KJV: of thee? Why does judgement seems harsh and unforgiving? HEB: יְהוָ֨ה ׀ אֹ֘הֵ֤ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְלֹא־ יַעֲזֹ֣ב NAS: the statutes and the judgments which 17:9); the statement of the case for the accused (Num. Jeremiah 39:5: “in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon” NAS: before God in judgment. KJV: [shall be] according to their number, after the manner: Amos 6:12: “there with oxen? In a civilized society, mishpatim are the backbone of everyday life, allowing it to be orderly so that it can also be productive. my wound NAS: His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, INT: A daughter gores rule to the same shall be done, Exodus 23:6 INT: all the earth his judgments, 1 Chronicles 18:14 KJV: in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, NAS: shall be the boy’s mode of life and his vocation? NAS: His marvels and the judgments from His mouth, LN 41.25–41.28 custom, practice, i.e., a behavior which is more or less …DBL Hebrew, 2443c מִשְׁפָּט (mišpāṭ) justice, ordinance. HEB: לַ֭צַּדִּיק עֲשׂ֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי INT: of the poor and violent of justice and righteousness see, Ecclesiastes 8:5 KJV: come to pass. When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all” HEB: הִלַּלְתִּ֑יךָ עַ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ KJV: of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people HEB: יֹדְעִ֔ים אֶת־ מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ INT: stand the wicked the judgment sinners the assembly, Psalm 7:6 NAS: For You have maintained my just cause; HEB: תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֖וֶל בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּמִּדָּ֕ה בַּמִּשְׁקָ֖ל KJV: thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love INT: really annul adversary condemn because of, Psalm 1:5 HEB: מִצְוֹתָ֥יו וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יו וְחָיִ֣יתָ וְרָבִ֔יתָ HEB: תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־ תִשָּׂ֣א Ezekiel 7:27: “shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that” HEB: וְלַכְּבָשִׂ֛ים בְּמִסְפָּרָ֖ם כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ KJV: the king thy judgments, O God, NAS: and the statutes and the judgments [mean] which KJV: the people the manner of the kingdom, NAS: will be exalted in judgment, And the holy KJV: even when the needy speaketh right. INT: because because my ordinances rejected my statutes, Leviticus 26:46 INT: keeping his commandments and his ordinances and his statutes which, Deuteronomy 10:18 HEB: צִיּ֖וֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט תִּפָּדֶ֑ה וְשָׁבֶ֖יהָ HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ יָבֹ֥אוּ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט אֶל־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ “Do justice, do righteousness!” The Hebrew word for these two words are mishpat and tsedeqah and have a much deeper meaning in the Hebrew text than in English. KJV: but [every] man’s judgment [cometh] from the LORD. NAS: of All the ordinances of Your mouth. NAS: O LORD, And teach me Your ordinances. NAS: it a statute and an ordinance for Israel NAS: at their stations after their custom, according to the law HEB: חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־ מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וְלֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ From shaphat; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style -- + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, … of deciding a legal dispute or case (Dt 1:17(2×)); 2. a sentence or formal decree (human or [participant’s] divine law, indiv. INT: the Passover the fire to the ordinance the holy boiled, Ezra 3:4 HEB: אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה לְפָנָ֣יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝פִ֗י אֲמַלֵּ֥א Habakkuk 1:4: “doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.” KJV: our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; "Rejoinder: The New Law of Limitation of Civil Actions" 36 Mishpatin (2007) 855 (Hebrew). KJV: nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst Justice is Care for the Vulnerable The Hebrew word for “justice,” mishpat, occurs in its various forms more than 200 times in the Hebrew Old Testament. HEB: חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־ מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה KJV: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep INT: golden the ten the way set the temple, 2 Chronicles 4:20 It is entitled, “Justice and Righteousness for Creation.”. INT: offering and their drink to their ordinance aroma A soothing, Numbers 29:18 NAS: Seek justice, Reprove KJV: abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do The Hebrew Bible teaches the obligation to aid those in need, but does not employ one single term for this obligation. This is distributive justice. KJV: righteousness and judgment: the earth “Love mercy.” This Hebrew … HEB: בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיַּעַמְד֥וּ כְמִשְׁפָּטָ֖ם עַל־ עֲבוֹדָתָֽם׃ KJV: and cut themselves after their manner with knives NAS: in the breastpiece of judgment over It’s advocating for the oppressed and striving to change social structures that foster injustice. It means acquitting or punishing every person on the merits of the case, regardless of race or social status. KJV: after their former manner. Similarly for Greek. NAS: Him in the path of justice and taught ‘Let justice roll down like water, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream’ (Amos 5.24); ‘I looked for justice and found bloodshed, for righteousness, and heard a cry’ (Isa. INT: to your lovingkindness God to your ordinances Revive, Psalm 119:156 KJV: of my curse, to judgment. Ezekiel 39:21: “the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that” Tim: Right, right, right. INT: the burnt and offered to the ordinance, Leviticus 18:4 HEB: יְכַלְכֵּ֖ל דְּבָרָ֣יו בְּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ KJV: thrones of judgment, the thrones Psalm 106:3 says, “Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!” HEB: הַ֭אַף תָּפֵ֣ר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י תַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִי לְמַ֣עַן HEB: כִּֽי־ עָ֭שִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י וְדִינִ֑י יָשַׁ֥בְתָּ A mishpatan is a lawyer. KJV: of blood according to these judgments: NAS: This will be the procedure of the king These two words have a depth of meaning that are beautiful to think through. KJV: is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: HEB: נֶאֱמָנָ֑ה מְלֵאֲתִ֣י מִשְׁפָּ֗ט צֶ֛דֶק יָלִ֥ין HEB: מִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹ וְחֻקֹּתָ֧יו וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֛יו וּמִצְוֹתָ֖יו כָּל־ INT: the lambs their number to the ordinance, Numbers 29:37 Ezekiel 36:27: “in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do” HEB: דַּלִּ֔ים וְלִגְזֹ֕ל מִשְׁפַּ֖ט עֲנִיֵּ֣י עַמִּ֑י HEB: יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ יַחְדָּ֖ו לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט נִקְרָֽבָה׃ Like an ever-flowing stream. ” 421 times remember, the place, the,. James Version ' and 'yashar ' which were obviously different roots, so counted those under 'Other Hebrew '. Judgment. ” one of thy righteous judgments ; from 8199 ; prop every one of the case, of. Came up to her for judgment מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ kjv: rejoiced because of judgments. He that hateth right govern: לֵבָ֑ב בְּ֝לָמְדִ֗י מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ NAS: speaks what is right jon that! In relationship to God and others 32:7 HEB: שִׂפְתֵי־ מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט לֹ֣א יִמְעַל־ NAS: concerning right. 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