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Green's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 25:1
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"If there is a dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty,
If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
If two people have an argument and go to court, the judges will decide the case. They will declare one person right and the other guilty.
If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.
If there shall be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, that [the judges] may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
"If there is a controversy between men, and they go to court, and the judges decide [the issue] between them, and they judge in favor of the innocent and condemn the guilty,
If cause is bitwixe ony men, and thei axen iugis, thei schulen yyue the victorie of riytfulnesse to him, whom thei perseyuen to be iust, thei schulen condempne hym of wickidnesse, whom thei perseyuen to be wickid.
`When there is a strife between men, and they have come nigh unto the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrong-doer,
If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
Moses said to Israel: Suppose you and someone else each accuse the other of doing something wrong, and you go to court, where the judges decide you are guilty. If your punishment is to be beaten with a whip, one of the judges will order you to lie down, and you will receive the number of lashes you deserve.
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.
If there be strife betweene men, they shall come vnto the lawe, and let the Iudges geue sentence betwene them: and iustifie the righteous, & condemne the vngodly.
"If people have a dispute, seek its resolution in court, and the judges render a decision in favor of the righteous one and condemning the wicked one;
If there be a controversy between men, and they resort to judgment, and they judge [their case]; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
"When two people have an argument, they should go to the court. The judges will decide which person is right and which is wrong.
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them, by justifying the righteous, and condemning the wicked,
If there bee a controuersie betweene men, and they come vnto iudgment, that the Iudges may iudge them, then they shall iustifie the righteous, and condemne the wicked.
"Two men might argue and go to court. The judges will decide between them, saying that the right man is not guilty and that the sinful man is guilty.
Suppose two persons have a dispute and enter into litigation, and the judges decide between them, declaring one to be in the right and the other to be in the wrong.
When there ariseth a controversy between men, and they come nigh unto judgment, and judgment is granted them, then shall they justify the righteous man, and condemn the lawless.
When there shall be strife betweene men, and they shall come vnto iudgement, and sentence shall be giuen vpon them, and the righteous shall be iustified, and the wicked condemned,
IF there is a lawsuit between a man and his neighbor, they shall come before the judges, and the judges shall judge them; and they shall acquit the innocent, and condemn the guilty.
"Suppose two Israelites go to court to settle a dispute, and one is declared innocent and the other guilty.
If there be a controversy between men, and they call upon the judges: they shall give the prize of justice to him whom they perceive to be just: and him whom they find to be wicked, they shall condemn of wickedness.
"If there is a dispute between men, and they come into court, and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty,
And if there should be a dispute between men, and they should come forward to judgment, and the judges judge, and justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked:
“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.
If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
"When a legal dispute takes place between men and they come near to the court, and the judges judge with respect to them, then they shall declare the righteous to be in the right and they shall condemn the wicked,
Whan there is a stryfe betwene men, they shalbe brought before ye lawe and iudged: and the iudges shall iustifye the righteous, and condemne the vngodly.
When men have a legal dispute, let them go to court; the judges will decide between them, declaring one innocent and the other guilty. If the guilty one deserves punishment, the judge will have him prostrate himself before him and lashed as many times as his crime deserves, but not more than forty. If you hit him more than forty times, you will degrade him to something less than human.
"If there is a dispute between people and they go to court, and the judges decide their case, and they declare the righteous innocent and pronounce the wicked guilty,
"If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court, that the judges may judge them, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,
"Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong.
"If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,
"If there is a dispute between men and they go to court for judgment, and the judges judge their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 16:18-20, Deuteronomy 17:8, Deuteronomy 17:9, Deuteronomy 19:17-19, Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:7, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Chronicles 19:6-10, Job 29:7-17, Psalms 58:1, Psalms 58:2, Psalms 82:2-4, Proverbs 17:15, Proverbs 31:8, Proverbs 31:9, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 5:23, Isaiah 11:4, Isaiah 32:1, Isaiah 32:2, Jeremiah 21:12, Ezekiel 44:24, Micah 3:1, Micah 3:2, Habakkuk 1:4, Habakkuk 1:13, Malachi 3:18, Matthew 3:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:16 - What shall we say Exodus 22:9 - the cause of both parties 1 Samuel 2:25 - sin against 1 Kings 8:32 - condemning 2 Chronicles 6:23 - justifying 2 Chronicles 19:8 - the judgment Job 27:5 - justify Jeremiah 22:3 - Execute Acts 23:3 - smitten Romans 13:3 - rulers
Cross-References
And Abraham added and took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
And she bore to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and what good is this, a birthright to me?
And Jacob said, Swear to me today. And he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
And Isaac called Jacob. And he blessed him and commanded him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If there be a controversy between men,.... Between two or more:
and they come unto judgment; into a court of judicature, bring their cause thither:
that [the judges] may judge them; who were never less than three; the great sanhedrim at Jerusalem consisted of seventy one, the lesser court was of twenty three, and the least of all three only:
then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked: acquit the one, whose cause is good, and condemn the other to punishment, who is guilty of a crime, and as that deserves; which is to do righteous judgment; the contrary to this is an abomination to the Lord, Proverbs 17:15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Render it:
(1) If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and the judges judge them, and justify the righteous and condemn the wicked (compare the marginal reference. and Exodus 23:7; Proverbs 17:15);
(2) then it shall be, etc.
Deuteronomy 25:2
Scourging is named as a penalty in Leviticus 19:20. The beating here spoken of would be on the back with a rod or stick (compare Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 19:29; Proverbs 26:3).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XXV
Punishment by whipping not to exceed forty stripes, 1-3.
The ox that treads out the corn is not to be muzzled, 4.
The ordinance concerning marrying the wife of that brother who
has died childless, 5-10.
Of the woman who acts indecently in succouring her husband,
11, 12.
Of false weights and measures, 13-16.
Amalek is to be destroyed, 17-19.
NOTES ON CHAP. XXV
Verse Deuteronomy 25:1. They shall justify the righteous — This is a very important passage, and is a key to several others. The word צ×ק tsadak is used here precisely in the same sense in which St. Paul sometimes uses the corresponding word δικαιοÏ, not to justify or make just, but to acquit, declare innocent, to remit punishment, or give reasons why such a one should not be punished; so here the magistrates ×צ×××§× hitsdiku, shall acquit, the righteous-declare him innocent, because he is found to be righteous and not wicked: so the Septuagint: και δικαιÏÏÎ¿Ï Ïιν Ïον δικαιον they shall make righteous the righteous-declare him free from blame, not liable to punishment, acquitted; using the same word with St. Paul when he speaks of a sinner's justification, i. e., his acquittance from blame and punishment, because of the death of Christ in his stead.
