- husbandmen:
- "Saying,ª° The¹ scribesª andª the¹ Phariseesª sitª° inª Moses'ª seat:ª" {Mtt 23:2} + "So I tookª°¹ the chiefª of your tribes,ª wiseª men,²¹ and known,ª° and madeª° them headsª over¹ you, captainsª over thousands,ª and captainsª over hundreds,ª and captainsª over fifties,ª and captainsª over tens,ª and officersª° among your tribes.ª ... Ye shall not¹ respectª° personsª in judgment;ª [but] ye shall hearª° the smallª as well as the great;ª ye shall not¹ be afraidª° of the faceª¹ of man;ª for¹ the judgmentª [is] God's:ª and the causeª that¹ is too hardª° for¹ you, bringª° [it] unto¹ me, and I will hearª° it." {Deu 1:15-17} + "Judgesª° and officersª° shalt thou makeª° thee in all¹ thy gates,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, throughout thy tribes:ª and they shall judgeª°¹ the peopleª with justª judgment.ª" {Deu 16:18} + "And thou shalt comeª° unto¹ the priestsª the Levites,ª and unto¹ the judgeª° that¹ shall be¹ in those¹ days,ª and enquire;ª° and they shall shewª° thee¹ the sentenceª of judgment:ª ... And the manª that¹ will doª° presumptuously,ª and will not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ the priestª that standethª° to ministerª° there¹ before¹ the LORDª thy God,ª or¹ unto¹ the judge,ª° even that¹ manª shall die:ª° and thou shalt put awayª° the evilª from Israel.ª¹" {Deu 17:9-12} + "And of Leviª he said,ª° [Let] thy Thummimª and thy Urimª [be] with thy holyª one,ª whom¹ thou didst proveª° at Massah,ª [and with] whom thou didst striveª° at¹ the watersª of Meribah;ª ... They shall teachª° Jacobª thy judgments,ª and Israelª thy law:ª they shall putª° incenseª beforeª thee, and whole burnt sacrificeª upon¹ thine altar.ª" {Deu 33:8-10} + "And ye shall knowª° that¹ I have sentª° this¹¹ commandmentª unto¹ you, that my covenantª might be¹ with¹ Levi,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª ... Therefore have I¹ also¹ madeª° you contemptibleª° and baseª before all¹ the people,ª according² as¹¹ ye have not¹ keptª°¹ my ways,ª but have been partialªª° in the law.ª" {Mal 2:4-9}
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