Deuteronomy 25:1

25:1 If controversy arises between people,1 they should go to court for judgment. When the judges2 hear the case, they shall exonerate3 the innocent but condemn4 the guilty.

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1	tn Heb “men.”
2	tn Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3	tn Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.”
4	tn Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).”