Deuteronomy 16:19 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		לֹֽא	h3808
1	Thou shalt not wrest	תַטֶּ֣ה	h5186
2	judgment	מִשְׁפָּ֔ט	h4941
3		לֹ֥א	h3808
4	thou shalt not respect	תַכִּ֖יר	h5234
5	persons	פָּנִ֑ים	h6440
6		וְלֹֽא	h3808
7	neither take	תִקַּ֣ח	h3947
10	a gift	הַשֹּׁ֗חַד	h7810
9		כִּ֣י	h3588
10	a gift	הַשֹּׁ֗חַד	h7810
11	doth blind	יְעַוֵּר֙	h5786
12	the eyes	עֵינֵ֣י	h5869
13	of the wise	חֲכָמִ֔ים	h2450
14	and pervert	וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף	h5557
15	the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	h1697
16	of the righteous	צַדִּיקִֽם׃	h6662

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

World English Bible (WEB)

You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.