Deuteronomy 16:18-22

16:18

Judges
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and officers
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shalt thou make
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thee in all thy gates
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which the LORD
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thy God
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giveth
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thee, throughout thy tribes
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and they shall judge
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the people
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with just
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judgment
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16:19

Thou shalt not wrest
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judgment
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thou shalt not respect
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persons
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neither take
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a gift
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for a gift
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doth blind
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the eyes
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of the wise
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and pervert
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the words
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of the righteous
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{words: or, matters}

16:20

That which is altogether
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just
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shalt thou follow
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that thou mayest live
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and inherit
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the land
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which the LORD
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thy God
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giveth
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thee. {That which...: Heb. Justice, justice}

16:21

Thou shalt not plant
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thee a grove
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of any trees
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near unto
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the altar
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of the LORD
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thy God
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which thou shalt make
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thee.

16:22

Neither shalt thou set thee up
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[any] image
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which the LORD
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thy God
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hateth
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{image: or, statue, or, pillar}