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Deuteronomy 17:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Ask, and they will give you a verdict in the case.

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‘In a dispute, they will officiate as judges and decide the case according to my ordinances.  They are to observe my laws and statutes regarding all my appointed festivals, and keep my Sabbaths holy.


For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Armies.


‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Ask the priests for a ruling.


Then certain ones said, ‘Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah,  for instruction will never be lost from the priest,  or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet.  Come, let’s denounce him  and pay no attention to all his words.’


If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges  to determine  whether or not he has taken his neighbour’s property.


You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the Lord chooses. Be careful to do exactly as they instruct you.


Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and pronounce blessings in his name, and they are to give a ruling in  every dispute and case of assault.


‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: If you walk in my ways and keep my mandates, you will both rule my house and take care of my courts; I will also grant you access among these who are standing here.


Whenever they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I make a decision between one man and another. I teach them God’s statutes and laws.’


‘Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgement.


‘If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.


They will teach your ordinances to Jacob and your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.


From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had duties outside the temple  , as officers and judges  over Israel.


by asking the priests who were at the house of the Lord of Armies as well as the prophets, ‘Should we mourn and fast in the fifth month as we have done these many years? ’





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