Deuteronomy 17:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;”
Deuteronomy 17:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 17:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 17:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If there arises a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise, and go up to the place which Yahweh your God chooses.”
Deuteronomy 17:8 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 17:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose; ”
Deuteronomy 17:8 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 17:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`When anything is too hard for thee for judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke--matters of strife within thy gates--then thou hast risen, and gone up unto the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix,”
Deuteronomy 17:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 17:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thyGod will choose. ”
Deuteronomy 17:8 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 17:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If there rise a matter too harde for thee in iudgement betweene blood and blood, betweene plea and plea, betweene plague and plague, in the matters of controuersie within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and goe vp vnto the place which the Lord thy God shall chuse,”
Deuteronomy 17:8 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 17:8 in Context — Deuteronomy 17
6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.
8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;
9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
What Does Deuteronomy 17:8 Mean?
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