{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H1215",
  "lemma": "בֶּצַע",
  "transliteration": "betsaʻ",
  "definition": "plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)",
  "kjv": "covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.",
  "occurrences": 23,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H1214",
      "lemma": "בָּצַע",
      "transliteration": "bâtsaʻ",
      "meaning": "figuratively, to finish",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H1214"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "בֶ֫צַע n.m. gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 37:26",
      "text": "Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/37?v=26"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 18:21",
      "text": "Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/18?v=21"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 5:19",
      "text": "“The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/5?v=19"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Samuel 8:3",
      "text": "His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/8?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 33:15",
      "text": "He who walks righteously and speaks blamelessly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/33?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 56:11",
      "text": "Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/56?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 57:17",
      "text": "I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him. I hid myself and was angry; and he went on…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/57?v=17"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 6:13",
      "text": "“For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness. From the prophet even to the priest…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/6?v=13"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 8:10",
      "text": "Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to those who will possess them. For everyone from the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/8?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 22:17",
      "text": "But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/22?v=17"
    }
  ],
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