וְ/שֹׁפְטֶ֑י/ךָ
𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤊
shâphaṭ
and your judges
To judge, to decide or render a verdict, to exercise authority in making legal or moral decisions. In the Hebrew Bible, שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ) denotes the official or communal act of rendering judgments or arbitral decisions between parties, often implying both the resolution of disputes and the broader functions of governance, administration of justice, maintenance of order, and, at times, military leadership. Used both of legal judgments and of the wider activity of rule or governance among ancient Israelites.
Deuteronomy 21:2 · Word #3
Lexicon H8199
| Lemma | שָׁפַט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤈 |
| Transliteration | shâphaṭ |
| Strong's | H8199 |
| Definition | To judge, to decide or render a verdict, to exercise authority in making legal or moral decisions. In the Hebrew Bible, שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ) denotes the official or communal act of rendering judgments or arbitral decisions between parties, often implying both the resolution of disputes and the broader functions of governance, administration of justice, maintenance of order, and, at times, military leadership. Used both of legal judgments and of the wider activity of rule or governance among ancient Israelites. |
Morphology HC/Vqrmpc/Sp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and your judges |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8199-68
and your judging ones
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix, with prefixed conjunction וְ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine plural in construct with a 2ms suffix denotes "your judging ones," preserving the verbal force of the root שפט. The conjunction וְ adds "and," and the participle is rendered as a verbal adjective rather than a simple noun. |
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