New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
18“You shall appointתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414for yourself judgesשֹׁפְטִ֣יםsho.fe.TimH8199and officersוְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗יםve.sho.te.RimH7860in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you, according to your tribesלִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָlish.va.Tei.khaH7626,and they shall judgeוְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with righteousצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664judgmentמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941.
19You shall not distortתַטֶּ֣הta.TehH5186justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941; you shall notbe partialתַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑יםta.Kir pa.NimH5234H6440, andyou shall not takeתִקַּ֣חti.KachH3947a bribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,for a bribeהַשֹּׁ֗חַדha.Sho.chadH7810blindsיְעַוֵּר֙ye.'a.VerH5786the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the wiseחֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.MimH2450and pervertsוִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvi.sa.LefH5557the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽם׃tza.di.KimH6662.
20Justiceצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664, and onlyjusticeצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,you shall pursueתִּרְדֹּ֑ףtir.DofH7291, thatyou may liveתִּֽחְיֶה֙tich.YehH2421and possessוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.TaH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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