Deuteronomy 25:1
1If controversy arises between people, ▼▼ Heb “men.”
they should go to court for judgment. When the judges ▼▼ Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
hear the case, they shall exonerate ▼▼ Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.”
the innocent but condemn ▼▼ Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).”
the guilty.
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