Deu 21:5 | NET2full | STEP | 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 ) ,

‏ Deuteronomy 21:5

5 Then the Levitical priests ^{▼▼tn Heb “the priests, the sons of Levi.”} will approach (for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name, ^{▼▼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.} and to decide ^{▼▼tn Heb “by their mouth.”} every judicial verdict ^{▼▼tn Heb “every controversy and every blow.”}) ,