Isaiah 1:17
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”
שָׁפַט
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)
מִשְׁפָּט
justice
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מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
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דָּרַשׁ
seek
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דָּרַשׁ
To seek, to inquire, to consult. Darash. Seek the LORD while He may be found. The seeking that finds God is wholehearted not casual.
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רִיב
conduct a case for
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רִיב
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
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יָטַב
to do good
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יָטַב
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
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לָמַד
you learn
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לָמַד
properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
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חָמוֹץ
the oppressor
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חָמוֹץ
properly, violent; by implication, a robber
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יָתוֹם
the fatherless
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יָתוֹם
a bereaved person
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