Deuteronomy 16:16-22 ▼

16 “Three times in a year all your males shall appear before Yahweh your God in the place which He chooses, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths, and they shall not appear before Yahweh empty-handed.

17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of Yahweh your God which He has given you.

18 “You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your gates of the towns which Yahweh your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

19 You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

20 Righteousness! Righteousness, you shall pursue, that you may live and possess the land which Yahweh your God is giving you.

21 “You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of Yahweh your God, which you shall make for yourself.

22 And you shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar which Yahweh your God hates.