Deuteronomy 25:1
If a cause is betwixt any men, and they ask judges, they shall give the victory of rightwiseness to him, whom they perceive to be just or rightwise, and they shall condemn him of wicked-ness, whom they perceive to be wicked.This verse in the real world
In what words
- רָשַׁעrâshaʻto be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
- צָדַקtsâdaqto be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
- רִיבrîyba contest (personal or legal)
- נָגַשׁnâgashto be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a
- שָׁפַטshâphaṭto judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish
- צַדִּיקtsaddîyqjust
- מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentenc
- אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwsha man in general (singly or collectively)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 17:15, Deu 17:8–9, Deu 1:16–17, Isa 1:17, Mat 3:10, Deu 16:18–20, Pro 31:8–9, Jer 21:12