Deuteronomy 17:9

Go to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge in charge. Present the case to them, and they will give you their decision.

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

8If there's a case before your town court that is too problematic for you to settle, whether the argument is over murder or manslaughter, one legal decision against another, or different degrees of assault, you must take the issue to the place the Lord your God will choose.

10You must abide by the decision they give you there at the place the Lord will choose. Make sure you do everything they tell you to do,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:18Choose judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town that the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.

Deuteronomy 21:5The Levitical priests must be there too, because the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and to give blessings in his name, and to decide on legal disputes and cases of assault.

Deuteronomy 33:10They will teach your regulations to Jacob and your law to Israel. They will place incense before you, and sacrifice whole burnt offerings on your altar.

Jeremiah 18:18Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”

Haggai 2:11“This is what the Lord Almighty says: Ask the priests about the law.

Malachi 2:7A priest should explain the truth about God, they should go to him to be taught, for he is the Lord Almighty's messenger.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:9-14

The Authority of the Judges. ( b. c. 1451.) 8 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; 9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment: 10 And thou shalt do according to the… Read the whole commentary →

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