New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 17:8-11

8“1IfH3588 any caseH1697 is tooH4480 difficultH6381 for you to decideH4941, betweenH996 2one kind of homicideH1818 or anotherH1818, betweenH996 3one kind of lawsuitH1779 or anotherH1779, and betweenH996 4one kind of assaultH5061 or anotherH5061, being casesH1697 of disputeH7379 in your 5courtsH8179, then you shall ariseH6965 and goH5927 up to 6the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977.

9So you shall comeH935 to 7the LeviticalH3881 priestH3548 or the judgeH8199 whoH834 is in office in thoseH1992 daysH3117, and you shall inquireH1875 of them and they will declareH5046 to you the verdictH1697 in the caseH4941.

10You shall doH6213 accordingH5921 to the 8termsH6310 of the verdictH1697 whichH834 they declareH5046 to you from that placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 choosesH977; and you shall be carefulH8104 to observeH6213 according to allH3605 that they teachH3384 you.

11 9AccordingH5921 to the 10termsH6310 of the lawH8451 whichH834 they teachH3384 you, and accordingH5921 to the verdictH4941 whichH834 they tellH5046 you, you shall doH6213; you shall not turnH5493 asideH5493 from the wordH1697 whichH834 they declareH5046 to you, to the rightH3225 or the leftH8040.

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Notes

1. Deuteronomy 17:8 2 Chr 19:10; Hag 2:11 ↩
2. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit blood to blood ↩
3. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit judgment to judgment ↩
4. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit stroke to stroke ↩
5. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit gates ↩
6. Deuteronomy 17:8 Deut 12:5; Ps 122:5 ↩
7. Deuteronomy 17:9 Deut 19:17 ↩
8. Deuteronomy 17:10 Lit mouth ↩
9. Deuteronomy 17:11 Deut 25:1 ↩
10. Deuteronomy 17:11 Lit mouth ↩

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