Bribe
Bribe
(, shochad’, a present, i.e. gift or reward, as often rendered, especially in the corrupt sense, a “bribe ;” also , ko’pher, a ransom or satisfaction, as generally rendered, once “bribe,” 1Sa 12:3), a valuable consideration given or taken for perverting justice; a frequent practice in the East, both by judge and witnesses. SEE GIFT.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Bribe (2)
(, shochad’, a present, i.e. gift or reward, as often rendered, especially in the corrupt sense, a “bribe ;” also , ko’pher, a ransom or satisfaction, as generally rendered, once “bribe,” 1Sa 12:3), a valuable consideration given or taken for perverting justice; a frequent practice in the East, both by judge and witnesses. SEE GIFT.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Bribe
None to be taken; “for the gift maketh open eyes blind, and perverteth the cause of the righteous” (Ex. 23:8, literally rendered).