Matthew Henry · Verses 8–13
Courts of judgment were to be set up in every city. Though their judgment had not the Divine authority of an oracle, it was the judgment of wise, prudent, experienced men, and had the advantage of a Divine promise.
Deuteronomy 17:9
You shall come to the priests who are Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days. You shall inquire, and they shall give you the verdict.
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WEBBE
You shall come to the priests who are Levites and to the judge who shall be in those days. You shall enquire, and they shall give you the verdict.
BSB
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.
KJV
And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
ASV
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.
BBE
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:
Original Hebrew
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וּבָאתָ
u·va·ta
and you will go
H935
אֶל־
'el-
to
H413
הַכֹּהֲנִים
ha·ko·ha·nim
the priests
H3548
הַלְוִיִּם
hal·vi·yim
the Levites
H3881
וְאֶל־
ve·'el-
and to
H413
הַשֹּׁפֵט
ha·sho·fet
the judge
H8199
אֲשֶׁר
'a·sher
who
H834
יִהְיֶה
yih·yeh
he will be
H1961
בַּיָּמִים
bai·ya·mim
in the days
H3117
הָהֵם
ha·hem
(the) those
H1992
וְדָרַשְׁתָּ
ve·da·rash·ta
and you will enquire
H1875
וְהִגִּידוּ
ve·hi·gi·du
and they will tell
H5046
לְךָ
le·kha
to (the) you
H9031
אֵת
'et
(marks the object)
H853
דְּבַר
de·var
[the] word of
H1697
הַמִּשְׁפָּט
ha·mish·pat
the verdict
H4941
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