H1215–בֶּ֫צַע–be.tsa

And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?

בֶּ֗צַע Be.tza' “[is the] profit”

But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [supplied: them] over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,

בָ֑צַע Va.tza' “<of> unjust gain”

"The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Ta'anach, by the waters of Megid'do; they got no spoils of silver.

בֶּ֥צַע Be.tza' “profit of”

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

הַבָּ֑צַע (בָּ֑צַע) Ba.tza' “unjust gain”

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain [supplied: to him] that thou makest thy ways perfect?

בֶּ֝֗צַע Be.tza' “profit”

What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

בֶּ֥צַע Be.tza' “[is the] profit”

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.

בָּֽצַע׃ Ba.tza' “unjust gain”

So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

בָּ֑צַע Ba.tza' “unjust gain”

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

בָּ֑צַע Ba.tza' “unjust gain”

The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor: he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [supplied: his] days.

בֶ֝֗צַע Ve.tza' “<of> unjust gain”

-- He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil:

בְּבֶ֣צַע (בֶ֣צַע) Ve.tza' “unjust gain of”

and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to the last of them:

לְבִצְע֖וֹ (בִצְע֖) vitz.' “own unjust gain”

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart.

בִּצְע֛וֹ (בִּצְע֛) bitz.' “unjust gain”

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.

בָּ֑צַע Ba.tza' “unjust gain”

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess [supplied: them]; for every one, from the least even unto the greatest, is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.

בָּ֑צַע Ba.tza' “unjust gain”

But thine eyes and thy heart are only on thine extortion, and on the blood of the innocent, to shed it, and on oppression and on violence, to do it.

בִּצְעֶ֑ךָ (בִּצְעֶ֑) bitz.'E. “unjust gain”

Thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy rapacity.

בִּצְעֵֽךְ׃ (בִּצְעֵֽ) bitz.'E “cutting off”

And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee.

בִּצְעֵ֖ךְ (בִּצְעֵ֖) bitz.'E “unjust gain”

Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

בָּֽצַע׃ Ba.tza' “unjust gain”

And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee [supplied: as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, [supplied: but] their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.

בִצְעָ֖ם (בִצְעָ֖) vitz.'A “unjust gain”

Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples; and I will devote their gain to Jehovah, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.

בִּצְעָ֔ם (בִּצְעָ֔) bitz.'A “unjust gain”

Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!

בֶּ֥צַע Be.tza' “unjust gain”

Ye say, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we keep his charge, and that we walk mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

בֶּ֗צַע Be.tza' “[is the] profit”