Deu 17:8 | HCSB | STEP | “If a case is too difficult for you – concerning bloodshed , lawsuits , or assaults – cases disputed at your gates , you must go up to the place the Lord your God chooses .

a Ex 21:12-14,18-25; Nm 35:9-34; Dt 19:1-13; 25:7

Deuteronomy 17:8

Difficult Cases

8 “If a case is too difficult for you – concerning bloodshed, ^a lawsuits, ^b or assaults ^c – cases disputed at your gates, ^d you must go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.