Deuteronomy 25:1
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordIf there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
— Deuteronomy 25:1, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
American Standard Version (ASV)
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'When there is a strife between men, and they have come nigh unto the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrong-doer,