5 And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
Deuteronomy 21:5
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Deuteronomy 17:8–10
8 If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose. 9 You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who preside…
Deuteronomy 10:7–9
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Deuteronomy 18:4–6
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Deuteronomy 19:16–18
16 If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, 17 both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time. 18 The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness…
Numbers 3:5–7
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Deuteronomy 27:13–15
13 And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 Then the Levites shall proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite: 15 ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the…
Book of Jubilees 30:17–19
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Ezekiel 44:23–25
23 They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean. 24 In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes…
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