Isaiah 5:23
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! | who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice. | that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [those who] justify | מַצְדִּיקֵ֥י | matz-di-KEI | H6663 | to justifyצָדֵק (tsa.daq) 1) to be just, be righteous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to have a just cause, be in the right 1a2) to be justified 1a3) to be just (of God) 1a4) to be just, be righteous (in conduct and character) 1b) (Niphal) to be put or made right, be justified 1c) (Piel) justify, make to appear righteous, make someone righteous 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to do or bring justice (in administering law) 1d2) to declare righteous, justify 1d3) to justify, vindicate the cause of, save 1d4) to make righteous, turn to righteousness 1e) (Hithpael) to justify oneself |
| of a wicked [person] | רָשָׁ֖ע | ra-SHA' | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| [the] consequence of | עֵ֣קֶב | 'E-kev | H6118 | consequenceעֵ֫קֶב (e.qev) 1) consequence 1a) consequence 1b) consequence, gain, reward 1c) end adv 2) as a consequence, because, consequently conj 3) as a consequence of, that, because |
| a bribe | שֹׁ֑חַד | SHO-chad | H7810 | bribeשֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) present, bribe |
| and [the] righteousness of | וְצִדְקַ֥ת | ve-tzid-KAT | H6666 | righteousnessצִדְקָה (tsid.qah) right doing, doing right, righteousness Aramaic of tse.da.qah (צְדָקָה "righteousness" H6666) |
| righteous [people] | צַדִּיקִ֖ים | tza-di-KIM | H6662 | righteousצַדִּיק (tsad.diq) 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful |
| they take away | יָסִ֥ירוּ | ya-SI-ru | H5493G | departedיָסוּר (ya.sur) those departing, revolting |
| from him | מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ ס | mi-ME-nu | H4480A | fromמִן־ (min) prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.