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Deuteronomy 1:17
King James Version
Deuteronomy 1:17
King James Version
17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
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Deuteronomy 1:17
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Deuteronomy 1:17
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17 Do not show partiality(A) in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone,(B) for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.”(C)
Deuteronomy 1:17
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 1:17
New King James Version
17 (A)You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for (B)the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, (C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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Deuteronomy 1:17
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 1:17
English Standard Version
17 (A)You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for (B)the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall (C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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Deuteronomy 1:17
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 1:17
New American Standard Bible
17 (A)You are not to [a]show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You are (B)not to be afraid of any person, for the judgment is God’s. (C)The case that is too difficult for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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- Deuteronomy 1:17 Lit recognize faces
Deuteronomy 17:8
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Deuteronomy 17:8
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8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;
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Deuteronomy 17:8
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Deuteronomy 17:8
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Law Courts
8 If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge(A)—whether bloodshed, lawsuits or assaults(B)—take them to the place the Lord your God will choose.(C)
Deuteronomy 17:8
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 17:8
New King James Version
8 (A)“If a matter arises which is too hard for you to judge, between degrees of guilt for bloodshed, between one judgment or another, or between one punishment or another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the (B)place which the Lord your God chooses.
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Deuteronomy 17:8
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Deuteronomy 17:8
English Standard Version
Legal Decisions by Priests and Judges
8 “If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise and go up to (A)the place that the Lord your God will choose.
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Deuteronomy 17:8
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 17:8
New American Standard Bible
8 “(A)If a case is too difficult for you to decide, between [a]one kind of homicide or another, between [b]one kind of lawsuit or another, and between [c]one kind of assault or another, that are cases of dispute in your [d]courts, then you shall arise and go up to (B)the place which the Lord your God chooses.
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- Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit blood to blood
- Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit lawsuit to lawsuit
- Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit blow to blow
- Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit gates
Deuteronomy 19:15
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Deuteronomy 19:15
King James Version
15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
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Deuteronomy 19:15
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Deuteronomy 19:15
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Witnesses
15 One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.(A)
Deuteronomy 19:15
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 19:15
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The Law Concerning Witnesses
15 (A)“One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.
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Deuteronomy 19:15
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 19:15
English Standard Version
Laws Concerning Witnesses
15 “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. (A)Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established.
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Deuteronomy 19:15
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 19:15
New American Standard Bible
15 “(A)A single witness shall not rise up against a person regarding any wrongdoing or any sin [a]that he commits; on the [b]testimony of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed.
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- Deuteronomy 19:15 Lit in any sin, that he sins
- Deuteronomy 19:15 Lit mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three
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