Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Deuteronomy 19:17 in English Standard Version "then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days." De 17:8 “If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise and go up to the place that the Lord your God will choose. De 21:5 Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to him and to bless in the name of the Lord, and by their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled.