Deuteronomy 16:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 16:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שֹׁפְטִ֣ים
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים
shôṭêr
H7860
officer
תִּֽתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְךָ֙
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ
shaʻar
H8179
gate
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְהוָ֧ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נֹתֵ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְךָ֖
לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
וְשָׁפְט֥וּ
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
מִשְׁפַּט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
צֶֽדֶק
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
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World English Bible Public Domain
Judges and officers shall you make you in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
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King James Version Public Domain
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 the people with just judgment.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You shall set for yourself judges and officers within all your gates that Yahweh your God is giving to you, from your tribes, and they shall judge the people righteous judgment.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).