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Deuteronomy 17:7-9
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 17:7-9
English Standard Version
7 (A)The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So (B)you shall purge[a] the evil[b] from your midst.
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 (C)the place that the Lord your God will choose. 9 (D)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 (E)they shall declare to you the decision.
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- Deuteronomy 17:7 Septuagint drive out; also verse 12
- Deuteronomy 17:7 Or evil person; also verse 12
Deuteronomy 17:7-9
New International Version
Deuteronomy 17:7-9
New International Version
7 The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death,(A) and then the hands of all the people.(B) You must purge the evil(C) from among you.
Law Courts
8 If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge(D)—whether bloodshed, lawsuits or assaults(E)—take them to the place the Lord your God will choose.(F) 9 Go to the Levitical(G) priests and to the judge(H) who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.(I)
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