Cross Reference DEUTERONOMY 21:5 AND THE PRIESTS THE SONS OF LEVI SHALL COME NEAR FOR THEM THE LORD THY GOD HATH CHOSEN TO MINISTER UNTO HIM AND TO BLESS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD AND BY THEIR WORD SHALL EVERY CONTROVERSY AND EVERY STROKE BE TRIED

{Deuteronomy 21:5} And the priests 3548 the sons 1121 of Levi 3878 shall come near; 5066 z8738 for x3588 them the LORD 3068 thy God 430 hath chosen 977 z8804 to minister 8334 z8763 unto him, and to bless 1288 z8763 in the name 8034 of the LORD; 3068 and by x5921 their word 6310 shall every x3605 controversy 7379 and every x3605 stroke 5061 be x1961 [tried]:

for them:
"At that¹ timeª the LORDª separatedª °¹ the tribeª of Levi,ª to bearª °¹ the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª to standª ° beforeª the LORDª to ministerª ° unto him, and to blessª ° in his name,ª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Deu 10:8} + "For¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª ° him out of all¹ ¹ thy tribes,ª to standª ° to ministerª ° in the nameª of the LORD,ª him¹ and his sonsª for ever.ª ¹" {Deu 18:5} + "And the LORDª spakeª ° unto¹ Moses,ª saying,ª ° ... And they shall putª °¹ my nameª upon¹ the childrenª of Israel;ª and I¹ will blessª ° them." {Num 6:22-27} + "The sonsª of Amram;ª Aaronª and Moses:ª and Aaronª was separated,ª ° that he should sanctifyª ° the most² holy things,ª he¹ and his sonsª for² ever,ª ¹ to burn incenseª ° beforeª the LORD,ª to ministerª ° unto him, and to blessª ° in his nameª for² ever.ª ¹" {1Ch 23:13}

by their word:
"If¹ there arise a matter² too hardª °¹ for¹ thee in judgment,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ pleaª and plea,ª and between¹ strokeª and stroke,ª [being] mattersª of controversyª within thy gates:ª then shalt thou arise,ª ° and get thee upª ° into¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall choose;ª ° ... And the manª that¹ will doª ° presumptuously,ª and will not¹ hearkenª ° unto¹ the priestª that standethª ° to ministerª ° there¹ before¹ the LORDª thy God,ª or¹ unto¹ the judge,ª ° even that¹ manª shall die:ª ° and thou shalt put awayª ° the evilª from Israel.ª ¹" {Deu 17:8-12} + "For¹ the priest'sª lipsª should keepª ° knowledge,ª and they should seekª ° the lawª at his mouth:ª ¹ for¹ he¹ [is] the messengerª of the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:7}

word:
Heb. mouth

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