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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“your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 21:2 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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.
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