14 He told the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute should go to them.”

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14 He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur(A) are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute(B) can go to them.”

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14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

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14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Indeed, Aaron and (A)Hur are with you. If any man has a difficulty, let him go to them.”

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12 They put him in custody(A) until the Lord’s decision(B) could be made clear to them.

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12 They put him in custody until the will of the Lord should be made clear to them.(A)

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12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.

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12 Then they (A)put him [a]in custody, (B)that [b]the mind of the Lord might be shown to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:12 under guard
  2. Leviticus 24:12 Lit. it might be declared to them from the mouth of the Lord

34 They placed him in custody because it had not been decided what should be done to him.

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34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.(A)

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34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.

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34 They put him (A)under guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him.

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Difficult Cases

“If a case is too difficult for you—concerning bloodshed,(A) lawsuits,(B) or assaults(C)—cases disputed at your gates,(D) you must go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.

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Law Courts

If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge(A)—whether bloodshed, lawsuits or assaults(B)—take them to the place the Lord your God will choose.(C)

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If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;

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(A)“If a matter arises which is too hard for you to judge, between degrees of guilt for bloodshed, between one judgment or another, or between one punishment or another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the (B)place which the Lord your God chooses.

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