 | Jewish Publication Society - 1996 - 406 pages
...death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee. "If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment,...between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, even matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place... | |
 | Ben Zion Bokser - 2001 - 212 pages
...appointed leader over the community, he is to be treated as the most eminent of persons. It is said, 'Thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days' (Deut. 17:9). Could it possibly enter your mind that a person would go to a judge who was not in his... | |
 | James Shane - 2002 - 710 pages
...and all the people shall say. Amen. Deut. 27:25 The Supreme Court: of Criminal and Civil Appeals 8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment,...and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gate; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose; 9... | |
 | Aharon Lichtenstein - 2003 - 438 pages
...has been appointed a leader over the community, is as the mightiest of the mighty. And it is stated, "And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days" (Devarim 17:9). Can it occur to you that a person would go to a judge who is not in his day? The intent... | |
 | Walter Curtis Lichfield - 2005 - 702 pages
...death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shall put the evil away from among you. 17:8 "If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment,...into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose; 17:9 "And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days,... | |
 | Hanina Ben-Menahem, Neil S. Hecht, Shai Wosner - 2005 - 470 pages
...the sages of that generation, since the power to decide had been delegated to them. As it is said: "And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites,...and unto the judge that shall be in those days; and thou shalt inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the judgment" (Deut. 17:9). Furthermore, there... | |
 | Marcelo Dascal, Hanliang Zhang - 2007 - 336 pages
...the scholars of that generation, since the power to decide had been delegated to them. As it is said: "And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days" (Deut. 17:9). Furthermore, there is the injunction, "do not deviate". For authorization was given to... | |
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If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates : then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord... 
