tišpəṭû*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you judge
• *dəḇar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word/matter of
• *mišpāṭ*: noun, masculine singular - judgment
• אֶל־: preposition - to
• מָֽה־: interrogative pronoun - what
• כִּ֣י: conjunction - for/because
• לֹ֧א: negative particle - not
• לְ־: preposition - for
• וְ־: conjunction - and
• בִּ־: preposition - in

Word Meanings

• *rəʾû*: see/watch/consider/take note
• *tišpəṭû*: you judge/you decide/you govern
• *dəḇar* *mišpāṭ*: matter of judgment/case of justice/legal matter

Referenced Verses

• Deut 1:17 : 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
• Josh 22:5 : 5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
• 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
• Ps 82:1-6 : 1 A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth{H8737)} in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth{H8799)} among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge{H8799)} unjustly, and accept{H8799)} the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend{H8798)} the poor and fatherless: do justice{H8685)} to the afflicted and needy{H8802)}. 4 Deliver{H8761)} the poor and needy: rid{H8685)} them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know{H8804)} not, neither will they understand{H8799)}; they walk{H8691)} on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course{H8735)}. 6 I have said{H8804)}, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
• Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
• Luke 21:8 : 8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
• Acts 5:35 : 35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
• Acts 22:26 : 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
• Lev 19:15 : 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.