Deuteronomy 21:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

For them

By their word

Deuteronomy 17:8

Malachi 2:7

General references

Numbers 6:23

Deuteronomy 19:17

Bible References

For them

In that time Jehovah separated the tribe of Levi, to lift up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to serve him, and to praise in his name, even to this day.

For in him Jehovah thy God chose from all thy tribes to stand to serve in the name of Jehovah, he and his sons all the days.

And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses: and Aaron will be separated for his consecrating the holy of holies, he and his sons, even to forever, to burn incense before Jehovah to serve him and to praise in his name, even to forever.

By their word

When a word shall be hard for thee for judging between blood to blood, between controversy to controversy, and between blow to blow, words of contention in thy gates; and thou didst arise and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose in it;

For the lips of the priest shall watch knowledge, and they shall seek the law from his mouth: for he is the messenger of Jehovah of armies.

General references

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, So shall ye praise the sons of Israel, saying to them,

And the two men to whom is the contention stood before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;