147: 19, 20.) The Law established a separate priesthood, and justice was administered by “the elders, ” who were respected for their knowledge and wisdom.
وَعَلَى غِرَارِ خُدَّامِ يَهْوَهَ ٱلَّذِينَ عَاشُوا قَبْلَهُمْ ،‏ لَعِبَ رُؤُوسُ ٱلْعَائِلَاتِ هٰؤُلَاءِ دَوْرَ ٱلْحَاكِمِ وَٱلْقَاضِي وَٱلْكَاهِنِ لِعَشِيرَتِهِمْ .‏