¹⁷ then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, ^(A)before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.

^9 (A)And you shall come to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall consult them, and ^(B)they shall declare to you the decision.

⁵ Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen ^(A)them to minister to him and to bless in the name of the Lord, and ^(B)by their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled.

⁷ For ^(A)the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people^[a] should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

^2 (A)“The scribes and the Pharisees ^(B)sit on Moses' seat, ³ so do and observe whatever they tell you, ^(C)but not the works they do. ^(D)For they preach, but do not practice.