DEU 17:8 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

17:8 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

17:8 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐὰν δὲ ἀδυνατήσῃ ἀπὸ σοῦ ῥῆμα ἐν κρίσει ἀναμέσον αἷμα αἵματος, καὶ ἀναμέσον κρίσις κρίσεως, καὶ ἀναμέσον ἁφὴ ἁφῆς, καὶ ἀναμέσον ἀντιλογία ἀντιλογίας, ῥήματα κρίσεως ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν ὑμῶν, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἀναβήσῃ εἰς τὸν τόπον ὃν ἂν ἐκλέξηται Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου ἐκεῖ,
(Ean de adunataʸsaʸ apo sou ɽaʸma en krisei anameson haima haimatos, kai anameson krisis kriseōs, kai anameson hafaʸ hafaʸs, kai anameson antilogia antilogias, ɽaʸmata kriseōs en tais polesin humōn, kai anastas anabaʸsaʸ eis ton topon hon an eklexaʸtai Kurios ho Theos sou ekei, )

BrTr And if a matter shall be too hard for thee in judgment, [fn]between blood and blood, and between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, and between contradiction and contradiction, matters of judgment in your cities;

ULT If a case is too difficult for you to judge, between blood and blood, between a lawsuit and a lawsuit, and between an assault and an assault, cases of dispute in your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which Yahweh your God will choose it.

UST Sometimes it will be very difficult for a judge to decide what really happened. It could be that he must decide whether someone killed another on purpose or accidentally. Or, it could be that he must decide if one person or another has the legal right in a case. Or, it could be that he must decide whether someone hurt another, or the property of another. If in any town it is very difficult to know what really happened, and the judge cannot decide it, you should go to the place where Yahweh our God will choose for you to worship him.

BSB If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed lawsuits or assaults you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE If there arises a matter too hard for you in judgement, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise, and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET If a matter is too difficult for you to judge – bloodshed, legal claim, or assault – matters of controversy in your villages – you must leave there and go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.

LSV When anything is too hard for you for judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke—matters of strife within your gates—then you have risen and gone up to the place on which your God YHWH fixes,

FBV If there's a case before your town court that is too problematic for you to settle, whether the argument is over murder or manslaughter, one legal decision against another, or different degrees of assault, you must take the issue to the place the Lord your God will choose.

T4T “Sometimes it will be very difficult for a judge to decide what really happened. He might be trying to decide whether, when someone injured or killed another person, he did it accidentally or deliberately. Or he might be trying to decide if some person is suing another person unfairly. If in some town it is very difficult to know what really happened, with the result that the judge cannot decide it, you should go to the place that Yahweh our God has chosen for you to worship him.

LEB No LEB DEU book available

BBE If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God;

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, even matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose.

ASV If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose;

DRA If thou perceive that there be among you a hard and doubtful matter in judgment between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy: and thou see that the words of the judges within thy gates do vary: arise, and go up to the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose.

YLT 'When anything is too hard for thee for judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke — matters of strife within thy gates — then thou hast risen, and gone up unto the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix,

Drby If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy [fn]God will choose.

17.8 Elohim

RV If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
(If there arise a matter too hard for thee/you in judgement, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy/your gates: then shalt/shall thou/you arise, and get thee/you up unto the place which the LORD thy/your God shall choose; )

SLT When a word shall be hard for thee for judging between blood to blood, between controversy to controversy, and between blow to blow, words of contention in thy gates; and thou didst arise and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose in it;

Wbstr If there shall arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;

KJB-1769 ¶ If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
(¶ If there arise a matter too hard for thee/you in judgement, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy/your gates: then shalt/shall thou/you arise, and get thee/you up into the place which the LORD thy/your God shall choose; )

KJB-1611 ¶ If there arise a matter too hard for thee in iudgement, betweene blood and blood, betweene plea and plea, and betweene stroke and stroke, being matters of controuersie within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee vp into the place, which the LORD thy God shall choose;
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps DEU book available

Gnva If there rise a matter too harde for thee in iudgement betweene blood and blood, betweene plea and plea, betweene plague and plague, in the matters of controuersie within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and goe vp vnto the place which the Lord thy God shall chuse,
(If there rise a matter too hard for thee/you in judgement between blood and blood, between plea and plea, between plague and plague, in the matters of controversy within thy/your gates, then shalt/shall thou/you arise, and go up unto the place which the Lord thy/your God shall choose, )

Cvdl No Cvdl DEU book available

Wycl No Wycl DEU book available

Luth No Luth DEU book available

ClVg Si difficile et ambiguum apud te judicium esse perspexeris inter sanguinem et sanguinem, causam et causam, lepram et lepram: et judicum intra portas tuas videris verba variari: surge, et ascende ad locum, quem elegerit Dominus Deus tuus.[fn]
(When/But_if difficult and ambiguum at you(sg) judgement to_be perspexeris between blood and blood, cause and cause, lepram and lepram: and yudicum intra doors yours you_see words variari: get_up, and ascende to place, which elegerit Master God your. )

17.8 Si difficile. Sacerdotes Ecclesiæ Dei instruit, ut judicia ecclesiastica secundum potestatem sibi a Deo datam reverenter agant, et juste decernant, non ad libitum suum, sed secundum legis decretum, ne suscipiendo personam mutent sententiam.

17.8 When/But_if difficult. Priests Assemblies/Churches of_God instruit, as judgements ecclesiastica after/second power to_himself from to_God datam reverenter agant, and justly decernant, not/no to libitum his_own, but after/second law decretum, not suscipiendo personam mutent sententiam.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT DEU book available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Purge the Evil

Sin is so abhorrent to God that it cannot coexist with him. The same should be true for his people. God is holy, and he expects his people to reflect his holiness (Lev 11:45; 19:2).

God required severe measures to remove sin from the covenant community. God offered forgiveness, but only for the truly repentant; those who hardened their hearts could expect God’s judgment—a purging process that devours sinners and their sins and leaves nothing behind (see Deut 9:3; 13:5; Isa 33:14; Heb 12:28-29). Such cleansing is meant to heal the community of believers and deter others from rebelling against the Lord (Deut 17:13).

In the Old Testament, God’s judgment among his people was often immediate (see, e.g., Num 11:1-3; 16:1-50; Josh 7). God thus made his people keenly aware of his demand for obedience and of the penalty for those who did not comply.

God’s retribution is now reserved for the future day of judgment, when the sins of the unrighteous will be exposed and judged (Rom 14:10; 2 Cor 5:10; Heb 9:27; 1 Pet 4:5). However, some instances of calamity can be understood as God’s judgment on his disobedient children (e.g., Acts 5:1-11; see 1 Cor 11:27-30). It is still a “terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Heb 10:31).

Passages for Further Study

Lev 19:1-2; Deut 9:3-6; 13:5; 17:2-13; Josh 7:1-26; 2 Chr 34:3-8; Isa 1:24-26; 4:2-6; 33:14; Ezek 20:32-38; Matt 18:8-9; Acts 5:1-11; Rom 14:10; 1 Cor 11:27-30; 2 Cor 5:10; Heb 9:27-28; 10:31; 12:28-29; Jas 5:19-20; 1 Pet 4:5

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

כִּ֣י

that/for/because/then/when

Moses is using If to introduce a hypothetical situation and telling the Israelites what they should do if it happens. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: [Suppose that]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בֵּֽין־דָּ֨ם ׀ לְ⁠דָ֜ם

between homicide to,blood

The implication is that blood means “bloodshed,” specifically accidental or purposeful manslaughter. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [between accidental and planned manslaughter]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בֵּֽין־דִּ֣ין לְ⁠דִ֗ין

between between legal_right to,legal_claim

The implication is that the judge must decide the outcome of various types of lawsuits. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [between who is right and who is wrong in all types of lawsuits]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בֵ֥ין נֶ֨גַע֙ לָ⁠נֶ֔גַע

and=between assault to,assault

Here, assault could refer to a case where: (1) one person physically harmed another. Alternate translation: [and who is at fault when someone physically harms another] (2) one person damages the property of another. Alternate translation: [and who is at fault when someone damages the property of another]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

דִּבְרֵ֥י רִיבֹ֖ת

matters_of dispute

The implication is that there is dispute in these cases as to what actually happened and who is at fault. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [undecided cases]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בִּ⁠שְׁעָרֶ֑י⁠ךָ

in/on/at/with,towns_of,your

Here, gates represents the border of a town or city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in your cities]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠קַמְתָּ֣

and,arise

Here, arise is a common expression that means “take action.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [then you shall leave your city]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

הַ⁠מָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖י⁠ךָ בּֽ⁠וֹ

the,place which/who choose YHWH God_of,your in/on/over=him/it

The expression the place which Yahweh your God will choose it contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: [the place which Yahweh your God will choose]

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