Kejadian 25:22

25:22 But the children struggled ¹  inside her, and she said, “If it is going to be like this, I’m not so sure I want to be pregnant!” ²  So she asked the Lord, ³ 

Ulangan 19:17

19:17 then both parties to the controversy must stand before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges ⁴  who will be in office in those days.

Yehezkiel 44:24

44:24 “‘In a controversy they will act as judges; ⁵  they will judge according to my ordinances. They will keep my laws and my statutes regarding all my appointed festivals and will observe ⁶  my Sabbaths.

Hagai 2:12

2:12 If someone carries holy meat in a fold of his garment and that fold touches bread, a boiled dish, wine, olive oil, or any other food, will that item become holy?’” ⁷  The priests answered, “It will not.”

[25:22]  ¹ tn The Hebrew word used here suggests a violent struggle that was out of the ordinary.

[25:22]  ² tn Heb “If [it is] so, why [am] I this [way]?” Rebekah wanted to know what was happening to her, but the question itself reflects a growing despair over the struggle of the unborn children.

[25:22]  ³ sn Asked the Lord. In other passages (e.g., 1 Sam 9:9) this expression refers to inquiring of a prophet, but no details are provided here.

[19:17]  ⁴ tn The appositional construction (“before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges”) indicates that these human agents represented the Lord himself, that is, they stood in his place (cf. Deut 16:18-20; 17:8-9).

[44:24]  ⁵ sn For a historical illustration of the priest carrying out this function, see 2 Chr 19:9-11.

[44:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “sanctify, set apart.”

[2:12]  ⁷ sn This is probably not an appeal to the Torah (i.e., the Pentateuch) as such but to a priestly ruling (known in postbiblical Judaism as a pÿsaq din). There is, however, a Mosaic law that provides the basis for the priestly ruling (Lev 6:27).