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Deuteronomy 25

Deut. 25:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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If there be a controversy
riyb (Hebrew #7379)
from 7378; a contest (personal or legal)
KJV usage: + adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or rib {reeb}
p between men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
, and they come
nagash (Hebrew #5066)
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Pronounce: naw-gash'
Origin: a primitive root
unto judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
, that the judges may judge
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
them; then they shall justify
tsadaq (Hebrew #6663)
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
KJV usage: cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
Pronounce: tsaw-dak'
Origin: a primitive root
q the righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
, and condemn
rasha` (Hebrew #7561)
to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
KJV usage: condemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).
Pronounce: raw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
the wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
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Deut. 19:17• 17then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days; (Deut. 19:17)
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Ezek. 44:24• 24And in controversy they shall stand to judge: they shall judge it according to my judgments; and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my solemnities; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. (Ezek. 44:24)
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2 Chron. 19:8• 8--And moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set some of the Levites and priests, and of the chief fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah and for causes.--And they returned to Jerusalem. (2 Chron. 19:8)
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Prov. 17:15• 15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah. (Prov. 17:15)

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Cross References

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1-3:  Stripes must not exceed forty.
4:  The ox is not to be muzzled.
5-10:  Of raising seed unto a brother.
11-12:  Of the immodest woman.
13-16:  Of unjust weights and measures.
17-19:  The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out.
Deut. 16:18‑20• 18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.
 19Thou 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.
 20Perfect justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and possess the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee. (Deut. 16:18‑20)
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Deut. 17:8‑9• 8If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose.
 9And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment; (Deut. 17:8‑9)
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Deut. 19:17‑19• 17then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;
 18and the judges shall make thorough inquiry; and if the witness be a false witness, and he have testified falsely against his brother,
 19then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst. (Deut. 19:17‑19)
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Ex. 23:6‑7• 6Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
 7Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked. (Ex. 23:6‑7)
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2 Sam. 23:3• 3The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God; (2 Sam. 23:3)
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2 Chron. 19:6‑10• 6And he said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, who will be with you in the matter of judgment.
 7And now, let the terror of Jehovah be upon you; be careful what ye do, for there is no iniquity with Jehovah, nor respect of persons, nor taking of presents.
 8--And moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set some of the Levites and priests, and of the chief fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah and for causes.--And they returned to Jerusalem.
 9And he charged them saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Jehovah faithfully and with a perfect heart.
 10And what cause soever comes to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against Jehovah, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: this do and ye shall not trespass. (2 Chron. 19:6‑10)
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Job 29:7‑17• 7When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,
 8The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose and stood up;
 9Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
 10The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.
 11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me;
 12For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
 13The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
 14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.
 15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;
 16I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;
 17And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. (Job 29:7‑17)
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Psa. 58:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam. Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak it? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?
 2Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. (Psa. 58:1‑2)
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Psa. 82:2‑4• 2How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
 3Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;
 4Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. (Psa. 82:2‑4)
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Prov. 17:15• 15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah. (Prov. 17:15)
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Prov. 31:8‑9• 8Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.
 9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy. (Prov. 31:8‑9)
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Isa. 1:17,23• 17learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.
 23thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them. (Isa. 1:17,23)
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Isa. 5:23• 23who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn away the righteousness of the righteous from them! (Isa. 5:23)
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Isa. 11:4• 4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (Isa. 11:4)
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Isa. 32:1‑2• 1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
 2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. (Isa. 32:1‑2)
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Jer. 21:12• 12House of David, thus saith Jehovah: Judge with justice in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go forth like fire and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings. (Jer. 21:12)
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Ezek. 44:24• 24And in controversy they shall stand to judge: they shall judge it according to my judgments; and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my solemnities; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. (Ezek. 44:24)
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Mic. 3:1‑2• 1And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?
 2Ye who hate the good, and love evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones; (Mic. 3:1‑2)
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Hab. 1:4,13• 4Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.
 13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on mischief: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and keepest silence when the wicked swalloweth up a man more righteous than he? (Hab. 1:4,13)
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Mal. 3:18• 18And ye shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. (Mal. 3:18)
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Matt. 3:10• 10And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. (Matt. 3:10)

J. N. Darby Translation

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If there be a controversy between men, and they resort to judgment, and they judge their case; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.