KJV: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
YLT: A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Darby: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
ASV: A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
| שֹׁ֣חַד | A bribe |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֹׁחַד Sense: present, bribe. |
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| מֵ֭חֵיק | behind the back |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹוק Sense: bosom, hollow, bottom, midst. |
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| רָשָׁ֣ע | a wicked [man] |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: רָשָׁע Sense: wicked, criminal. |
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| יִקָּ֑ח | accepts |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away. |
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| לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת | to pervert |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: נָטָה Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow. |
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| אָרְח֥וֹת | the ways |
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Parse: Noun, common plural construct Root: אֹרַח Sense: way, path. |
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| מִשְׁפָּֽט | of justice |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁפָּט Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance. |
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