Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Thou shall make judges and officers for thee in all thy gates, which LORD thy God gives thee, according to thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
New American Standard Bible
“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your
King James Version
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Holman Bible
“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 judgment.
International Standard Version
"Appoint judges and civil servants according to your tribes in all your cities that the LORD your God is about to give you, so they may judge the people impartially.
American Standard Version
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Amplified
“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your cities (gates) which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Bible in Basic English
You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.
Darby Translation
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
Judges and scribes shall thou give to thee in all thy gates which Jehovah thy God gave to thee according to thy tribes: and they judged the people just judgment
King James 2000
Judges and officers shall you make in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}.
Modern King James verseion
You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates which Jehovah your God gives you, tribe by tribe. And they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Judges and officers thou shalt make thee in all thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes: And let them judge the people righteously.
NET Bible
You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.
New Heart English Bible
You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
The Emphasized Bible
Judges and officers, shalt thou appoint thee in all thy gates, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, by thy tribes, - and they shall judge the people, with righteous judgment,
Webster
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
World English Bible
You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Youngs Literal Translation
Judges and authorities thou dost make to thee within all thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, for thy tribes; and they have judged the people -- a righteous judgment.
Themes
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Laws for judges
Courts of justice » Inferior » Held at the gates
Courts of justice » Inferior » In all cities
Courts of justice » Provided with » Officers
Courts of justice » Provided with » Judges
Gates » Holding courts of justice
Gates » Of cities » Courts of justice held at
Israel » Judges of » General references to
Jews, the » Had courts of justice
Judges of israel » General references to
Justice » To be done » In executing judgment
Magistrates » Wisdom and integrity essential to
Magistrates » Should » Judge righteously
Rulers' » Wisdom and integrity essential to
The Nation » Of israel and judah rulers » Wisdom and integrity essential to
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 16:18
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Context Readings
Appointing Judges And Officials
17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of LORD thy God which he has given thee. 18 Thou shall make judges and officers for thee in all thy gates, which LORD thy God gives thee, according to thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 23:4
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of LORD. And six thousand were officers and judges,
1 Chronicles 26:29
Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outer business over Israel, for officers and judges.
Exodus 18:25-26
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens,
Exodus 21:6
then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door, or to the door-post, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
Deuteronomy 1:15-17
So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.
Deuteronomy 17:9
And thou shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days, and thou shall inquire. And they shall show thee the sentence of judgment.
Deuteronomy 17:12
And the man who does presumptuously, in not hearkening to the priest who stands to minister there before LORD thy God, or to the judge, even that man shall die, and thou shall put away the evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy 19:17-18
then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before LORD, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days,
Deuteronomy 21:2
then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth. And they shall measure to the cities which are round about him who is slain,
2 Chronicles 19:5-11
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
Psalm 82:2-3
How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Romans 13:1-6
Let every soul be subject to offices of authority that rank higher, for there is no office of authority if not by God, and the offices of authority that are by God, are those that have been instituted.