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Deuteronomy 1:17

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15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

16 At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

18 And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.

19 And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,

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BSB
Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
KJV
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
WEB
You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.”
ASV
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God`s: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.
DARBY
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment: ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's; and the matter that is too hard for you shall ye bring to me, that I may hear it.
BLB
You⁺ shall not discern faces in judgment; the small as well as the great you⁺ shall hear. You⁺ shall not be afraid of the face of any man, for the judgment, it [is] unto God. And the case that is too hard for you⁺, bring to me, and I will hear it.”
ÅB
Dere skal ikke gjøre forskjell på folk når dere dømmer; den minste som den største skal dere høre på. Dere skal ikke være redde for noen, for dommen hører Gud til. Men om noen sak er for vanskelig for dere, skal dere føre den fram for meg; så vil jeg høre på den.
OTB
Vis ikke partiskhet i dommen; hør både små og store likt. Frykt ingen, for dommen er Guds. Ta enhver sak som er for vanskelig for dere til meg, og jeg vil høre den.'
B1930
I skal ikke gjøre forskjell på folk når I dømmer; den minste som den største skal I høre på. I skal ikke være redde for nogen, for dommen hører Gud til. Men om nogen sak er for vanskelig for eder, skal I føre den frem for mig; så vil jeg høre på den.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:19

    Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

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  • James 2:9

    But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

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  • Exodus 18:26

    And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

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  • Leviticus 19:15

    You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:6

    Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.

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  • Proverbs 24:23

    These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

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  • Exodus 18:22

    Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.

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  • James 2:1–5

    My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

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