| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 16:18:1 ⧉שֹׁפְטִ֣יםshoftimjudges Deuteronomy 16:18:2 ⧉וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗יםveshotrimand officers Deuteronomy 16:18:3 ⧉תִּֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙titenlekhayou shall appoint for yourself Deuteronomy 16:18:4 ⧉בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbekholshearekhain all your gates Deuteronomy 16:18:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Deuteronomy 16:18:6 ⧉יְהוָ֧הyahwehLORD Deuteronomy 16:18:7 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 16:18:8 ⧉נֹתֵ֥ןnotenis giving Deuteronomy 16:18:9 ⧉לְךָ֖lekhato you Deuteronomy 16:18:10 ⧉לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָlishvatekhaaccording to your tribes Deuteronomy 16:18:11 ⧉וְשָׁפְט֥וּveshaftuand they shall judge Deuteronomy 16:18:12 ⧉אֶת־הָעָ֖םethaamthe people Deuteronomy 16:18:13 ⧉מִשְׁפַּט־צֶֽדֶק׃mishpattsedekwith righteous judgment |
| 18. Formal Translation You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates, which the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Judicial Sovereign} is giving you for your tribes, and they shall judge the people with a judgment of justice. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Appoint judges and officers for your communities in every town the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Tribal Provider} is giving you for your tribes, and they must judge the people fairly. |