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All the people turned to him and asked, "What are you saying?!"
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He stood among them and said, "Are you so stupid, Israelites, that you've sentenced an Israelite woman to death without cross-examining or finding the facts?
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Go back to court: these men have given false testimony against her."
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Everyone rushed back. The other elders said to Daniel, "Sit here with us and advise us, since God has given you the status of an elder."
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Daniel told them, "Separate them from each other, and I'll cross-examine them."