Deuteronomy 17:11
“According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee,.... For they were not to make any new law, but to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Deuteronomy 17:8-13
The cases in question are such as the inferior judges did not feel able to decide satisfactorily, and which accordingly…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 17:8-13
Courts of judgment were ordered to be erected in every city (Deu 16:18), and they were empowered to hear and determine…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
law Heb. torah, usually of the directionsgiven by priests in questions of ritual, covers here their decisions in civil…
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