Deu 1:16-17 | ESV | STEP | And I charged your judges at that time , Hear the cases between your brothers , and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him.

b ch. 16:19; Ex. 23:2, 3; Lev. 19:15; 2 Chr. 19:7; Prov. 24:23; 28:21; Mal. 2:9; James 2:1, 9

Deuteronomy 1:16-17

16 And I charged your judges at that time, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and ^ajudge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him. 17 ^bYou shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for ^cthe judgment is God’s. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall ^dbring to me, and I will hear it.’