Deuteronomy 1:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ “And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘When hearing between your brothers, judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And I charged your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brethren and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger or sojourner who is with him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ At that same time, I commanded your judges: Listen to your fellow tribe members and judge fairly, whether the dispute is between one fellow tribe member or between a tribe member and an immigrant.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And I instructed them, saying: 'Listen to them, and judge what is just, whether he is one of your citizens or a sojourner.

Deuteronomy 1:16 Cross References

Genesis 18:25

“Far be it from You to act in this way, to slay the righteous with the wrong, so that the righteous should be as the wrong. Far be it from You! Does the Judge of all the earth not do right?”

2 Samuel 23:3

“The Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Psalm 58:1

Would you indeed speak righteousness, in silence? Do you judge straightly, you sons of men?

Exodus 22:21

“Do not tread down a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Mitsrayim.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Leviticus 19:15

‘Do no unrighteousness in right-ruling. Do not be partial to the poor or favour the face of the great, but rightly rule your neighbour in righteousness.

Leviticus 24:22

‘You are to have one right-ruling, for the stranger and for the native, for I am יהוה  your Elohim.’ ”

Numbers 27:19

and shall set him before Elʽ

John 7:24

“Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

Deuteronomy 1:15

“And I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, and leaders of hundreds, and leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes.

Deuteronomy 24:14

“Do not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, of your brothers or of the strangers who is in your land within your gates.

Deuteronomy 25:1

“When there is a dispute between men, then they shall come unto judgment, and they shall be judged, and the righteous declared righteous and the wrongdoer declared wrong.

Deuteronomy 27:11

And Mosheh commanded the people on that day, saying,

Deuteronomy 31:14

And יהוה  said to Mosheh, “See, the days have drawn near for you to die. Call Yehoshua, and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, so that I command him.” And Mosheh and Yehoshua went and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

even as you know how each one of you, as a father to his children, encouraging and comforting and bearing witness to you,

1 Timothy 5:21

I earnestly witness before Elohim and the Master יהושע  Messiah, and the chosen messengers, that you watch over these matters without prejudice, doing none at all with partiality.

1 Timothy 6:17

Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living Elohim, who gives us richly all for enjoyment,