Deuteronomy 19:17 BSB

Deuteronomy 19:17

both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;

KJV

Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Both the men, between whom the controversy is - Not the accused and the false witness, but the plaintiff and defendant (compare Exo 23:1) who were summoned before the supreme court held, as provided in Deut. 17, at the sanctuary. The judges acted as God’s representative; to lie to them was to lie to Him.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעָמְד֧וּ	ve.'a.me.Du	and they will stand	H5975 →
שְׁנֵֽי־	she.nei-	[the] two	H8147 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים	ha.'a.na.Shim	the people	H582 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	whom	H834 →
לָהֶ֥ם	la.Hem	[belongs] to <the> them
הָרִ֖יב	ha.Riv	the dispute	H7379 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לִפְנֵ֤י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙	ha.ko.ha.Nim	the priests	H3548 →
וְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים	ve.ha.Sho.fe.Tim	and the judges	H8199 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
יִהְי֖וּ	yih.Yu	they will be	H1961 →
בַּיָּמִ֥ים	bai.ya.Mim	in the days	H3117 →
הָהֵֽם׃	ha.Hem	<the> those	H1992 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:24–25
  And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
- Leviticus 10:11
  so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
- Deuteronomy 21:5
  And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every…
- 2 Corinthians 5:20
  Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
Through
Deuteronomy 21:5
And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every…
leads to
- Malachi 2:7
  For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 23:13
  The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce…
- Deuteronomy 10:8
  At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in…
Through
Deuteronomy 17:9
You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
leads to
- Ezekiel 44:24
  In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.