Ulangan 24:8-9

Respect for Human Dignity

24:8 Be careful during an outbreak of leprosy to follow precisely ¹  all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I have commanded them, so you should do. 24:9 Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam ²  along the way after you left Egypt.

Ulangan 25:1-2

25:1 If controversy arises between people, ³  they should go to court for judgment. When the judges ⁴  hear the case, they shall exonerate ⁵  the innocent but condemn ⁶  the guilty. 25:2 Then, ⁷  if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, ⁸  the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves. ⁹ 

[24:8]  ¹ tn Heb “to watch carefully and to do.”

[24:9]  ² sn What the Lord your God did to Miriam. The reference is to Miriam’s having contracted leprosy because of her intemperate challenge to Moses’ leadership (Num 12:1-15). The purpose for the allusion here appears to be the assertion of the theocratic leadership of the priests who, like Moses, should not be despised.

[25:1]  ³ tn Heb “men.”

[25:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.”

[25:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).”

[25:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “and it will be.”

[25:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “if the evil one is a son of smiting.”

[25:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “according to his wickedness, by number.”