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Moses continues to speak to the people of Israel.
the ones between whom the controversy exists
AT: "the man who made the accusation and the man he accused"
must stand before Yahweh
To stand before Yahweh means to tell Yahweh what happened and let him decide who is right. AT: "must let Yahweh decide who is right" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
before the priests and the judges
The priests and the judges have the authority to make legal decisions for Yahweh. AT: "by telling the priests and the judges what happened and letting them decide" (rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
who serve in those days
AT: "the priests and the judges who are working when the witness accuses the man"
The judges must make diligent inquiries
AT: "The judges must work very hard to figure out what happened"
then must you do to him, as he had wished to do to his brother
AT: "then you must give the false witness the same punishment as he wanted you to give to the other man"
you will remove the evil from among you
AT: "by punishing the false witness, you will remove the evil from your nation"