We find a number of variable terms in the legal presentation of the laws of the Torah. Sometimes the command is addressed in the second person; at other times it is formulated in the third person. In addition, sometimes the term elohim refers to the judges, while in other instances it refers to God or to a spiritual entity. What is the nature of these differences? Through an exploration of the text we can reach a deep understanding of the laws based on these linguistic inconsistencies, and about the meaning of the term elohim as it relates to judgement. 

Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion