If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

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But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges,(A) and they must[a] determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property.

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  1. Exodus 22:8 Or before God, and he will

18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

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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)

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28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

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28 “Do not blaspheme God[a](A) or curse(B) the ruler of your people.(C)

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  1. Exodus 22:28 Or Do not revile the judges

Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

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then his master must take him before the judges.[a](A) He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce(B) his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.(C)

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  1. Exodus 21:6 Or before God

82 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

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Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

God presides in the great assembly;
    he renders judgment(A) among the “gods”:(B)

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Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:

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David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge(A) of the work(B) of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.(C)

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17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;

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17 the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges(A) who are in office at the time. 18 The judges must make a thorough investigation,(B) and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,

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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;

And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:

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Law Courts

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) Go to the Levitical(D) priests and to the judge(E) who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.(F)

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For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

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In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any other lost property about which somebody says, ‘This is mine,’ both parties are to bring their cases before the judges.[a](A) The one whom the judges declare[b] guilty must pay back double to the other.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 22:9 Or before God
  2. Exodus 22:9 Or whom God declares