Cross references

Deuteronomy 21:5

And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

Deuteronomy 21:5 BSB

Deuteronomy 21:5 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Chronicles 23:13 (8 votes) and Deuteronomy 10:8 (6 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 9 to Malachi 2.

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Which verses does Deuteronomy 21:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

  2. At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

  3. For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

  4. both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

  5. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: …

  6. For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.

  7. If 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. You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case. …

Which verses point to Deuteronomy 21:5?

The 10 strongest of 18.