Deuteronomy 17:9
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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:You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
In other translations
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:You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
Hebrew words
וּבָאתָuvataand you will goH935אֶל־'el-toH413הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakohanimthe priestsH3548הַלְוִיִּםhalviyimthe LevitesH3881וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413הַשֹּׁפֵטhashofetthe judgeH8199אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834יִהְיֶהyihyehhe will beH1961בַּיָּמִיםbaiyamimin the daysH3117הָהֵםhahem<the> thoseH1992וְדָרַשְׁתָּvedarashtaand you will enquireH1875וְהִגִּידוּvehigiduand they will tellH5046לְךָlekhato <the> youאֵת'et<obj.>H853דְּבַרdevar[the] word ofH1697הַמִּשְׁפָּט׃hamishpatthe verdictH4941
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Related verses
- Ezekiel 44:24And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.
- Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
- Haggai 2:11Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling.
- Deuteronomy 19:17-2117 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; 19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. 20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.17 both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. 18 The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother, 19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you. 20 Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
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