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Then the Levitical priests[a] will approach (for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name,[b] and to decide[c] every judicial verdict[d]) ,

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:5 tn Heb “the priests, the sons of Levi.”
  2. Deuteronomy 21:5 tn Heb “in the name of the Lord.” See note on Deut 10:8. The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
  3. Deuteronomy 21:5 tn Heb “by their mouth.”
  4. Deuteronomy 21:5 tn Heb “every controversy and every blow.”

Then the priests, the descendants[a] of Levi, shall come near, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to bless in the name of Yahweh, and every legal dispute and every case of assault will be subject to their ruling.[b]

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:5 Or “sons”
  2. Deuteronomy 21:5 Literally “on their mouth”