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Deuteronomy includes an outline of a constitution for Israel if they ever have or think they have a need for a king.

1 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God. 2 If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, 3 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; 4 And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: 5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.

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Serving other gods was serving other "ruling judges". read more about gods.
The word wickedness in verse 2 is ReishAyin while the word for city is AyinReish.
The government of God was not top down but there were ways of dealing with crimes and a system of appeals courts called the "cities of refuge" run by men who held offices of service through charity rather than power.
While the Levites belong to God^[1] and had no inheritance in the land but owned all things common they were recognized by the people who gathered and tithe in free assemblies in patterns of tens.
Eventually that pattern recognized in that pattern of tens a priesthood supported by the tithe of the people in each of the tribes.
This allowed the Levites to operate the Cities of refuge providing the weightier matters through a network of charitable offices rather than offices that exercise authority.
Deuteronomy 17 Verses 14 through 20 are clear instructions for what must be in a constitution for it to be biblical and that is covered in Not my constitution.
To find out about these warnings: not set a stranger over thee he shall not multiply horses to himself cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses, Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. priest read therein all the days of his life If you do not know what that means go read The Constitutions Part IV with Covenants Series Audio Part IV download or play
See also The Governments of God and other gods and Romans 13.

6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; 9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: 10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee: 11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left. 12 And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. 13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

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↑ Numbers 3:12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
Numbers 3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

Numbers 8:14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

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[1] Numbers 3:12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
Numbers 3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

Numbers 8:14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

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 | While the [[Levites]] belong to God<Ref>[[Numbers 3]]:12  And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the [[Levites]] shall be mine;
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 * not set a stranger over thee
 * he shall not multiply horses to himself
-* cause the people to return to Egypt,
+* cause the people to return to [[Egypt]],
 * to the end that he should multiply horses,
 * Neither shall he multiply wives to himself,
 * neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
-* read therein all the days of his life
+* [[priest]] read therein all the days of his life
 : If you do not know what that means go read [http://www.hisholychurch.org/study/covenants/ccc4.php The Constitutions Part IV]
 with Covenants  Series Audio Part IV
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-At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
+At the mouth of [[Two or three witnesses|two witnesses, or three witnesses]], shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

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