God's Word Translation

Deuteronomy 16:16-22 God's Word Translation (GW)

16. Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. But no one may come into the presence of the Lord without an offering.

17. Each man must bring a gift in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given him.

18. Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city that the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people fairly.

19. Never pervert justice. Instead, be impartial. Never take a bribe, because bribes blind wise people and deny justice to those who are in the right.

20. Strive for nothing but justice so that you will live and take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

21. When you build the altar for the Lord your God, never plant beside it any tree dedicated to the goddess Asherah.

22. Never set up a sacred stone. These are things the Lord your God hates.