1 You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh, your God, an ox or a sheep that has any blemish or defect because Yahweh abhors this.
2 If there is among you, in any of the cities which Yahweh will give you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of Yahweh to the point of breaking his covenant,
3 if they go to serve other gods and bow before them - to the sun, or the moon, or the stars of heaven - which I have forbidden,
4 and this has been reported to you or you learn of it, you shall begin to investigate the matter well. If you have proved that this abomination has indeed been committed in Israel,
5 you shall bring to the gates of the city that man or woman who committed the misdeed, and you shall stone him or her to death.
6 But you will need the testimony of two or three witnesses to condemn a person to death. No one will be condemned by the accusation of only one witness.
7 The hands of the witnesses shall throw the first stones to kill the accused. Afterwards all the people shall stone him. In this way, you will make the evil disappear from your midst.
8 If a very difficult case is presented to you which you cannot resolve in the city tribunal, either about murder, a legal dispute or a quarrel because of injuries, you shall go up to the place chosen by Yahweh, your God;
9 you shall approach the Levite priests and the judge in office at that time. You shall consult them and they will point out to you the decision on the case.
10 You shall carry out the decision that they have made for you in that place chosen by Yahweh, and you shall act in accordance with what they have instructed you.
11 You shall follow the instructions or the verdict they have given you without turning aside either to the right or to the left from the decision they made for you.
12 He who dares to act in another way and does not listen to the priest who stands there in the service of Yahweh, or to the judge, that man will die. You shall banish evil from Israel.
13 So all the people upon knowing this shall fear and not make decisions without the right to do so.
14 When you come to the land which Yahweh, your God, gives you, when you have conquered it and live in it, you shall perhaps say: "I would like to have a king like all the neighboring nations."
15 Then you have to appoint a king chosen by Yahweh from among your brothers. You shall not appoint a foreign king who is not a brother Israelite.
16 Ensure that your king does not acquire many horses, lest he again send his people to Egypt to get more horses. For Yahweh commanded you never to go back that way.
17 Neither shall he have many women lest they pervert his heart. And neither let him pile up gold and silver.
18 When he ascends the throne, let him copy for his use this Law from the book of the Levite priests.
19 He shall bring it with him and read it every day of his life, that he may learn to fear Yahweh, keeping all the sayings of the Law and putting his precepts into practice.
20 So let him not become conceited nor look down on his brothers, nor turn aside from this commandment either to the right or to the left, so that he and his children may lengthen the days of their reign in the midst of Israel.
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Deuteronomy chapter 17 deals with justice and punishment for those who disobey the laws established by God. It is emphasized that it is important to have a fair system of judgment, and that people must follow the decisions of the judges. It is also mentioned that if there are cases where the decision is very difficult, they must resort to the priest or judge at the time.
Leviticus 19:15: "You will not commit injustice in the judgment. You will not make the sense of people with the poor, nor will you lean before the great; with justice you will judge your neighbor." This verse emphasizes the importance of justice in judgment, without distinction of wealth or social position.
Deuteronomy 19:18-19: "The judges shall inquire well; and behold, being false witness, he falsely witnessed against his brother, then you do how he took care of doing his brother; thus shall you take evil from the middle of you. " It is mentioned here that false witnesses should be punished according to the severity of their accusation.
Proverbs 31:9: "Open thy mouth, judge and do justice to the poor and needy." This verse emphasizes the importance of helping the needy and doing justice to those who do not have enough resources.
Isaiah 1:17: "Learn to do good; seek what is just; help the oppressed; do justice to the orphan; deal with the cause of the widows." This verse highlights the importance of doing good and helping the needy.
James 2:9: "But if you make the sense of people, committed sin, and you are condemned by law as transgressors." This verse warns of injustice to distinguish between people and the importance of treating everyone equally.
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