Deuteronomy 25:1
ContextNETBible | If controversy arises between people, 1 they should go to court for judgment. When the judges 2 hear the case, they shall exonerate 3 the innocent but condemn 4 the guilty. |
XREF | Ex 23:6,7; De 16:18-20; De 17:8,9; De 19:17-19; 2Sa 23:3; 2Ch 19:6-10; Job 29:7-17; Ps 58:1,2; Ps 82:2-4; Pr 17:15; Pr 31:8,9; Isa 1:17,23; Isa 5:23; Isa 11:4; Isa 32:1,2; Jer 21:12; Eze 44:24; Mic 3:1,2; Hab 1:4,13; Mal 3:18; Mt 3:10 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “men.” 2 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 3 tn Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.” 4 tn Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).” |