Deuteronomy 16:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”
Deuteronomy 16:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 16:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 16:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.”
Deuteronomy 16:18 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 16:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. ”
Deuteronomy 16:18 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 16:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Judges and authorities thou dost make to thee within all thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, for thy tribes; and they have judged the people--a righteous judgment.”
Deuteronomy 16:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 16:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thyGod giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment. ”
Deuteronomy 16:18 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 16:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall iudge the people with righteous iudgement.”
Deuteronomy 16:18 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 16:18 in Context — Deuteronomy 16
16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:
17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
What Does Deuteronomy 16:18 Mean?
Deuteronomy 16:18 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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