Deuteronomy 21:5

NASB

Deuteronomy 21:5

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New American Standard Bible

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve Him and to bless in the name of the Lord; and every dispute and every assault shall be settled by them.

King James Version

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

Holman Bible

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name, and they are to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

International Standard Version

Then the priests of the descendants of Levi are to step forward, because the LORD your God chose them to serve and pronounce blessings in his name. Every case of dispute and assault is to be subject to their ruling.

A Conservative Version

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near, for LORD thy God has chosen them to minister to him, and to bless in the name of LORD, and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

American Standard Version

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

Amplified

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall approach, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve Him and to bless in the Name (Presence) of the Lord; and every dispute and every assault (violent crime) shall be settled by them.

Bible in Basic English

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:

Darby Translation

and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to do service unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall be every controversy and every stroke.

Julia Smith Translation

And the priests, the sons of Levi, came near, for in them Jehovah thy God chose to serve him and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth shall be every controversy and every blow.

King James 2000

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD your God has chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every assault be tried:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the priests, the descendants 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}.

Modern King James verseion

And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near. For Jehovah your God has chosen them to minister to him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then let the priests the sons of Levi come forth - for the LORD thy God hath chosen them to minister and to bless in the name of the LORD and therefore at their mouth shall all strife and plague be tried.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

The Emphasized Bible

Then shall the priests the sons of Levi come near, for of them, hath Yahweh thy God made choice to wait upon him, and to bless in the name of Yahweh, - and at their bidding, shall be settled every controversy and every punishment;

Webster

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near (for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of the LORD) and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried;

World English Bible

The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of Yahweh; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the priests, sons of Levi, have come nigh -- for on them hath Jehovah thy God fixed to serve Him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth is every strife, and every stroke --

Themes

Benedictions » Divinely appointed

Blood » Shedding of human » Mode of clearing those accused of

Heifer » An atonement for murder

Murder » Mode of clearing those suspected of

Priest » Duties of » To act as magistrates

Priest » Duties of » Pronounce benedictions

priests » Services of » Judging in cases of controversy

Topics

Benedictions

election, responsibilities of

Priests, Function In Ot Times

People Involved In Judgement

People Blessing

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And the priests

H3548

כּהן
Kohen

priest, own, chief ruler, officer, princes

Usage: 750

the sons

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

of Levi

H3878

לוי
Leviy

Levi

Usage: 66

shall come near

H5066

נגשׁ
Nagash

..near, come, ..nigh, bring, ... hither, offer, approach, forth,

Usage: 125

for them the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

thy God

H430

אלהים
'elohiym

God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly

Usage: 2600

hath chosen

H977

בּחר
Bachar

choose, chosen, choice, choose...out, acceptable, appoint, excellent, chosen men, rather, require, not translated

Usage: 169

to minister

H8334

שׁרת
Sharath

minister , minister , serve, servant, service, servitor, waited

Usage: 99

unto him, and to bless

H1288

בּרך
Barak

bless, salute, curse, blaspheme, blessing, praised, kneel down, congratulate, kneel, make to kneel,

Usage: 330

in the name

H8034

שׁם
Shem

name, renown, fame, famous, named, named , famous , infamous , report,

Usage: 865

of the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

and by their word

H6310

פּה
Peh

mouth, commandment, edge, according, word, hole, end, appointment, portion, tenor, sentence,

Usage: 497

shall every controversy

H7379

רב ריב
Riyb

cause, strife, controversy, contention,

Usage: 60

and every stroke

H5061

נגע
Nega`

plague, sore, stroke, stripes, stricken, wound

Usage: 78

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 21:5

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 23253
Deuteronomy Rank: 709
5 Topics
7 Themes
7 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
6 Phrases
2 Names
15 References

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

⁴ and the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which has not been plowed or sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley. ⁵ Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve Him and to bless in the name of the Lord; and every dispute and every assault shall be settled by them. ⁶ All the elders of that city which is nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

Phrases

God Made

In the Name of the Lord

Name of the Lord

Sons of Levi

Be Subject To

Descendants Of Levi

Names

Jehovah

Levi

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:13

The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to serve Him and to bless in His name until this day.

Numbers 6:22-27

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Deuteronomy 17:8-12

“If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

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Deuteronomy 21:5

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