מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו

   mish-pa-TAV

   his judgments
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֥י כָל־משפטו מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו

   KI KAL-mish-pa-TO mish-pa-TAV

   for all of his judgment his judgments
3. clause🔊 כִּ֥י כָל־משפטו מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י

   KI KAL-mish-pa-TO mish-pa-TAV le-NEG-di

   for all of his judgment his judgments before me
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֥י כָל־משפטו מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו לֹא־אָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

   KI KAL-mish-pa-TO mish-pa-TAV le-NEG-di ve-khu-ko-TAV LO-a-SUR mi-me-NA

   for all of his judgment his judgments before me and his statutes I did not turn aside from it or from her

Exegesis

It proceeds with two parallel nominal phrases, kol-mishpatav {כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו | kol-mišpāṭāw} ‘all his judgments’ and ve-chukotav {וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו | wə-ḥuqqōtâw} ‘and his statutes,’ the latter joined by the vav-conjunction.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ש־פ־טShin, Pe, Tsade

“to judge, govern”

• 🔊 שׁוֹפֵטšō-pheṯjudgeJudges 2:18