Lamentations 3:35

to deny a man justice before the Most High,
Lamentations 3:35
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לְהַטּוֹת֙ מִשְׁפַּט־גָּ֔בֶר נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃

  1. לְהַטּוֹת֙le.ha.tOt“to turn aside”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  2. מִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-“[the] justice of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
  3. גָּ֔בֶרGa.ver“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫בֶר · “great man” · Strong's H1397
  4. נֶ֖גֶדNe.ged“before”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫גֶד · “before” · Strong's H5048
  5. פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] presence of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  6. עֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.Yon“[the] Most High”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶלְיוֹן · “Most High” · Strong's H5945B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)