Deuteronomy 17:8-9
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8 “(A)If a case is too difficult for you to decide, between [a]one kind of homicide or another, between [b]one kind of lawsuit or another, and between [c]one kind of assault or another, that are cases of dispute in your [d]courts, then you shall arise and go up to (B)the place which the Lord your God chooses. 9 So you shall come to (C)the Levitical priests or the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them and they will declare to you the [e]verdict.
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- Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit blood to blood
- Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit lawsuit to lawsuit
- Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit blow to blow
- Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit gates
- Deuteronomy 17:9 Lit word of decision
Deuteronomy 17:8-9
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8 If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge(A)—whether bloodshed, lawsuits or assaults(B)—take them to the place the Lord your God will choose.(C) 9 Go to the Levitical(D) priests and to the judge(E) who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.(F)
Deuteronomy 19:17
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17 then both people who have the dispute shall stand (A)before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days.
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Deuteronomy 19:17
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17 the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges(A) who are in office at the time.
Deuteronomy 21:5
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5 Then (A)the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, because the Lord your God has chosen them to serve Him and to bless in the name of the Lord; and every dispute and [a]violent crime shall be [b]settled by them.
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- Deuteronomy 21:5 Lit blow
- Deuteronomy 21:5 Lit according to their mouth
Deuteronomy 21:5
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5 The Levitical priests shall step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister and to pronounce blessings(A) in the name of the Lord and to decide all cases of dispute and assault.(B)
1 Chronicles 23:4
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4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were (A)to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were (B)officers and judges,
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1 Chronicles 23:4
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4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge(A) of the work(B) of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.(C)
2 Chronicles 19:8-10
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8 In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat also appointed some (A)of the Levites and priests, and some of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and [a]to judge disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 9 Then he commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and wholeheartedly. 10 (B)Whenever any dispute comes to you from your countrymen who live in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them so that they will not be guilty before the Lord, and (C)wrath will not come on you and your countrymen. This you shall do and you will not be guilty.
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- 2 Chronicles 19:8 As in ancient versions; MT for the dispute. And they returned to Jerusalem; or And they lived in Jerusalem
2 Chronicles 19:8-10
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8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites,(A) priests(B) and heads of Israelite families to administer(C) the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. 9 He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the Lord. 10 In every case that comes before you from your people who live in the cities—whether bloodshed or other concerns of the law, commands, decrees or regulations—you are to warn them not to sin against the Lord;(D) otherwise his wrath will come on you and your people. Do this, and you will not sin.
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