City was to keep jealous watch over city, as man over man. The clause which the Lord your God has given you to dwell in significantly remi…

If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities. —The only case of this kind is the case of Gibeah. We may fairly a ume the a…

If you shall hear it said. If impiety and rebellion were to become more widespread, Moses declares that whole cities, along with their inh…

If you shall hear say in one of your cities
A report concerning them, anyone of them:

which the L…

Here is the case of a city revolting from the God of Israel and serving other gods. The crime is supposed to be committed by one of the cities of I…