"Whenthey havea dispute,it comesto me, and I judgebetweena manand his neighborand makeknownthe statutesof Godand His laws."
Then Absalomwould sayto him, "See,your claimsare goodand right,but noman listensto you on the partof the king."
"Wheneveranydisputecomesto you from your brethrenwho livein their cities,betweenbloodand blood,betweenlawand commandment,statutesand ordinances,you shall warnthem sothat they may not be guiltybefore the LORD,and wrathmay [not] comeon you and your brethren.Thusyou shall doand you will not be guilty.
"IfI have despisedthe claimof my maleor femaleslavesWhen they fileda complaintagainstme,
Moses'father-in-lawsaidto him, "The thingthat you are doingis not good.
He wentout the nextday,and behold,twoHebrewswere fightingwith each other; and he saidto the offender,"Whyare you strikingyour companion?"
"Keepfarfrom a false charge,and do not killthe innocentor the righteous,for I will not acquitthe guilty.
But to the eldershe said,"Waitherefor us untilwe returnto you. And behold,Aaronand Hurare with you; whoeverhas a legal matter,let him approachthem."
"You shall speakto the sonsof Israel,saying,Ifanyonecurseshis God,then he will bearhis sin.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"The manshall surelybe putto death;allthe congregationshall stonehim with stonesoutsidethe camp."
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
Does any oneof you, when he hasa caseagainsthis neighbor,dareto go to lawbeforethe unrighteousand not beforethe saints?
"See,I have taughtyou statutesand judgmentsjustas the LORDmy Godcommandedme, that you should dothusin the landwhereyou are enteringto possessit.
Then MosessummonedallIsraeland saidto them: "Hear,O Israel,the statutesand the ordinanceswhichI am speakingtodayin your hearing,that you may learnthem and observethem carefully.
"Now thisis the commandment,the statutesand the judgmentswhichthe LORDyour Godhas commanded[me] to teachyou, that you might do[them] in the landwhereyou are goingoverto possessit,
"Moreover,as for me, farbe it from me that I should sinagainst the LORDby ceasingto prayfor you; but I will instructyou in the goodand rightway.