17 the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time.

Other Translations of Deuteronomy 19:17

King James Version

17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

English Standard Version

17 then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days.

The Message

17 then both parties involved in the quarrel must stand in the Presence of God before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

New King James Version

17 then both men in the controversy shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days.

New Living Translation

17 then both the accuser and accused must appear before the Lord by coming to the priests and judges in office at that time.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 19:17

Commentary on Deuteronomy 19:15-21

(Read Deuteronomy 19:15-21)

Sentence should never be passed upon the testimony of one witness alone. A false witness should suffer the same punishment which he sought to have inflicted upon the person he accused. Nor could any law be more just. Let all Christians not only be cautious in bearing witness in public, but be careful not to join in private slanders; and let all whose consciences accuse them of crime, without delay flee for refuge to the hope set before them in Jesus Christ.