¹⁶ “Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and ^(A)judge righteously between a man and his ^(B)brother or the stranger who is with him.

Justice Must Be Administered

¹⁸ “You shall appoint ^(A)judges and officers in all your ^[a]gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.