King James Version

Psalms 82:3

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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שִׁפְטוּshiftvjudgeשָׁפַטverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “judge”, a commandH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.דַ֥לdalleanדַּלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.וְיָת֑וֹםveyatomand fatherlessיָתוֹםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fatherless”, the ordinary formH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.עָנִ֖יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.וָרָ֣שׁvarashand lackרוּשׁconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and lack”, a verb used as a describing wordH7326to be destitutelack, needy, (make self) poor (man).הַצְדִּֽיקוּhatsdiqvcleanseצָדַקverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “cleanse”, a commandH6663to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Young’s Literal Translation

Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

World English Bible

“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Darby Translation

Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

Douay-Rheims

For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Judge the orphan and poor: do justice to the low and needy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κρίνατε ὀρφανὸν καὶ πτωχὸν, ταπεινὸν καὶ πένητα δικαιώσατε.