lucre

noun

«lucre» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Samuel's sons took lucre and bribes, and so they were not fit to judge Israel.

Interpretation. Tradition reads this as showing why judges must never take bribes. Their greed led the people to ask for a king.

Money or profit, especially when gotten in a shameful way. tree →

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice. (Prophets 1SA.8.3, JPS 1917) tree →

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