din denotes a judicial matter or decision, especially in disputes, the protection of the needy, and the punishment of wrong.

The attested usage chiefly concerns a case, cause, or right brought within judicial consideration, particularly where the afflicted, needy, or otherwise vulnerable require advocacy. It also denotes judgment as an authoritative decision or judicial action, including a king’s exercise of judgment and judgment directed against wickedness.

1. A case, cause, or right needing adjudication · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 17:8, two singular absolute forms occur in instructions for difficult matters brought for judgment, including disputes “between blood and blood” and “between judgment and judgment.” Construct forms identify the cause or judgment of vulnerable persons in Jeremiah 22:16, Proverbs 29:7, Proverbs 31:5, and Proverbs 31:8; the APB renders clauses about “the cause of the afflicted and the needy,” “judgment for the poor,” and “the judgment of all” those in distress.

   Deuteronomy 17:8Jeremiah 22:16Isaiah 10:2Jeremiah 30:13Proverbs 29:7Proverbs 31:8
2. Judicial decision or exercised justice · common

   Singular absolute forms occur where judgment is before God in Job 35:14 and where a king sits on a throne of judgment in Proverbs 20:8; the APB presents judgment as present before God and as the setting for the king’s rejection of evil. In Job 19:29 and Psalm 76:9, the verse context likewise places judgment alongside the sword’s consequences or God’s action to save the poor.

   Job 19:29Job 35:14Proverbs 20:8Job 36:17Psalm 76:9Psalm 9:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses expressions such as “judgment,” “justice,” “rights,” and “cause” in judicial settings involving disputes, rulers, the needy, and wrongdoing. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these expressions show the clauses’ presentation rather than fixed renderings of the lemma.