Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And I shall command your judges in that time, saying, Hear between your brethren, and judge justice between a man and between his brother and between his stranger.
New American Standard Bible
“Then I charged your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.
International Standard Version
I charged your judges at that time, "When you hold a hearing between brothers, judge fairly between a man and his brother or between foreigners.
A Conservative Version
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner who is with him.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the matters between your brothers [your fellow countrymen], and judge righteously and fairly between a man and his brother, or the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) who is with him.
Bible in Basic English
And at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a man and his brother or one from another nation who is with him.
Darby Translation
And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And at that time I instructed your judges, saying, '{hear out your fellow men}, and [then] judge fairly between a man and between his brother and between {his opponent who is a resident alien}.
Modern King James verseion
And I commanded your judges at that time saying, Hear the causes between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the stranger with him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I charged your judges the same time, saying, 'Hear your brethren and judge righteously between every man and his brother and the stranger that is with him.
NET Bible
I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.
New Heart English Bible
I commanded your judges at that time, saying, "Hear cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.
The Emphasized Bible
And I charged your judges, at that time, saying, - Ye are to hear between your brethren and shall judge righteously, between each magi and his brother and his sojourner.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren -- then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner;
Themes
Aliens » To be treated with justice
Court » Superior, and inferior
Courts » Other courts » Inferior
Government » Mosaic » Administrative and judicial system
Israel » Judges of » General references to
Israel » Organization » Government » Jethro
Judges of israel » General references to
Magistrates » Should » Judge righteously
moses » Institutes a system of government
Officer » Civil » Chosen by the people
Strangers » Mosaic law relating to » Injustice to
Strangers in israel » Laws respecting » To have justice done to them in all disputes
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 1:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Historical Prologue
15 And I will take the heads of your tribes, men wise and known, and I will give them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains and hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and scribes for your tribes. 16 And I shall command your judges in that time, saying, Hear between your brethren, and judge justice between a man and between his brother and between his stranger. 17 Ye shall not look upon faces in judgment; as the small so the great shall ye hear; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is to God; and the word which shall be hard for you, ye shall bring to me and I heard it
Phrases
Cross References
John 7:24
Judge not according to sight, but judge just judgment.
Leviticus 24:22
One judgment to you; as the stranger so the native shall it be: for I Jehovah your God.
Exodus 22:21
Thou shalt not treat evil the stranger, and thou shalt not press him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:2-3
Thou shalt not be after multitudes for evil; thou shalt not answer for the multitude to stretch out after multitudes to pervert justice.
Exodus 23:7-9
From the word of falsehood thou shalt go far away; and the innocent and the just one thou shalt not kill: for I will not justify the unjust one.
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall not do evil in judgment; thou shalt not take up the face of the poor; thou shalt not reverence the face of the great: in justice shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Numbers 27:19
And make him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the assembly: and command him before their eyes.
Deuteronomy 10:18-19
He did the judgment of the orphan and the widow, and he loved the stranger to give to him bread and a garment
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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
Deuteronomy 24:14
Thou shalt not oppress the poor and needy hireling from thy brethren, or from thy stranger which is in thy land in thy gates.
Deuteronomy 27:11
And Moses will command the people in that day, saying,
Deuteronomy 31:14
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Behold thy days draw near to die: call Joshua, and stand ye in the tent of appointment, and I will command him. And Moses will go, and Joshua, and they will stand in the tent of appointment.
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said to me, the Rock of Israel spake a parable upon the just man: a parable to fear God.
2 Chronicles 19:6-10
And he will say to the judges, See ye what ye do: for not for man shall ye judge, but for Jehovah; and he with you in the word of judgment
Psalm 58:1
To the overseer, Thou wilt not destroy; to David a poem. Will ye indeed speak dumb justice? will ye judge justly, ye sons of man?
1 Thessalonians 2:11
As ye know how each one of you, as a father his children, comforting and encouraging, and testifying,
1 Timothy 5:21
I call to witness before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that thou watch these things without preference, doing nothing by bending.
1 Timothy 6:17
To the rich now in this life, proclaim not to be highminded, nor to be hoping upon the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, offering us all things richly for profit;