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mish.pat H4941

מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) means “justice: judgement” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מִשְׁפָּט Hebrew · H4941 422 tagged occurrences in 406 verses

Pronunciation guide: mish-pawt' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H4941G

מִשְׁפָּט · mish.pat · justice: judgement

: judgement/punishment 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

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TBESH · H4941H

מִשְׁפָּט · mish.pat · justice

: justice/right/righteousness 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

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TBESH · H4941I

מִשְׁפָּט · mish.pat · justice: rule

: rule/prescription 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

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TBESH · H4941J

מִשְׁפָּט · mish.pat · justice: custom

: custom/manner 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

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TBESH · H4941K

מִשְׁפָּט · mish.pat · (Hall of) Judgment

Combined with u.lam (אוּלָם "Hall" H0197H) This name means judgment, sentence

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H8199 (שָׁפַט); 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

KJV glosses: [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] 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, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.

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How translators render H4941

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
justice 61
and ordinances 28
my ordinances 18
and justice 12
ordinances 11
judgments 10
what is just 10
judgment 9
of justice 9
prescribed 9
with justice 8
your judgments 8
of judgment 6
for judgment 5
justly 5
into judgment 4
my judgments 4
the judgment 4
their cause 4
according to the ordinance 3
and judgments 3
for justice 3
in judgment 3
ordinance 3
the justice 3
the requirements 3
the right 3
to judge 3
your ordinances 3
according to the regulation 2
and ordinance 2
and procedure 2
and the judgments 2
are just 2
by justice 2
customs 2
deserve 2
his judgments carry 2
his justice 2
his ordinances are 2
is just 2
my case 2
of your judgments 2
the cause 2
the judgments 2
the manner 2
the rights 2
to the ordinances 2
trial 2
what is right 2
worthy 2
about the proper order 1
according to my ordinances 1
according to the custom 1
according to the customs 1
according to the pattern 1
according to the regulations 1
according to the regulations given them 1
according to their own standards 1
according to their specifications 1
according to your justice 1
according to your ordinances 1
against my ordinances 1
an ordinance 1
and 1
and an ordinance 1
and defends the cause 1
and dimensions 1
and his ordinances 1
and its ordinances 1
and judgment 1
and just 1
and my claim 1
and my judgments 1
and my justice will become 1
and the verdict 1
are the ordinances 1
are your judgments 1
as prescribed 1
as was their custom 1
as with 1
as you do 1
be righteous 1
but let justice 1
by his justice 1
by the judgment 1
by the justice 1
by their own standards 1
court 1
decision 1
for a decision 1
from your ordinances 1
her judgment 1
his judgments 1
his ordinances 1
honest 1
in his justice 1
in judging 1
in justice 1
in keeping with the ordinances 1
in my judgments 1
in the judgment 1
in what is right 1
in your judgments 1
is a just 1
is worthy 1
it is a matter of justice 1
its rightful place 1
justice every morning 1
justice for me 1
like 1
manner 1
may my vindication 1
may your judgments 1
measures 1
my cause 1
my decision 1
my just 1
my vindication 1
of crimes 1
of the judgment 1
or dispute 1
or for the custom 1
or ordinances 1
properly 1
receives justice 1
rule 1
rule of life 1
shall your judgment be 1
share 1
she once was full of justice 1
so judgment 1
so justice 1
sort 1
specification 1
standard of law 1
the right of judgment 1
their case 1
their ordinances 1
their prescribed 1
their quotas 1
then justice 1
this charge 1
this judgment 1
to court 1
to execute judgment 1
to judgment 1
to my defense 1
to the punishment 1
to the punishment of 1
unjustly 1
was davids custom 1
when you render judgment 1
with their prescribed 1
with your justice 1
your judgments are 1
your justice 1
your ordinances before me 1
your punishment 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
judgment 52
of judgment 20
my judgments 18
and judgment 16
and judgments 13
in judgment 13
after the manner 11
the judgment 11
and his judgments 9
judgments 9
and the judgments 8
thy judgments 8
for judgment 7
that which is lawful 7
and my judgments 6
my judgment 5
right 5
their cause 5
the right 4
and an ordinance 3
into judgment 3
manner 3
no judgment 3
to judgment 3
with judgment 3
according to the manner 2
according to the order 2
and all my judgments 2
and in judgment 2
and the ordinances 2
because of thy judgments 2
cause 2
for all his judgments 2
for the judgment 2
for the right 2
his judgment 2
his judgments 2
not the manner 2
not worthy 2
of thy judgments 2
the cause 2
the judgments 2
thee in measure 2
them the manner 2
ye judgment 2
a just 1
a law 1
according to his charge 1
according to the custom 1
according to the fashion 1
according to the judgments 1
according to the ordinance 1
according to their form 1
according to their manner 1
according to their order 1
according to these judgments 1
according to thine ordinances 1
according to this judgment 1
according unto the manner 1
according unto their manner 1
after the manners 1
after the same manner 1
after their manner 1
against my right 1
against thee in judgment 1
against thy judgments 1
all the judgments 1
and according to the manner 1
and according to their deserts 1
and after the manner 1
and all the judgments 1
and from judgment 1
and from thy judgments 1
and if of judgment 1
and justice 1
and my judgment 1
and not by right 1
and of judgment 1
and the cause 1
and the right 1
and thy judgment 1
and thy judgments 1
and unto the judgments 1
are judged 1
as the manner 1
behold they whose judgment 1
both according to their fashions 1
but judgment 1
but let judgment 1
but the whole disposing 1
by judgment 1
by wrong 1
crimes 1
custom 1
due 1
for her judgment 1
for him after the judgment 1
for my determination 1
for thee in judgment 1
for thy judgments 1
for when thy judgments 1
from me and i will make my judgment 1
from thy judgments 1
him not after the due order 1
him to discretion 1
his manner 1
how shall we order 1
in my judgments 1
in the judgment 1
in thy judgments 1
it according to my judgments 1
it according to the manner 1
it with judgment 1
justly 1
let my sentence 1
manner of law 1
manners 1
me according to thy judgment 1
me according to thy judgments 1
me but with judgment 1
me into judgment 1
me my judgment 1
me thy judgments 1
mine adversary 1
mine ordinances 1
my right 1
nor the judgments 1
not in judgment 1
not in my judgments 1
not into judgment 1
not judgment 1
not the judgment 1
not the ordinance 1
of it and according to all the ceremonies 1
of me the ordinances 1
of the judgment 1
on judgment 1
or after their ordinances 1
or cause 1
perverting of judgment 1
sentence 1
that thy judgments 1
the manner 1
thee according to their judgments 1
thee and according to the judgment 1
thee and let thy judgments 1
thee into judgment 1
their judgment 1
their judgments 1
them after the manner 1
them for judgment 1
them my judgments 1
them with judgment 1
themselves after their manner 1
then judgment 1
therefore is judgment 1
thereof and according to all the fashion 1
this will be the manner 1
thou my cause 1
thou this to be right 1
thus judgment 1
thy judgment 1
to her for judgment 1
to my judgment 1
to these judgments 1
to us judgment 1
to you to judgment 1
unto judgment 1
unto me as thou usest 1
unto them what manner 1
unto thy judgments 1
upon them the judgment 1
whose right 1
with discretion 1
with her after the manner 1
with thee into judgment 1
with you in the judgment 1
without right 1
worthy 1
worthy of 1
wrongfully 1

Verses containing H4941

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  1. Deuteronomy 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

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  2. Deuteronomy 4:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are the testimonies, statutes, and ordinances that Moses proclaimed to them after they had come out of Egypt,

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  3. Deuteronomy 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully.

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  4. Deuteronomy 5:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But you stand here with Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments and statutes and ordinances you are to teach them to follow in the land that I am giving them to possess.”

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  5. Deuteronomy 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,

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  6. Deuteronomy 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?”

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  7. Deuteronomy 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances that I am giving you to follow this day.

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  8. Deuteronomy 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.

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  9. Deuteronomy 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.

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  10. Deuteronomy 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

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  11. Deuteronomy 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.

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  12. Deuteronomy 11:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    be careful to follow all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today.

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  13. Deuteronomy 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.

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  14. Deuteronomy 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

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  15. Deuteronomy 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

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  16. Deuteronomy 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

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  17. Deuteronomy 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.

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  18. Deuteronomy 17:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.

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  19. Deuteronomy 18:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.

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  20. Deuteronomy 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.

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  21. Deuteronomy 21:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

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  22. Deuteronomy 21:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,

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  23. Deuteronomy 24:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.

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  24. Deuteronomy 25:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

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  25. Deuteronomy 26:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.

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  26. Deuteronomy 26:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.

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  27. Deuteronomy 27:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

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  28. Deuteronomy 30:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.

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  29. Deuteronomy 32:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

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  30. Deuteronomy 32:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.

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  31. Deuteronomy 33:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

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  32. Deuteronomy 33:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”

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  33. Joshua 6:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.

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  34. Joshua 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled.”

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  35. Joshua 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.

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  36. Judges 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.

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  37. Judges 13:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”

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  38. Judges 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.

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  39. 1 Samuel 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling

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  40. 1 Samuel 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

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  41. 1 Samuel 8:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now listen to their voice; but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”

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  42. 1 Samuel 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.

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  43. 1 Samuel 10:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.

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  44. 1 Samuel 27:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

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  45. 1 Samuel 30:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.

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  46. 2 Samuel 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

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  47. 2 Samuel 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

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  48. 2 Samuel 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

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  49. 2 Samuel 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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  50. 2 Samuel 22:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

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