Deuteronomy 21:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities.”

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BSBPD

“your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which <FI>are<Fi> round about the slain one,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 21:2 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
  2. Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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