| 19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 16:19:1 ⧉לֹא־תַטֶּ֣הlotatehYou shall not pervert Deuteronomy 16:19:2 ⧉מִשְׁפָּ֔טmishpatjustice Deuteronomy 16:19:3 ⧉לֹ֥אloYou shall not Deuteronomy 16:19:4 ⧉תַכִּ֖ירtakirshow partiality Deuteronomy 16:19:5 ⧉פָּנִ֑יםpanimto persons Deuteronomy 16:19:6 ⧉וְלֹא־תִקַּ֣חvelotikakhand you shall not take Deuteronomy 16:19:7 ⧉שֹׁ֔חַדshokhada bribe Deuteronomy 16:19:8 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Deuteronomy 16:19:9 ⧉הַשֹּׁ֗חַדhashokhadthe bribe Deuteronomy 16:19:10 ⧉יְעַוֵּר֙yeaverblinds Deuteronomy 16:19:11 ⧉עֵינֵ֣יeineithe eyes of Deuteronomy 16:19:12 ⧉חֲכָמִ֔יםkhakhamimthe wise Deuteronomy 16:19:13 ⧉וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ףvisalefand twists Deuteronomy 16:19:14 ⧉דִּבְרֵ֥יdivreithe words of Deuteronomy 16:19:15 ⧉צַדִּיקִֽם׃tsadikimthe righteous |
| 19. Formal Translation You shall not pervert justice, you shall not show favor, and you shall not accept a bribe, for the bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. |
| 19. Dynamic Translation Do not distort justice, do not show partiality, and do not take bribes, because bribes blind the wise and corrupt the words of the blameless. |