Deuteronomy 1:16

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
charged	וָאֲצַוֶּה֙ va.'a.tza.Veh	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
judges	שֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔ם sho.fe.tei.Khem	H8199	to judge · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
time	בָּעֵ֥ת ba.'Et	H6256	time · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Hear	שָׁמֹ֤עַ sha.Mo.a'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal infinitive absolute
brethren	אֲחֵיכֶם֙ 'a.chei.Khem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
judge	וּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣ם u.she.fa.Tem	H8199	to judge · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
righteously	צֶ֔דֶק Tze.dek	H6664	the right (natural · noun, common masculine singular absolute
man	אִ֥ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
brother	אָחִ֖יו 'a.Chiv	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
stranger	גֵּרֽוֹ ge.Ro	H1616	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Exodus 22:21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:2-3 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
Exodus 23:7-9 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Leviticus 24:22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 16:18-19 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge t…
2 Chronicles 19:6-10 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
1 Timothy 5:21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before anot…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Moses here reminds them of the happy constitution of their government, which was such as might make them all safe and easy if it was not their own fault. When good laws were given them good men were entrusted with the execution of them, which, as it was an instance of God's goodness to them, so it was of the care of Moses concerning them; and, it should seem, he mentions it here to recommend himself to them as a man that sincerely sought their welfare, and so to make way for what he was about to say to them, wherein he aimed at nothing but their good. In this part of his narrative he insinuates to them, I. That he greatly rejoiced in the increase of their numbers. He owns the accomplishment…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:10

ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude--This was neither an Oriental hyperbole nor a mere empty boast. Abraham was told (Gen 15:5-6) to look to the stars, and though they "appear" innumerable, yet those seen by the naked eye amount, in reality, to no more than three thousand ten in both hemispheres. The Israelites already far exceeded that number, being at the last census above six hundred thousand [Num 26:51]. It was a seasonable memento, calculated to animate their faith in the accomplishment of other parts of the divine promise.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:16

And I charged your judges at that time,.... When they were appointed and constituted, even the heads and rulers before spoken of; this charge is also new, and not recorded before: saying, hear the causes between your brethren; hear both sides, and all that each of them have to say; not suffer one to say all he has to say, and oblige the other to cut his words short, as the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it; but give them leave and time to tell their case, and give the best evidence they can of it: and judge righteously; impartially, just as the case really appears to be, and according to the evidence given: between every man and his brother; between an Israelite and an Israelite: and the…

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The Church Fathers

Thou shalt not long for division, but shalt bring those who contend to peace. Thou shalt judge righteously, thou shalt not respect persons in reproving for transgressions. Thou shalt not be undecided whether it shall be or no.
— Didache, The Didache, Chapter 4

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Dictionary and topics

Exodus — The great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm” (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about…
Galilee — Circuit. Solomon rewarded Hiram for certain services rendered him by the gift of an upland plain among the mountains of Naphtali. Hiram was dissatisfied with the gift, and called it “the land of…
Magistrate — A public civil officer invested with authority. The Hebrew shophetim, or judges, were magistrates having authority in the land (Deut. 1:16, 17). In Judg. 18:7 the word “magistrate” (A.V.) is rendered…
Aliens · To be treated with justice — To be treated with justice
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Flattery · 2:4-6; — 2:4-6;
Government · 11:16,17,24,25; — 11:16,17,24,25;
Heresy · Teachers of, among early Christians — Teachers of, among early Christians
Judge · CHARACTER OF, AND PRECEPTS RELATING TO — CHARACTER OF, AND PRECEPTS RELATING TO
Lust · Evil — Evil
Magistrates · Should: Judge righteously — Should: Judge righteously
Murmuring · 5:9; — 5:9;
Officer · .Chosen by the people

Deuteronomy 1:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 1:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:10

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 1:6-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 1:16-17

Rashi on Deuteronomy 1:16