Deu 21:5 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ 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, ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ Heb “by their mouth.”} every judicial verdict ^{▼▼ Heb “every controversy and every blow.”} )