18
"You are to appoint judges and officers for all your gates [in the cities] ADONAI your God is giving you, tribe by tribe; and they are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
19
You are not to distort justice or show favoritism, and you are not to accept a bribe, for a gift blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of even the upright.
20
Justice, only justice, you must pursue; so that you will live and inherit the land ADONAI your God is giving you.
21
"You are not to plant any sort of tree as a sacred pole beside the altar of ADONAI your God that you will make for yourselves.
22
Likewise, do not set up a standing-stone; ADONAI your God hates such things.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.