Deuteronomy 16:20

16:20 You must pursue justice alone ¹  so that you may live and inherit the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 18:2

18:2 They ²  will have no inheritance in the midst of their fellow Israelites; ³  the Lord alone is their inheritance, just as he had told them.

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¹ tn Heb “justice, justice.” The repetition is emphatic; one might translate as “pure justice” or “unadulterated justice” (cf. NLT “true justice”).

² tn Heb “he” (and throughout the verse).

³ tn Heb “brothers,” but not referring to actual siblings. Cf. NASB “their countrymen”; NRSV “the other members of the community.”