Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation and present them to the Levitical priests or the judge on duty at that time. They will hear the case and declare the verdict. English Standard Version And you shall come to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall consult them, and they shall declare to you the decision. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: New King James Version And you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge there in those days, and inquire of them; they shall pronounce upon you the sentence of judgment. New American Standard Bible So you shall come to the Levitical priests or the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them and they will declare to you the verdict. NASB 1995 “So you shall come to the Levitical priest or the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them and they will declare to you the verdict in the case. NASB 1977 “So you shall come to the Levitical priest or the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them, and they will declare to you the verdict in the case. Legacy Standard Bible So you shall come to the Levitical priest or the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them, and they will declare to you the judgment in the case. Amplified Bible So you shall come to the Levitical priests or to the judge who is in office at that time, and you shall consult them and they will declare to you the verdict in the case. Christian Standard Bible You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Ask, and they will give you a verdict in the case. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Ask, and they will give you a verdict in the case. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you shall go to the Priest and to the Levites or to the Judge who will be in those days and you shall ask and they shall show you the word of judgment: Brenton Septuagint Translation then thou shalt arise and go up to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, and thou shalt come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days, and they shall search out the matter and report the judgment to thee. Douay-Rheims Bible And thou shalt come to the priests of the Levitical race, and to the judge, that shall be at that time: and thou shalt ask of them, and they shall shew thee the truth of the judgment. English Revised Version 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 shew thee the sentence of judgment: GOD'S WORD® Translation Go to the Levitical priests and the judge who is serving at that time. Ask for their opinion, and they will give you their verdict Good News Translation and present your case to the levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time, and let them decide the case. International Standard Version Present the case to the Levitical priest or the judge at that time. When you have inquired and they have announced the verdict, JPS Tanakh 1917 And thou shall come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days; and thou shalt inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment. Literal Standard Version and have come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who is in those days, and have inquired, and they have declared the word of judgment to you, Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible to the levitical priests or to the judge who is in office at that time. They shall investigate the case and then announce to you the decision. NET Bible You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict. New Revised Standard Version where you shall consult with the levitical priests and the judge who is in office in those days; they shall announce to you the decision in the case. New Heart English Bible and you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days: and you shall inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment. Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment: World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation and hast come in unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge who is in those days, and hast inquired, and they have declared to thee the word of judgment, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Courts of Law8If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose. 9You 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. 10You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,… Cross References Exodus 22:8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor's property. Deuteronomy 17:10 You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you, 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. 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 dispute and case of assault. 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. Zechariah 3:7 "This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here. Treasury of Scripture And you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment: the priests Jeremiah 18:18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. Haggai 2:11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, Malachi 2:7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. they shall Deuteronomy 19:17-21 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; … Ezekiel 44:24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. Jump to Previous Case Consult Decision Declare Declared Inquire Inquired Judge Judgment Levites Office Priest Priests Question Sentence Show Time Verdict WordJump to Next Case Consult Decision Declare Declared Inquire Inquired Judge Judgment Levites Office Priest Priests Question Sentence Show Time Verdict WordDeuteronomy 17 1. The things sacrificed must be sound2. Idolaters must be slain 8. Hard controversies are to be determined by the priests and judges 12. The one who shows contempt for the judge must die 14. The election 16. and duty of a king Verse 9. - Enquire; what, namely, is "the sentence of judgment;" and this the judge should declare. Sentence of judgment; literally, word of right, verbum juris, declaration of what was legally right. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You are to goוּבָאתָ֗ (ū·ḇā·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Levitical הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi priests הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest and to וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the judge הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט (haš·šō·p̄êṭ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that presides at that הָהֵ֑ם (hā·hêm) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They time. בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day Inquire of them, וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ (wə·ḏā·raš·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship and they will give וְהִגִּ֣ידוּ (wə·hig·gî·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous you a verdict דְּבַ֥ר (də·ḇar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause in the case. הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ (ham·miš·pāṭ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Links Deuteronomy 17:9 NIVDeuteronomy 17:9 NLT Deuteronomy 17:9 ESV Deuteronomy 17:9 NASB Deuteronomy 17:9 KJV Deuteronomy 17:9 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 17:9 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 17:9 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 17:9 French Bible Deuteronomy 17:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 17:9 And you shall come to the priests (Deut. 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