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Deuteronomy 1:16

At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.Vehand I commandedH6680 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םsho.fe.tei.Khemjudges yourH8199 →
בָּעֵ֥תba.'Etat the timeH6256 →
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
שָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'hearH8085 →
בֵּין־bein-betweenH996 →
אֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.Khemcountrymen yourH251 →
וּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םu.she.fa.Temand you will judgeH8199 →
צֶ֔דֶקTze.dekrighteousnessH6664 →
בֵּֽין־bein-betweenH996 →
אִ֥ישׁ'ishanyoneH376 →
וּבֵין־u.vein-and betweenH996 →
אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivcountryman hisH251 →
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
גֵּרֽוֹ׃ge.Rosojourner hisH1616 →

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Proverbs 31:9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.John 7:24Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”Exodus 23:7–9Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.1 Timothy 5:21I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.2 Chronicles 19:6–10Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.Deuteronomy 16:18–19You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.Leviticus 24:22You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the native; for I am the LORD your God.’”Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.Exodus 23:2–3You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?Deuteronomy 31:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,Deuteronomy 27:11On that day Moses commanded the people:Numbers 27:19Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.Deuteronomy 24:14Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.Exodus 21:6then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.

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