לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) · 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
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
נָטָה H5186 to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
מִשְׁפָּט H4941 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
What does לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט (lo tatteh mishpat) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · נָטָה · מִשְׁפָּט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles". not (the simple or abs.
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