תִשְׁפֹּט עַמִּים מִישֹׁר
To judge , i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish ; by extenssion, to govern ; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · a level , i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord ; also straightness , i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly )
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שָׁפַט H8199 to judge , i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish ; by extenssion, to govern ; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
מִישׁוֹר H4334 a level , i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord ; also straightness , i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly )
What does תִשְׁפֹּט עַמִּים מִישֹׁר (tishpot ammim mishor) mean in the Bible?
שָׁפַט · עַם · מִישׁוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "you judge/govern peoples with equity".
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