Deuteronomy 21:2
“Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth,.... From the city or cities near to which the murder was committed, to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The elders represented the citizens at large, the judges the magistracy: priests Deu 21:5 from the nearest priestly…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 21:1-9
Care had been taken by some preceding laws for the vigorous and effectual persecution of a wilful murderer (Deu 19:11…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
thy elders and thy judges The combination is remarkable, and recent commentators take one or the other as secondary.…