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The heart (ib / jb) of the deceased was then weighed on a two-plate scale: a plate for the heart, the other for the feather of Maat. Maat, in whose name the 42 judges who flanked Osiris acted, was the deification of truth, justice, rectitude, and order of the cosmos and was often symbolized by an ostrich feather (the hieroglyphic sign of her name).
God takes a stand in the divine council, gives judgment in the midst of the gods. (text and footnotes) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Psalm 82 – Earthly Judges Before the Great Judge (text and detailed commentary) enduringword.com; Psalm 82:1 (introduction and text) Bible study tools; Psalm 82 / Refrain: Arise, O God, and judge ...
Some translations of this passage render "God (elohim) stands in the congregation of the mighty to judge the heart as God (elohim)" [10] (the Hebrew is "beqerev elohim", "in the midst of gods", and the word "qerev" if it were in the plural would mean "internal organs" [11]). Later in this Psalm, the word "gods" is used (in the KJV): Psalm 82:6 ...
Glossa Ordinaria: Purity of heart comes properly in the sixth place, because on the sixth day man was created in the image of God, which image was shrouded by sin, but is formed anew in pure hearts by grace. It follows rightly the before-mentioned graces, because if they be not there, a clean heart is not created in a man. [6]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. The World English Bible translates the passage as:
The judges (sing.Hebrew: שופט, romanized: šōp̄ēṭ, pl. שופטים šōp̄əṭīm) whose stories are recounted in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the Book of Judges, were individuals who served as military leaders of the tribes of Israel in times of crisis, in the period before the monarchy was established.
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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. The World English Bible translates the passage as: For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.