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16 “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the LORD without a gift for him.
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Three times a year all your men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed:
17 All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the LORD your God.
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Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the LORD your God has blessed you.
18 “Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the LORD your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.
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Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the LORD your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
19 You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.
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Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
20 Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.
21 “You must never set up a wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build for the LORD your God.
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Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the LORD your God,
22 And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the LORD your God hates them.
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and do not erect a sacred stone, for these the LORD your God hates.
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