10 You must act according to the decisions they give you at the place the Lord will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you to do.

Other Translations of Deuteronomy 17:10

King James Version

10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:

English Standard Version

10 Then you shall do according to what they declare to you from that place that the Lord will choose. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they direct you.

The Message

10 Then carry out their verdict at the place designated by God, your God. Do what they tell you, in exactly the way they tell you.

New King James Version

10 You shall do according to the sentence which they pronounce upon you in that place which the Lord chooses. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they order you.

New Living Translation

10 You must carry out the verdict they announce and the sentence they prescribe at the place the Lord chooses. You must do exactly what they say.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:10

Commentary on Deuteronomy 17:8-13

(Read Deuteronomy 17:8-13)

Courts of judgment were to be set up in every city. Though their judgment had not the Divine authority of an oracle, it was the judgment of wise, prudent, experienced men, and had the advantage of a Divine promise.