And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. ] Delivered to them all the laws, moral, ceremonial, and judicial, which were then given him at Mount Sinai.
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“At that time I instructed the judges, ‘You must hear the cases of your fellow Israelites and the foreigners living among you. Be perfectly fair in your decisions
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and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich. Don’t be afraid of anyone’s anger, for the decision you make is God’s decision. Bring me any cases that are too difficult for you, and I will handle them.’
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“At that time I gave you instructions about everything you were to do.
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“Then, just as the LORD our God commanded us, we left Mount Sinai and traveled through the great and terrifying wilderness, as you yourselves remember, and headed toward the hill country of the Amorites. When we arrived at Kadesh-barnea,
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I said to you, ‘You have now reached the hill country of the Amorites that the LORD our God is giving us.