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מִשְׂפָּח
mis.pach
H4939
H:N-M Hebrew

bloodshed

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mis.pach denotes the bloodshed set against the justice expected in Isaiah 5:7.

In Isaiah 5:7, mis.pach names the bloodshed found where justice had been awaited, set within a contrast between expectation and outcome.

Senses in use

  1. Bloodshed opposed to expected justice · dominant

    The masculine singular absolute noun occurs in Isaiah 5:7 after the statement that justice was awaited; in Isaiah 5:7 the APB renders the contrasting outcome "bloodshed" before the verse turns from righteousness to "a cry."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 5:7, the APB presents the contrasting outcome as "bloodshed." This rendering is confirmed only by the verse's justice-versus-outcome contrast.

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