Verse 17

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 17:9 : 9 Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict.
  • Deut 21:5 : 5 The priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to pronounce blessings in His name; and every dispute and every case of assault is to be settled by their decision.
  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
  • Matt 23:2-3 : 2 saying, 'The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat of authority. 3 So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.