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Deuteronomy 19:17
Deuteronomy 19:17 is verse 17 of Deuteronomy chapter 19, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.
King James Version
Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
World English Bible
then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;
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Deuteronomy 19:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
16 If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,
17 both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.
18 The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Deuteronomy 17:9You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
Deuteronomy 21:5And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
Matthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
Matthew 23:3So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.