Verse 18

Deuteronomy 16:18

New King James Version

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18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God (Elohim) giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Original Language Text

hebrew

שֹׁפְטִ֣ים וְ/שֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים תִּֽתֶּן לְ/ךָ֙ בְּ/כָל שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛י/ךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ/ךָ֖ לִ/שְׁבָטֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/שָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת הָ/עָ֖ם מִשְׁפַּט צֶֽדֶק

English Translation

You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates that the Lord your God gives you for your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

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Chapter 16 Context

1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God (Elohim): for in the month of... Focus ↗

2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God (Elohim), of the flock and the her... Focus ↗

3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even... Focus ↗

4 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there... Focus ↗

5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God (Elohim) give... Focus ↗

6 But at the place which the LORD thy God (Elohim) shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt... Focus ↗

7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God (Elohim) shall choose: and thou... Focus ↗

8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the L... Focus ↗

9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou begi... Focus ↗

10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God (Elohim) with a tribute of a freewill o... Focus ↗

11 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God (Elohim), thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and th... Focus ↗

12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statu... Focus ↗

13 Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn an... Focus ↗

14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and th... Focus ↗

15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God (Elohim) in the place which the LORD... Focus ↗

16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God (Elohim) in the place which... Focus ↗

17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God (Elohim) which he... Focus ↗

18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God (Elohim) giveth th...

19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth... Focus ↗

20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which t... Focus ↗

21 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God (Elohim), whi... Focus ↗

22 Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God (Elohim) hateth. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Deuteronomy
Chapter: Chapter 16 (22 verses)
Version: New King James Version

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