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 same time, I commanded your judges: Listen to your fellow tribe members and judge fairly, whether the dispute is between one fellow tribe member or between a tribe member and an immigrant.
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Don't show favoritism in a decision. Hear both sides out, whether the person is important or not. Don't be afraid of anyone because the ruling belongs to God. Any dispute that is too difficult for you to decide, bring to me and I will take care of it.
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So at that time, I commanded you concerning everything you were to do.
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We left Horeb and journeyed through that vast and terrifying desert you saw, on the way to the hills of the Amorites, exactly as the LORD our God commanded us. Then we arrived at Kadesh-barnea.
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I said to you: You have come to the hills of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving to us.