And. — To wit.
Cause. — Rîbh, “controversy” (2 Chronicles 19:8).
Shall come to you. — i.e., be referred to you as the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Of. — From your brethren — i.e., not your judicial brethren, but your fellow-countrymen.
That dwell in their cities. — In the various country towns, as opposed to the capital.
Between blood and blood. — See Deuteronomy 17:8. Questions growing out of cases of homicide — e.g., whether a given crime were murder or manslaughter.
Between law and commandment, statutes and judgments. — That is, questions about the interpretation and application of the different legal rules and principles. The phrase “commandment, statutes, and judgments,” is a sort of summary of the various kinds of law.
Ye shall even warn them that they trespass not. — Then ye shall instruct them, in order that, &.100
Warn. — Teach (Exodus 18:20) them the true sense and bearing of the law in the particular case.
Trespass. — Incur guilt; by giving false judgment.
And so wrath (2 Chronicles 19:2) ... brethren. — The miscarriage of justice would involve not only the immediate agents, but the whole people, in guilt and its penal consequences.
This do ... trespass. — Thus shall ye do (2 Chronicles 19:9), that ye may not incur guilt.