Deuteronomy 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.”
Deuteronomy 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I commanded your judges at that time, saying, “Hear cases between your brothers and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.”
Deuteronomy 1:16 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him. ”
Deuteronomy 1:16 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren--then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner;”
Deuteronomy 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him. ”
Deuteronomy 1:16 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I charged your iudges that same time, saying, Heare the controuersies betweene your brethren, and iudge righteously betweene euery man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.”
Deuteronomy 1:16 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 1:16 in Context — Deuteronomy 1
14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
What Does Deuteronomy 1:16 Mean?
Deuteronomy 1:16 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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