KJV: so with any nation: and [as for his] judgments, they have not known HEB: חֻקֹּתָ֤יו מִצְוֹתָיו֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו וְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יו כַּכָּת֖וּב HEB: וְאֶת־ כָּל־ מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם HEB: הָעֹלָ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הָ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ INT: for lo custom to their earlier they, 2 Kings 25:6 Hosea 5:1: “O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah,” KJV: me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, INT: yet hates justice govern lo, Job 34:23 Did similar … Ezekiel 18:5: “be just, and do that which is lawful and right,” KJV: let us come near together to judgment. HEB: ל֛וֹ חֻקִּ֥ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים צַדִּיקִ֑ם כְּכֹל֙ INT: have done justice and righteousness lest, Psalm 119:132 He says justice is the most basic institution of a free society. We may say that miš-pāt is forensic sĕd-āqâ. Ezekiel 20:25: “statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;” HEB: יְהוּדָ֑ה לְ֝מַ֗עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃ NAS: our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes; NAS: were set for judgment, The thrones The word mishpat means judgment. INT: nor pervert the justice an alien an orphan, Deuteronomy 25:1 Tzedakah goes beyond physical needs to psychological needs as well. HEB: גָּד֔וֹל וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙ כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם בַּחֲרָב֖וֹת וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑ים KJV: after the former manner when thou wast his butler. INT: the king justice gives to the land, Proverbs 29:26 HEB: וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד כְּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט דָּֽוִיד־ אָ֠בִיו INT: the statutes and the ordinances and the law and the commandment, 2 Kings 17:40 NAS: annul My judgment? INT: and arouse God judgment have appointed, Psalm 9:4 NAS: by their number according to the ordinance; a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— + adversary, ceremony, charge, × crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just (-ice, -ly), (manner of) law (-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, × worthy, + wrong. NAS: and execute My ordinances and keep Mishpat is not inherent to a broken, sinful heart. INT: will walk my statutes my ordinances and execute and keep, 1 Kings 6:38 Malachi 2:17: “in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”, Malachi 3:5: “And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers,” KJV: If I did despise the cause of my manservant KJV: of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: Habakkuk 1:12: “we shall not die. HEB: הֵיטֵ֛ב דִּרְשׁ֥וּ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט אַשְּׁר֣וּ חָמ֑וֹץ The state, in the KJV: to do judgment. KJV: all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do KJV: And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, INT: the commandments the statutes the ordinances which commanded, Nehemiah 8:18 INT: to establish uphold justice and righteousness then, Isaiah 10:2 KJV: Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־ הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁפַ֣ט INT: for for all his ordinances were before his statutes, Psalm 19:9 Jeremiah 46:28: “thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.” INT: go to court and the judges justify, Deuteronomy 26:16 NAS: Thus He looked for justice, but behold, But we go further, to seek the flourishing of all people. INT: and David administered justice and righteousness for all, 2 Samuel 15:2 The word translated "humbly" comes from the same root that gives … INT: Israel the statutes and the ordinances which I, Deuteronomy 5:31 I thank God for His rich word which is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path! NAS: of the afflicted And justice for the poor. INT: of the LORD executed and his ordinances with Israel, Joshua 6:15 KJV: of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel. HEB: לָ֑ךְ עַ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ INT: God pervert adversary does the Almighty, Job 9:19 Tim: Right, right, right. KJV: For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away KJV: before the congregation in judgment. Isaiah 58:2: “did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances” NAS: injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial Isaiah 59:15: “and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.” KJV: that they should burn after the manner before NAS: of My people of [their] rights, So that widows HEB: דָוִד֙ וְכֹ֣ה מִשְׁפָּט֔וֹ כָּל־ הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים KJV: O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. NAS: Let us come together for judgment. (Uh oh, stay with me.) HEB: אֹתָהּ֙ וּֽלְסַעֲדָ֔הּ בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה מֵעַתָּה֙ Ayin. INT: shall do wrong judgment measurement of weight, Leviticus 19:37 KJV: of truth: thy judgments have I laid KJV: and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger Jeremiah 5:5: “have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether” KJV: said unto him, So [shall] thy judgment [be]; thyself hast decided NAS: makes a mockery of justice, And the mouth KJV: my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. 17:9); the statement of the case for the accused (Num. HEB: לֹ֥א תַטֶּ֛ה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט אֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ KJV: from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over INT: follow their statutes their ordinances the law the commandments, 2 Kings 17:37 In a sense, the way to pursue miš-pāt is to go to court or to make good laws. In the work KJV: of the afflicted, [and] the right of the poor. KJV: place, and maintain their cause, KJV: it a statute and an ordinance for Israel INT: your presence my judgment come your eyes, Psalm 18:22 NAS: the hall of judgment, and it was paneled Jeremiah 22:13: “his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbor’s service” INT: the lambs their number to the ordinance, Numbers 29:33 NAS: I have remembered Your ordinances from of old, INT: it should be each to his charge, 1 Kings 6:12 HEB: יְהוּדָ֑ה לְמַ֖עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃ justice, incl. Micah 6:8: “of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk” KJV: no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, Jon: That's interesting because people would just say justice is the standard. KJV: And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, Shown below are (1) results from various Hebrew dictionaries (taken from Logos), and (2) all such occurrences in the Old Testament, taken from www.biblehub.com. HEB: בְּכָל־ הָאָ֖רֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃ NAS: of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel. The Hebrew … . HEB: לְמֶ֔לֶךְ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָֽה׃ INT: to do Seek justice Reprove the ruthless, Isaiah 1:21 HEB: שַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יו וַיְקַ֤ו לְמִשְׁפָּט֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִשְׂפָּ֔ח NAS: for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. HEB: מִפַּחְדְּךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י וּֽמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ יָרֵֽאתִי׃ God is using the words of Amos to say the same thing to us. Mishpat . NAS: A spirit of justice for him who sits INT: all the earth his judgments, Psalm 106:3 NAS: instructs and teaches him properly. KJV: their own gods, after the manner of the nations NAS: My statutes and My ordinances, HEB: הַחֻקִּ֣ים וְאֶת־ הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י Psalm 106:3 says, “Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!” The Oldest Question: Why does suffering exist. HEB: וַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָ לְחֹ֤ק וּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד HEB: בְּקוּם־ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט אֱלֹהִ֑ים לְהוֹשִׁ֖יעַ HEB: הָֽעֵדֹ֔ת וְהַֽחֻקִּ֖ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר HEB: וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶבְי֖וֹן מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ HEB: לֹ֥א דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ NAS: the congregation for judgment, until Ezekiel 18:9: “Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just,” HEB: וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים בְּמִסְפָּ֨ר כְּמִשְׁפָּ֧ט עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם תָּמִ֖יד HEB: הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ מְק֤וֹם הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ שָׁ֣מָּה הָרֶ֔שַׁע HEB: ל֛וֹ חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ INT: enters against judgment, Job 23:4 In Micah 6:8, “mishpat puts the emphasis on the action, chesedh puts it on the attitude [or motive] behind the action.”18 To walk with God, then, we must do justice, out of merciful love. KJV: with fire according to the ordinance: but the [other] holy INT: is swept want of judgment, Proverbs 16:8 HEB: נָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃ NAS: that He may maintain the cause of His servant INT: Pharaoh’s his hand custom to your former when, Exodus 15:25 Justice in Hebrew is mishpat. pāṭ): n.masc. Tsedeq means righteousness, God’s standard of what is good, right, and true. KJV: unto them, and shew them the manner of the king At the end of that blessing, the combination tzedakah u’mishpat appears together — charity and law. In a civilized society, mishpatim are the backbone of everyday life, allowing it to be orderly so that it can also be productive. INT: statutes to all ordinances shall observe, Numbers 9:14 INT: because because my ordinances rejected my statutes, Leviticus 26:46 Jeremiah 8:7: “know not the judgment of the LORD.” INT: the faithful fruit of justice Righteousness lodged, Isaiah 1:27 KJV: even when the needy speaketh right. KJV: of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: The “H4941” is the Strongs number of the Hebrew word. HEB: סְבִיבָ֑יו צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ HEB: אֵ֖ת דְּבַ֥ר הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ KJV: all the statutes and judgments which I set INT: the LORD of hosts judgment God and the holy, Isaiah 9:7 land that they can work and develop and cultivate to … INT: not know the custom of the god of the land, 2 Kings 17:26 LN 41.25–41.28 custom, practice, i.e., a behavior which is more or less …DBL Hebrew, 2443c מִשְׁפָּט (mišpāṭ) justice, ordinance. For 'justice' found 'tsedeq', 'tsaddiq', 'tsadaq', 'tsedeqa', etc. KJV: thee the sentence of judgment: INT: the statutes and to the judgments which I, Deuteronomy 4:5 HEB: כִּי־ צֶ֣דֶק מִשְׁפָּטֶ֑יךָ וֶ֝אֱמוּנָ֗ה עִנִּיתָֽנִי׃ NAS: Him in the path of justice and taught INT: balance and scales A just to the LORD are his concern, Proverbs 16:33 HEB: וּמִנְחָתָ֔הּ וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֖ם כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑ם לְרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֔חַ … Over and over again, mishpat describes taking up the care … KJV: the statutes and judgments which I speak NAS: from the LORD, And the justice due me escapes the notice INT: my sight and my statutes and my ordinances David his father, 1 Kings 18:28 HEB: יְכַלְכֵּ֖ל דְּבָרָ֣יו בְּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ Isaiah 59:14: ” And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for” KJV: I cry aloud, but [there is] no judgment. HEB: הִנֵּ֑ה וְאִם־ לְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט מִ֣י יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃ NAS: difficult for you to decide, between mishpâṭ . HEB: עֲ֭שֹׂה צְדָקָ֣ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט נִבְחָ֖ר לַיהוָ֣ה INT: what choose know, Job 34:5 HEB: שֹׁפֵ֛ט וְדֹרֵ֥שׁ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּמְהִ֥ר צֶֽדֶק׃ KJV: our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; INT: made A statute and an ordinance Israel against, 2 Samuel 8:15 INT: to do righteousness and justice is desired the LORD, Proverbs 21:7 NAS: in the number [set] by the ordinance concerning was the first 2,000 years of chaos, and specifically the exile in Egypt. HEB: וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּ אֶל־ הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט וּשְׁפָט֑וּם וְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ KJV: they despised my judgments, and because their soul NAS: on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance. NAS: it; and it shall be a statutory ordinance to the sons KJV: [are] verity and judgment; all his commandments HEB: הֲ֭זֹאת חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥י NAS: place, and maintain their cause, HEB: פַּרְעֹה֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ כַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר Ezekiel 11:12: “executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about” HEB: מַה־ יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה מִשְׁפַּט־ הַנַּ֖עַר וּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ HEB: בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ KJV: These [are] the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe Hebrew Word for “Justice,” mishpat. INT: shall do injustice judgment nor respect, Leviticus 19:35 KJV: Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor “mercy” is the Hebrew word chesedh, God’s uncondi-tional grace and compassion. Jon: But while 9 out of 10 times in Hebrew it's referring to restorative justice, I. think it's way more waited for us to talk about retributive justice. INT: keep the wicked justice to the afflicted gives, Job 36:17 INT: the eighth a solemn to the ordinance, Nehemiah 9:13 NAS: righteousness and justice, so HEB: חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־ מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה INT: of GOD our Lord and his ordinances and his statutes, Job 8:3 KJV: And he said unto them, What manner of man HEB: וְאִ֥ם אֶת־ מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י תִּגְעַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם HEB: וְאֶת־ כָּל־ מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם NAS: to these judgments and keep INT: the cause of the afflicted and justice the poor, Psalm 143:2 HEB: בָ֭נָיו תּוֹרָתִ֑י וּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗י לֹ֣א יֵלֵכֽוּן׃ KJV: thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit … We choose judges as legal scholars, not as social workers. INT: you my statutes and my judgments and shall not do, Leviticus 19:15 HEB: רָ֠שׁ וְגֵ֨זֶל מִשְׁפָּ֤ט וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ה My thoughts about justice and righteousness as it relates to creation has to do with economic and environmental issues, but it can be applied to so many situations that face us in the news today (COVID-19, social justice, and racial equality). NAS: and so [has been] his practice all It's clear that justice in OT is more than punishment for crime, as Tim Keller explained What is Biblical Justice (book excerpt from Generous Justice ) and C.S. NAS: this is according to justice? Mishpat מִשְׁפָּט- Judgement/Justice (Strong’s 4941) Hebrew 3 letter root: שָׁפַט (shin-pey-tet)- to judge-to govern (Strong’s 8199) Would you say justice and judgement are two separate words? NAS: man, for the judgment is God’s. INT: will bring God to judgment, Ecclesiastes 12:14 This biblical justice—mishpat—is to take care of the poor and marginalized peoples around you. NAS: But God has taken away my right; justice, includ. We commit to doing justice, to upholding the laws of God and the laws of the land. NAS: of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed; INT: who came judgment to the king, 2 Samuel 22:23 In Hebrew righteousness, there are a few words that come from one root, but tzedakah is the most common expression of the root. KJV: the people with just judgment. INT: shall not distort justice not respect, Deuteronomy 17:8 KJV: and thy poor with judgment. NAS: you, and according to the verdict which INT: my statutes and all my ordinances and do I am, Leviticus 20:22 INT: your eyes and bring judgment with, Job 19:7 Amos 5:24 says, “But let justice roll down like water, righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”. NAS: [households] of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD INT: and his tongue speaks justice, Psalm 48:11 12:14 is one such occurrence: “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”   Mishpat can also refer to the “rights” belonging to someone (Exod. NAS: His marvels and the judgments from His mouth, HEB: כִּ֛י אִֽם־ כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥ם הָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן הֵ֥ם KJV: that he maintain the cause of his servant, Jeremiah 4:12: “unto me: now also will I give sentence” NAS: He has executed judgment. “Mishpat”, justice, is the act of rewarding the good in others, and punishing their evil. KJV: these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep KJV: in their place after their manner, according to the law INT: dread For your ordinances are good, Psalm 119:43 INT: is the commandment the statutes and the judgments which has commanded, Deuteronomy 6:20 INT: of heart learn judgments your righteous, Psalm 119:13 NAS: I have prepared my case; I know Ezekiel 5:6: “are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked” INT: the lambs their number to the ordinance, Numbers 29:24 NAS: according to their order. 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