Deuteronomy 19:17

Modern

…both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

Traditional

Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

Literal

…both the men between whom is the controversy shall stand before the face of YHWH, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days.

Latin

…stabunt ambo, quorum causa est, ante Dominum in conspectu sacerdotum et judicum qui fuerint in diebus illis.

Hebrew

English

…both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

Theme notes and profiles

Deuteronomy 17:9
You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
Deuteronomy 21:5
And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.