Deuteronomy 19:17

New English Translation

¹⁷then both parties to the controversy must stand before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges^[a] who will be in office in those days.

Deuteronomy 19:17 tn The appositional construction (“before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges”) indicates that these human agents represented the Lord himself, that is, they stood in his place (cf. Deut 16:18-20; 17:8-9).

Deuteronomy 19:17

New International Version

¹⁷the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges^(A) who are in office at the time.

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