29 lines
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29 lines
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Moses continues to speak to the people of Israel.
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## the ones between whom the controversy exists ##
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AT: "the man who made the accusation and the man he accused"
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## must stand before Yahweh ##
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To stand before Yahweh means to tell Yahweh what happened and let him decide who is right. AT: "must let Yahweh decide who is right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## before the priests and the judges ##
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The priests and the judges have the authority to make legal decisions for Yahweh. AT: "by telling the priests and the judges what happened and letting them decide" ([[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## who serve in those days ##
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AT: "the priests and the judges who are working when the witness accuses the man"
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## The judges must make diligent inquiries ##
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AT: "The judges must work very hard to figure out what happened"
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## then must you do to him, as he had wished to do to his brother ##
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AT: "then you must give the false witness the same punishment as he wanted you to give to the other man"
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## you will remove the evil from among you ##
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AT: "by punishing the false witness, you will remove the evil from your nation" |