Deuteronomy 16
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Deuteronomy 16:16-20

16ThreeH7969 timesH6471 in a yearH8141 shall all thy malesH2138 appearH7200 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 in the placeH4725 which he shall chooseH977; in the feastH2282 of unleavened breadH4682, and in the feastH2282 of weeksH7620, and in the feastH2282 of tabernaclesH5521: and they shall not appearH7200 beforeH6440 YhwhH3068 emptyH7387: 17Every manH376 shall give as he is ableH3027H4979, according to the blessingH1293 of YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 which he hath givenH5414 thee.1

18JudgesH8199 and officersH7860 shalt thou makeH5414 thee in all thy gatesH8179, which YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414 thee, throughout thy tribesH7626: and they shall judgeH8199 the peopleH5971 with justH6664 judgmentH4941. 19Thou shalt not wrestH5186 judgmentH4941; thou shalt not respectH5234 personsH6440, neither takeH3947 a giftH7810: for a giftH7810 doth blindH5786 the eyesH5869 of the wiseH2450, and pervertH5557 the wordsH1697 of the righteousH6662.2 20That which is altogetherH6664 justH6664 shalt thou followH7291, that thou mayest liveH2421, and inheritH3423 the landH776 which YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414 thee.3

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 16:17 as…: Heb. according to the gift of his hand. ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 16:19 words: or, matters. ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 16:20 That which…: Heb. Justice, justice. ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 16

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