- the cause of both parties:
- "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 let them judgeª°¹ the peopleª at all¹ seasons:ª and it shall be,¹ [that] every¹ greatª matterª they shall bringª° unto¹ thee, but every¹ smallª matterª they¹ shall judge:ª° so shall it be easierª° for¹¹ thyself, and they shall bearª° [the burden] with¹ thee." {Exd 18:21-22} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° the judgmentª of thy poorª in his cause.ª ... And thou shalt takeª° no¹ gift:ª for¹ the giftª blindethª° the wise,ª and pervertethª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Exd 23:6-8} + "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 ... Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° judgment;ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° persons,ª neither¹ takeª° a gift:ª for¹ a giftª doth blindª° the eyesª of the wise,ª and pervertª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Deu 16:18-19} + "If¹ there be¹ a controversyª between¹ men,²¹ and they comeª° unto¹ judgment,ª that [the judges] may judgeª° them; then they shall justifyª°¹ the righteous,ª and condemnª°¹ the wicked.ª" {Deu 25:1} + "And what cause² soever¹¹¹ shall comeª° to¹ you of your brethrenª¹ that dwellª° in their cities,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ lawª and commandment,ª statutesª and judgments,ª ye shall even warnª° them that they trespassª° not¹ against the LORD,ª and [so] wrathª come¹ upon¹ you, and upon¹ your brethren:ª thisª do,ª° and ye shall not¹ trespass.ª°" {2Ch 19:10}
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