Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision:
New American Standard Bible
So you shall come to
King James Version
And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
Holman Bible
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.
International Standard Version
Present the case to the Levitical priest or the judge at that time. When you have inquired and they have announced the verdict,
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
and thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days: and thou shalt inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment.
Amplified
So you shall come to the Levitical priests or to the judge who is in office at that time, and you shall consult them and they will declare to you the
Darby Translation
And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment;
Julia Smith Translation
And thou didst go to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge which shall be in those days, and seek out; and they shall announce to thee the word of judgment
King James 2000
And you shall come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment:
Lexham Expanded Bible
then you shall go to the priests and the Levites and to the judge who will be [in office] in those days, and you shall enquire, and they shall announce to you {the verdict}.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall come to the priests of the Levites, and to the judge that shall be in those days, and ask. And they shall declare to you the sentence of judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and go unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and ask, and they shall show thee how to judge.
NET Bible
You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.
New Heart English Bible
and you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days: and you shall inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment.
The Emphasized Bible
and shalt come in unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge who shall be in those days, - and shalt enquire and they shall declare unto thee, the sentence of judgment;
Webster
And thou shalt come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment:
World English Bible
and you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days: and you shall inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment.
Youngs Literal Translation
and hast come in unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge who is in those days, and hast inquired, and they have declared to thee the word of judgment,
Themes
Assault and battery » Laws concerning
Court » Superior, and inferior
Court » Sentence of, final and obligatory
Courts » Other courts » Inferior
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Sentence of, final
Courts of justice » Superior court » Decided on all appeals and difficult cases
Courts of justice » Superior court » Consisted subsequently of priests and levites
Judge » Priests and levites as
the Law of moses » Divided into » Civil, relating to administration of justice
the Levites » Services of » Judging and deciding in controversies
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » Judicial
Interlinear
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Yowm
Nagad
Dabar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 17:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
8 If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God; 9 And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision: 10 And you are to be guided by the decision they give in the place named by the Lord, and do whatever they say:
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Cross References
Ezekiel 44:24
In any cause, they are to be in the position of judges, judging in harmony with my decisions: they are to keep my laws and my rules in all my fixed feasts; and they are to keep my Sabbaths holy.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.
Haggai 2:11
These are the words of the Lord of armies: Put now a point of law to the priests, saying,
Malachi 2:7
For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.
Deuteronomy 19:17-21
Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the priests and judges who are then in power;