Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 19:17-18 
Context19:17 then both parties to the controversy must stand before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges 1 who will be in office in those days. 19:18 The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused, 2
Deuteronomy 21:2
Context21:2 your elders and judges must go out and measure how far it is to the cities in the vicinity of the corpse. 3
Deuteronomy 25:1
Context25:1 If controversy arises between people, 4 they should go to court for judgment. When the judges 5 hear the case, they shall exonerate 6 the innocent but condemn 7 the guilty.
1 tn The appositional construction (“before the
2 tn Heb “his brother” (also in the following verse).
3 tn Heb “surrounding the slain [one].”
4 tn Heb “men.”
5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.”
7 tn Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).”
