Deuteronomy 16
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Deuteronomy 16:16-20

16“1Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths; and 2they are not to appear before the Lord empty-handed. 17Everyone 3shall give as he is able, in accordance with the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you.

18“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your 4towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 195You shall not distort justice, 6you shall not 7show partiality; and 8you shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous. 20Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, so that 9you may live and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 16:16 Ex 23:14-17; 34:23, 24 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 16:16 Ex 34:20 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 16:17 Lit according to the gift of his hand ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 16:18 Lit gates ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 16:19 Ex 23:2; Lev 19:15; Deut 1:17; 10:17 ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 16:19 Prov 24:23 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit recognize faces ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 16:19 Ex 23:8; Prov 17:23; Eccl 7:7 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 16:20 Deut 4:1 ↩

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