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ELI Talks: Aryeh Bernstein
(יח) שֹׁפְטִ֣ים וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים תִּֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם מִשְׁפַּט־צֶֽדֶק׃ (יט) לֹא־תַטֶּ֣ה מִשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹ֥א תַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑ים וְלֹא־תִקַּ֣ח שֹׁ֔חַד כִּ֣י הַשֹּׁ֗חַד יְעַוֵּר֙ עֵינֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽם׃ (כ) צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽחְיֶה֙ וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃ (ס)
(18) You shall appoint magistrates and officials for your tribes, in all the settlements that the LORD your God is giving you, and they shall govern the people with due justice. (19) You shall not judge unfairly: you shall show no partiality; you shall not take bribes, for bribes blind the eyes of the discerning and upset the plea of the just. (20) Justice, justice shall you pursue, that you may thrive and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

(ה) מַהוּ שֹׁפְטִים וְשֹׁטְרִים, רַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי שֶׁיְהֵא הַשּׁוֹטֵר כַּשּׁוֹפֵט, כְּשֶׁיִהְיוּ הַמַּעֲשִׂים כְּנֶגֶד הַמַּקֵּל וְהָרְצוּעָה, וְשֶׁלֹא יְהֵא הַמַּכֶּה צָרִיךְ לִלְקוֹת. דָּבָר אַחֵר, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ דִּין אֵין דַּיָּן, וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין דִּין יֵשׁ דַּיָּן, וּמַהוּ כֵן, אֶלָּא אָמַר רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, אִם נַעֲשָׂה הַדִּין לְמַטָּה, אֵין הַדִּין נַעֲשָׂה לְמַעְלָה, וְאִם לֹא נַעֲשָׂה הַדִּין לְמַטָּה הַדִּין נַעֲשָׂה לְמַעְלָה.

(5) What is meant by "judges and officials"? The Rabbis say that the official should be like the judge, that deeds correspond to the stick and the lash and the one delivering the punishment should not need to receive lashes. Another matter: Rabbi Eliezer says, "In a place where there is justice, there is no judge; in a place where there is no justice, there is a judge." And what is this? Rather, says Rabbi Eliezer,"If we make justice below, there will be no justice above. And if we do not make justice below, there will be justice above."

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