unjust-gain
be.tsa denotes gain or profit, most often portrayed as wrongful acquisition pursued at others’ expense.
The term most often denotes gain pursued in a morally condemned setting: rulers, prophets, priests, and others seek it amid bribery, deception, oppression, or bloodshed. A smaller group of verses uses it in questions about profit or gain more generally, while Psalm 30:10 does not make its particular contribution clear in the APB translation.
Senses in use
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Wrongful gain pursued through injustice · dominant
In 1 Samuel 8:3, the absolute-form noun occurs as Samuel’s sons turn aside, take a bribe, and pervert justice; the APB renders the clause with “unjust gain.” In Jeremiah 22:17, the construct-form noun stands with innocent blood, oppression, and extortion, while Ezekiel 22:27 places the pursuit of profit in a description of rulers shedding blood and destroying lives.
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Profit or gain considered in a question or outcome · occasional
In Genesis 37:26, the absolute-form noun occurs in Judah’s question about the profit of killing his brother and concealing his blood; the APB renders it “profit.” Judges 5:19 describes kings taking no gain of silver, and Malachi 3:14 asks what profit there is in keeping God’s charge.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term in condemnatory contexts as “unjust gain,” while Ezekiel 22:27 has “dishonest profit” and several verses use “profit” or “gain.” These are renderings of whole translated clauses rather than definitions; Psalm 30:10 does not visibly represent the term in the APB text.