Deuteronomy 17:8

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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;If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

In other translations

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;If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

Hebrew words

כִּיkiifH3588יִפָּלֵאyipale'it will be [too] difficultH6381מִמְּךָmimekhafor youH4480דָבָרdavara matterH1697לַמִּשְׁפָּטlamishpatfor <the> judgmentH4941בֵּין־bein-betweenH996דָּם׀dambloodH1818לְדָםledamand bloodH1818בֵּין־bein-betweenH996דִּיןdindisputeH1779לְדִיןledinand disputeH1779וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996נֶגַעnega'woundH5061לָנֶגַעlanega'and woundH5061דִּבְרֵיdivreimatters ofH1697רִיבֹתrivotcases at lawH7379בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָbish'areikhain gates yourH8179וְקַמְתָּvekamtaand you will ariseH6965וְעָלִיתָve'alitaand you will go upH5927אֶל־'el-toH413הַמָּקוֹםhamakomthe placeH4725אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יִבְחַרyivcharhe will chooseH977יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430בּוֹ׃bo<in> <the> it

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