Deu 16:18-20 | NASB2020 | STEP | “You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes , and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment .

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

18 “You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your ^{▼▼Lit gates}towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 ^bYou shall not distort justice, ^cyou shall not ^{▼▼Lit recognize faces}show partiality; and ^eyou shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous. 20 Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, so that ^fyou may live and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you.