Deuteronomy 1:16

Deuteronomy 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
• New International Version (NIV)And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I charged your judges at that time, 'Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him.

Context of Deuteronomy 1:16

14You answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ 15So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and appointed them heads over you, leaders of thousands and of hundreds, of fifties and of tens, and officers for your tribes. “Then I charged your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen, and judge righteously between a man and his fellow countryman, or the alien who is with him. 17You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not fear man, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’ 18I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do.

Deuteronomy 1:16 word by word

וָאֲצַוֶּה֙ אֶת־שֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁמֹ֤עַ בֵּין־אֲחֵיכֶם֙ וּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣ם צֶ֔דֶק בֵּֽין־אִ֥ישׁ וּבֵין־אָחִ֖יו וּבֵ֥ין גֵּרֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Then I chargedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• your judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• at that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• fellowאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• countrymenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• righteouslyצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• or the alienגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:16

• Deuteronomy 27:11Moses also charged the people on that day, saying,
• Deuteronomy 31:14Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, the time for you to die is near; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.
• Numbers 27:19and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and commission him in their sight.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:11just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,
• 1 Timothy 5:21I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
• Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice;
• Leviticus 19:15‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
• 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,
• 2 Chronicles 19:6He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you when you render judgment.
• Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
• John 7:24Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
• Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.
• Deuteronomy 24:14“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.
• Exodus 22:21“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 23:9“You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Moses reminds the people of the happy constitution of their government, which might make them all safe and easy, if it was not their own fault. He owns the fulfilment of God's promise to Abraham, and prays for the further accomplishment of it. We are not straitened in the power and goodness of God; why should we be straitened in our own faith and hope? Good laws were given to the Israelites, and good men were to see to the execution of them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17Show no partiality (literally Do not notice faces): People appearing before the court should be treated as though they were wearing a mask to conceal their identity. Judges were not to be influenced by rich and powerful persons in the community but were to judge on the basis of God’s own impartiality (10:17) and treat all persons equally under the law.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-189-18. I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone--a little before their arrival in Horeb. Moses addresses that new generation as the representatives of their fathers, in whose sight and hearing all the transactions he recounts took place. A reference is here made to the suggestion of Jethro (Ex 18:18). In noticing his practical adoption of a plan by which the administration of justice was committed to a select number of…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 1:16

• Aliens
• Court
• Government
• Israel
• Judge
• Moses
• Officer
• Rulers
• Strangers

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings