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Deuteronomy 16:18-17:1
New King James Version
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.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 16:18 towns
- Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit. regard faces
- Deuteronomy 16:19 perverts
- Deuteronomy 16:21 Or Asherah
- Deuteronomy 17:1 Lit. evil thing
- Deuteronomy 17:1 detestable thing
Deuteronomy 16:18-17:1
New International Version
Deuteronomy 16:18-17:1
New International Version
Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B) 19 Do not pervert justice(C) or show partiality.(D) Do not accept a bribe,(E) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Worshiping Other Gods
21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole(F) beside the altar you build to the Lord your God,(G) 22 and do not erect a sacred stone,(H) for these the Lord your God hates.
17 Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect(I) or flaw in it, for that would be detestable(J) to him.(K)
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