- the judges:
- "If¹ men²¹ strive,ª° and hurtª° a womanª with child,ª so that her fruitª departª° [from her], and yet no¹ mischief¹ follow:²¹ he shall be surely²° punished,ª° according as¹ the woman'sª husbandª will layª° upon¹ him; and he shall payª° as the judgesª [determine]." {Exd 21:22} + "For I will pass²° through¹ the landª of Egyptª this¹ night,ª and will smiteª° all¹ the firstbornª in the landª of Egypt,ª both manª¹ and beast;ª and against all¹ the godsª of Egyptª I will executeª° judgment:ª I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Exd 12:12} + "Moreover thou¹ shalt provideª° out of all¹¹ the peopleª ableª men,²¹ such as fearª God,ª men²¹ of truth,ª hatingª° covetousness;ª and placeª° [such] over¹ them, [to be] rulersª of thousands,ª [and] rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens:ª ... And they judgedª°¹ the peopleª at all¹ seasons:ª the hardª¹ causesª they broughtª° unto¹ Moses,ª but every¹ smallª matterª² they judgedª° themselves.¹" {Exd 18:21-26} + "If¹ the thiefª be notª found,ª° then the masterª of the houseª shall be broughtª° unto¹ the judges,ª [to see] whether¹¹ he have putª° his handª unto his neighbour'sª goods.ª ... For¹ all¹ mannerª of trespass,ª [whether it be] for¹ ox,ª for¹ ass,ª for¹ sheep,ª for¹ raiment,ª [or] for¹ any manner¹ of lost thing,ª which¹ [another] challengethª° to be his,¹¹¹ the causeª of both partiesª shall comeª° before¹ the judges;ª [and] whom¹ the judgesª shall condemn,ª° he shall payª° doubleª unto his neighbour.ª" {Exd 22:8-9} + "Thou shalt not¹ revileª° the gods,ª nor¹ curseª° the rulerª of thy people.ª" {Exd 22:28} + "And Mosesª saidª° unto¹ the judgesª° of Israel,ª Slayª° ye every² oneª his menª that were joinedª° unto Baalpeor.ª ... And he wentª° afterª the manª of Israelª into¹ the tent,ª and thrustª°¹ bothª of them through,¹ the manª of Israel,ª and the womanª throughª her belly.ª So the plagueª was stayedª° from¹¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 25:5-8} + "And I chargedª°¹ your judgesª° at that¹ time,ª saying,ª° Hearª° [the causes] between¹ your brethren,ª and judgeª° righteouslyª between¹ [every] manª and his brother,ª and the strangerª [that is] with him." {Deu 1:16} + "Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª" {Deu 16:18} + "Then bothª the men,²¹ between whom¹ the controversyª [is], shall standª° beforeª the LORD,ª beforeª the priestsª and the judges,ª° which¹ shall be¹ in those¹ days;ª ... And the judgesª° shall make diligent²° inquisition:ª°¹ and, behold,¹ [if] the witnessª [be] a falseª witness,ª [and] hath testifiedª° falselyª against his brother;ª" {Deu 19:17-18} + "And it came to pass,¹ when¹ Samuelª was old,ª° that he madeª°¹ his sonsª judgesª° over Israel.ª ... Now the nameª of his firstbornª² was¹ Joel;ª and the nameª of his second,ª Abiah:ª [they were] judgesª° in Beersheba.ª" {1Sm 8:1-2} + "And I will restoreª° thy judgesª° as at the first,ª and thy counsellorsª° as at the beginning:ª afterwardª¹ thou shalt be called,ª° The cityª of righteousness,ª the faithfulª° city.ª" {Isa 1:26} + "Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.ª" {Zph 3:3}
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