Deuteronomy 16
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Deuteronomy 16:16-20

16“1ThreeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 allH3605 your malesH2138 shall appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430 at the placeH4725 whichH834 He choosesH977: at the FeastH2282 of UnleavenedH4682 BreadH4682, at the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620, and at the FeastH2282 of BoothsH5521; and 2they are not to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 empty-handedH7387. 17EveryoneH376 3shall giveH4979 as he is ableH3027, in accordance with the blessingH1293 of the LordH3068 your GodH430 whichH834 He has givenH5414 you.

18“You shall appointH5414 for yourself judgesH8199 and officersH7860 in allH3605 your 4townsH8179 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you, according to your tribesH7626, and they shall judgeH8199 the peopleH5971 with righteousH6664 judgmentH4941. 195You shall not distortH5186 justiceH4941, 6you shall not 7showH5234 partialityH5234H6440; and 8you shall not acceptH3947 a bribeH7810, becauseH3588 a bribeH7810 blindsH5786 the eyesH5869 of the wiseH2450 and distortsH5557 the wordsH1697 of the righteousH6662. 20JusticeH6664, and only justiceH6664, you shall pursueH7291, soH4616 thatH4616 9you may liveH2421 and possessH3423 the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 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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