Deuteronomy 17:8

8If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge—whether bloodshed, lawsuits or assaults—take them to the place the Lord your God will choose.

8“If a case is too difficult for you to decide, between 17:8 Lit blood to bloodone kind of homicide or another, between 17:8 Lit lawsuit to lawsuitone kind of lawsuit or another, and between 17:8 Lit blow to blowone kind of assault or another, that are cases of dispute in your 17:8 Lit gatescourts, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

8“If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

8“If any case is too difficult for you to judge—between one kind of homicide and another, between one kind of lawsuit and another, between one kind of assault and another, 17:8 Lit any words of judgment.being controversial issues in your 17:8 Lit gates.courts—then you shall arise and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

8If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the Lord your God will choose.

8People will bring their cases to your courts. But some cases will be too hard for you to judge. They might be about murders, attacks or other crimes. Then take those hard cases to the place the Lord your God will choose.