Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.
לְעַוֵּ֤תleavetto crookedעָוַתpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to crooked”, the to-form of the verbH5791to wrestbow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.אָדָם֙adampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.בְּרִיב֔וֹberivvoin causeרִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7379a contest (personal or legal)[phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.אֲדֹנָ֖יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…רָאָֽהraahseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
Compare Public-Domain Translations
The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.
American Standard Version (1901)
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
Young’s Literal Translation
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.
World English Bible
to subvert a man in his cause, the Lord doesn’t approve.
Darby Translation
to wrong a man in his cause, — will not the Lord see it?
Douay-Rheims
Lamed. To destroy a man wrongfully in his judgment, the Lord hath not approved.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
to condemn a man unjustly in his judgment, the Lord has not given commandment.
The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
Copied
Analytics Cookies
With your permission, Apologetics Wiki uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read.
The site works the same if you decline. Privacy Policy