Isaiah 29:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Who cause a personאָדָם֙
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
to be indictedמַחֲטִיאֵ֤י
(ma·cha·ti·'ei)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
by a word,בְּדָבָ֔ר
(be·da·var,)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
And ensnareיְקֹשׁ֑וּן
(ye·ko·shun;)
6983: to lay bait or lurea prim. root
him who adjudicatesוְלַמֹּוכִ֥יחַ
(ve·lam·mo·v·chi·ach)
3198: to decide, adjudge, provea prim. root
at the gate,בַּשַּׁ֖עַר
(ba·sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
And defraudוַיַּטּ֥וּ
(vai·yat·tu)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
the one in the rightצַדִּֽיק׃
(tzad·dik.)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
with meaningless arguments.בַתֹּ֖הוּ
(vat·to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
That make a man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
an offender
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
for a word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
and lay a snare
qowsh  (koshe)
to bend; to set a trap -- lay a snare.
for him that reproveth
yakach  (yaw-kahh')
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
in the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
and turn aside
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
the just
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
for a thing of nought
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who cause a person to be indicted by a word, And ensnare him who adjudicates at the gate, And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.

King James Bible
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
those who, with their speech, accuse a person of wrongdoing, who set a trap at the gate for the mediator, and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.

International Standard Version
those who make a person appear to be the offender in a lawsuit, who set a trap for someone who is making his defense in court, and push aside the innocent with specious arguments.

NET Bible
those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
those who make people sin with words, those who lay traps for judges, those who, without any reason, deny justice to people who are in the right.

King James 2000 Bible
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nothing.
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