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: ''This article discusses the Biblical sense of the word "judge." For an ordinary judge, see [[Judge]].''
[[Image:Gideon300.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Judge [[Gideon]] chooses his three hundred soldiers]]: ''This article discusses the Biblical sense of the word "judge." For an ordinary judge, see [[Judge]].''
A '''Judge''' ([[Hebrew]] '''שֹֽׁפְטִ֑''' ''shâphat'', pl. '''שֹֽׁפְטִ֑ים''' ''shâphatim'') was a special leader of the people of [[Israel]], who appeared at a time of great national distress to convict the people of their [[sin]], deliver them from oppression or other external threat, and, while he lived, administer justice according to [[God]]'s law. ({{Bible ref|book=Judges|chap=2|verses=16-23}})
A '''Judge''' ([[Hebrew]] '''שֹֽׁפְטִ֑''' ''shâphat'', pl. '''שֹֽׁפְטִ֑ים''' ''shâphatim'') was a special leader of the people of [[Israel]], who appeared at a time of great national distress to convict the people of their [[sin]], deliver them from oppression or other external threat, and, while he lived, administer justice according to [[God]]'s law. ({{Bible ref|book=Judges|chap=2|verses=16-23}})