Both parties to the dispute: that is, both the accuser and the accused.

Appear before the LORD: at the central sanctuary.

Before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days: see 17.8-12, where the same procedure is followed.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .