Deuteronomy 16
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Deuteronomy 16:18-22

18“You shall appointH5414 for yourself judgesH8199 and officersH7860 in allH3605 your 1townsH8179 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you, according to your tribesH7626, and they shall judgeH8199 the peopleH5971 with righteousH6664 judgmentH4941. 192You shall not distortH5186 justiceH4941; 3you shall not 4be partialH5234H6440, and 5you shall not takeH3947 a bribeH7810, for a bribeH7810 blindsH5786 the eyesH5869 of the wiseH2450 and pervertsH5557 the wordsH1697 of the righteousH6662. 20JusticeH6664, and only justiceH6664, you shall pursueH7291, that 6you may liveH2421 and possessH3423 the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you.

21“7You shall not plantH5193 for yourself an 8AsherahH842 of anyH3605 kind of treeH6086 besideH681 the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, whichH834 you shall makeH6213 for yourself. 229You shall not setH6965 up for yourself a sacred pillarH4676 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 hatesH8130.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 16:18 Lit gates ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 16:19 Ex 23:2; Lev 19:15; Deut 1:17; 10:17 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 16:19 Prov 24:23 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit regard persons ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 16:19 Ex 23:8; Prov 17:23; Eccl 7:7 ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 16:20 Deut 4:1 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 16:21 Deut 7:5; 2 Kin 17:16; 21:3; 2 Chr 33:3 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 16:21 I.e. wooden symbol of a female deity ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 16:22 Lev 26:1 ↩

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