Judges must do justly, Deu_25:1,2. Stripes not to exceed forty, Deu_25:3. The threshing ox not to be muzzled, Deu_25:4. The duty of raising seed unto a brother, Deu_25:5-10. The punishment of an immodest woman, Deu_25:11,12. A just weight and measure, Deu_25:13-16. The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out, Deu_25:17-19.
A controversy about criminal matters, as it follows. They shall justify, i.e. acquit him from guilt and false accusations, and free him from punishment.
Condemn the wicked; declare him guilty, and pass sentence of condemnation to suitable punishments upon him.