Deuteronomy 1:16 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

Judges provided for the peopleMoses reminds the people of the happy constitution of their government, which might make them all safe and easy, if it was not their own fault. He owns the...

Thompson Chains

JudgesLink 2 of 9 · next Deuteronomy 16:18
Justice EnjoinedSee the chain from Deuteronomy 16:20 · 1 link

Cross References

John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Leviticus 24:22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 16:18–19 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. …
Exodus 22:21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:2–3 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: …
Exodus 23:7–9 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. …
Leviticus 19:15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Numbers 27:19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
Deuteronomy 10:18–19 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. …
Deuteronomy 24:14 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
Deuteronomy 27:11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
Deuteronomy 31:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
2 Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
2 Chronicles 19:6–10 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. …
Psalms 58:1 <To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.> Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
1 Thessalonians 2:11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
1 Timothy 5:21 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

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Topics

Aliens To be treated with justice
Court Composition of, and mode of procedure
Government Administrative and judicial system
Israel At the suggestion of Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, they organize a system of government
Judge Character of, and precepts relating to
Moses Institutes a system of government
Officer Chosen by the people
Rulers Duties of
Strangers Injustice to

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Hebrew and Strong’s

And I charged וָאֲצַוֶּה wāʾăṣawwê צָוָה Verb · piel sequential imperfect, first person common singular · with and
your judges אֶת ʾet Object marker שֹׁפְטֵיכֶם šōpĕṭêkem שָׁפַט Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
at that time בָּעֵת bāʿēt עֵת Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the הַהִוא hahiwʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular · with the
saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
Hear שָׁמֹעַ šāmōaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal infinitive absolute
between your brethren בֵּין bên Preposition אֲחֵיכֶם ʾăḥêkem אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
and judge וּשְׁפַטְתֶּם ûšĕpaṭtem שָׁפַט Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine plural · with and
righteously צֶדֶק ṣedeq צֶדֶק Noun · masculine singular
between every man בֵּין bên Preposition אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular וּבֵין ûbên Preposition · with and וּבֵין ûbên Preposition · with and
and his brother אָחִיו ʾāḥîw אָח Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
and the stranger גֵּרוֹ gērô גֵּר Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0