Deuteronomy 17:9

17:9 You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.

Deuteronomy 19:17

19:17 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.

Deuteronomy 25:1

25:1 If controversy arises between people, ²  they should go to court for judgment. When the judges ³  hear the case, they shall exonerate ⁴  the innocent but condemn ⁵  the guilty.

¹ tn The appositional construction (“before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges”) indicates that these human agents represented the Lord himself, that is, they stood in his place (cf. Deut 16:18-20; 17:8-9).

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).”