Deuteronomy 16:18-17:1

New King James Version

Justice Must Be Administered

¹⁸ “You shall appoint ^(A)judges and officers in all your ^[a]gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. ^19 (B)You shall not pervert justice; ^(C)you shall not ^[b]show partiality, ^(D)nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and ^[c]twists the words of the righteous. ²⁰ You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may ^(E)live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

^21 (F)“You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a ^[d]wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the Lord your God. ^22 (G)You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates.

Various Instructions

17 “You ^(H)shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any ^[e]blemish or defect, for that is an ^[f]abomination to the Lord your God.