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It is used in the context of distorting justice or truth, often implying a moral or ethical deviation from what is right or just. This term is typically employed in a negative sense, highlighting actions that lead to corruption or moral compromise.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, justice and righteousness were foundational to the community's covenant relationship with God. The legal system was designed to reflect God's character, emphasizing fairness and integrity. The act of "salaph," or perverting justice, was seen as a direct affront to God's order and an act that could bring communal and divine repercussions. The prophets and wisdom literature often addressed such perversions, calling the people back to covenant faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to twist, pervert, overturn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>overthrows (2), perverts (1), ruins (1), subverts (2), turning (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">סָלַף</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>twist, pervert, overturn</b></font> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">סְלַף</font> <em>twist</em> (rare); Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb070102.gif"> is <em>pass, pass away, come to naught</em> Lane<sup>1407f.</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">יְסַלֵּף</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19</a> 2t., <font class="hebrew2">וַיְסַלֵּף</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-12.htm">Proverbs 22:12</a>; 3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">תְּסַלֵּף</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-6.htm">Proverbs 13:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/19-3.htm">Proverbs 19:3</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מְסַלֵּף</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-12.htm">Proverbs 21:12</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>pervert</em>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/23-8.htm">Exodus 23:8</a> (E) a bribe <em>perverteth</em> the case (cause, <font class="hebrew2">דִּבְרֵי</font>) of righteous, = <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>subvert, turn upside down, ruin</em> (only Wisdom Literature): with accusative of person <a href="/interlinear/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-6.htm">Proverbs 13:6</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">תִּצֹּר</font>), <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-12.htm">Proverbs 21:12</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אִוֶּלֶת אָדָם תּ</font> <font class="hebrew2">דַּרְכּוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/19-3.htm">Proverbs 19:3</a> <em>a man's folly subverteth his way</em>; <font class="hebrew2">וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵד</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-12.htm">Proverbs 22:12</a> <em>and he</em> (<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>) <em>subverteth the affairs of a treacherous</em> man. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>overthrow, pervert <p>A primitive root; properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert -- overthrow, pervert. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף ויסלף יְסַלֵּֽף׃ יסלף׃ מְסַלֵּ֖ף מסלף תְּסַלֵּ֣ף תְּסַלֵּ֥ף תסלף mə·sal·lêp̄ mesalLef məsallêp̄ tə·sal·lêp̄ tesalLef təsallêp̄ vaysalLef visalLef way·sal·lêp̄ waysallêp̄ wî·sal·lêp̄ wîsallêp̄ yə·sal·lêp̄ yesalLef yəsallêp̄<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/23-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 23:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְעַוֵּ֣ר פִּקְחִ֔ים <b> וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף </b> דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽים׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the clear-sighted <span class="itali">and subverts</span> the cause<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the wise, <span class="itali">and perverteth</span> the words<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/23-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> blinds the clear-sighted <span class="itali">and subverts</span> the cause of the just<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/16-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 16:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֵינֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים <b> וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף </b> דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the wise <span class="itali">and perverts</span> the words<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the wise, <span class="itali">and pervert</span> the words<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/16-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the eyes of the wise <span class="itali">and perverts</span> the words of the righteous<p><b><a href="/text/job/12-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 12:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים <b> יְסַלֵּֽף׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> barefoot <span class="itali">And overthrows</span> the secure ones.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> away spoiled, <span class="itali">and overthroweth</span> the mighty.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/12-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> barefoot the secure <span class="itali">and overthrows</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/13-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 13:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה <b> תְּסַלֵּ֥ף </b> חַטָּֽאת׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But wickedness <span class="itali">subverts</span> the sinner.<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but wickedness <span class="itali">overthroweth</span> the sinner.<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> way wickedness <span class="itali">subverts</span> the sinner<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/19-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 19:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִוֶּ֣לֶת אָ֭דָם <b> תְּסַלֵּ֣ף </b> דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְעַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of man <span class="itali">ruins</span> his way,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of man <span class="itali">perverteth</span> his way:<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/19-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the foolishness of man <span class="itali">ruins</span> his way against<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 21:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע <b> מְסַלֵּ֖ף </b> רְשָׁעִ֣ים לָרָֽע׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the wicked, <span class="itali">Turning</span> the wicked<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the wicked: <span class="itali">[but God] overthroweth</span> the wicked<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the house of the wicked <span class="itali">Turning</span> the wicked to ruin<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/22-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 22:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת <b> וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף </b> דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> knowledge, <span class="itali">But He overthrows</span> the words<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> knowledge, <span class="itali">and he overthroweth</span> the words<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> preserve knowledge <span class="itali">overthrows</span> the words of the treacherous<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5557.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5557.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5557<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mesallef_5557.htm">mə·sal·lêp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tesallef_5557.htm">tə·sal·lêp̄ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaysallef_5557.htm">way·sal·lêp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/visallef_5557.htm">wî·sal·lêp̄ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yesallef_5557.htm">yə·sal·lêp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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