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Deuteronomy 17

1Thou shaltnotsacrificeתִזְבַּח֩tiz.BachH2076untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430anoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,orasheepוָשֶׂ֗הva.SehH7716,whereinisablemishמ֔וּםMumH3971,oranythingevilH7451;forthatisanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

2IftherebefoundH4672inthemidstבְקִרְבְּךָ֙ve.kir.be.ChaH7130ofthee,withinanyofthygatesH8179whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,thatdoeththatwhichisevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,intransgressinghiscovenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285,

3andhathgoneandservedH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andworshippedthem,orthesunוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ve.la.She.meshH8121,orthemoonלַיָּרֵ֗חַlai.ya.Re.achH3394,oranyofthehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whichIhavenotcommandedצִוִּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vi.tiH6680,

4anditbetoldH5046thee,andthou hastheardוְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּve.sha.Ma.'e.taH8085ofit;thenshalt thouinquirediligently;and,behold,ifitbetrue,andthethingH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,thatsuchabominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441iswroughtinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

5thenshalt thoubringוְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376orthatwomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802,whohathdonethisevilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697, unto thygatesH8179,eventhemanהָאִ֕ישׁha.'IshH376orthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802;andthou shaltstoneH68themtodeathH4191withstonesH68.

6Atthemouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310oftwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147witnessesH5707,orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969witnessesH5707,shallhethatistodieH4191beputH4191todeathH4191;atthemouthפִּ֖יpiH6310ofoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259witnessH5707heshallnotbeputH4191todeathH4191.

7Thehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofthewitnessesH5707shallbeתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223uponhimtoputלַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191himtodeathH4191,andafterwardthehandוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027ofallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.Sothou shaltputH4191awaytheevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromthemidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

8Ifthereariseוְקַמְתָּ֣ve.kam.TaH6965amatterדָבָ֜רda.VarH1697toohardH6381fortheeinjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,betweenbloodדָּ֨ם׀damH1818andbloodלְדָ֜םle.DamH1818,betweenpleaandplea,andbetweenstrokeandstroke,beingmattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofcontroversywithinthygatesH8179;thenshalt thouariseH6965,andgettheeupuntotheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977;

9andthou shaltcomeH935untothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,anduntothejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199thatshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117:andthou shaltinquire;andtheyshallshowtheethesentenceH4941ofjudgmentH4941.

10Andthou shaltdoaccordingtothetenorofthesentencewhichtheyshallshowtheefromthatplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahshallchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977;andthou shaltobserveH8104todoaccordingtoallthattheyshallteachH3384thee:

11accordingtothetenorofthelawH8451whichtheyshallteachH3384thee,andaccordingtothejudgmentH4941whichtheyshalltellיַגִּ֥ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046thee, thou shaltdo; thou shaltnotturnתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493asideH5493fromthesentenceH4941whichtheyshallshowthee,totherightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225,nortotheleft.

12AndthemanH376thatdoethpresumptuously,innothearkening untothepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548thatstandethtoministertherebeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,oruntothejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199,eventhatmanH376shalldieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191:andthou shaltputH4191awaytheevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallhearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085,andfearוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,anddonomorepresumptuouslyיְזִיד֖וּןye.zi.DunH2102.

14Whenthou artcomeH935untothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,andshaltpossessH3423it,andshaltdwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427therein,andshaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,IwillsetH7760akingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overme,likeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471thatareroundH5439aboutme;

15thou shaltsurelysetH7760himkingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthee,whomJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977:oneH376fromamongthybrethrenshalt thousetH7760kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthee; thou mayestnotputH5414aforeignerH5237overthee,whoisnotthybrotherH251.

16Onlyרַק֮rakH7535heshallnotmultiplyH7235horsesH5483tohimself,norcausethepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971toreturnיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,totheendthathemaymultiplyH7235horsesH5483; forasmuchasJehovahhathsaidH559untoyou, Yeshallhenceforthreturnלָשׁ֛וּבla.ShuvH7725nomorethatwayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

17NeithershallhemultiplyH7235wivestohimself,thathisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824turnיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493notawayH5493:neithershallhegreatlymultiplyH7235tohimselfsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

18Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961,whenhesittethuponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,thatheshallwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789himacopyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932ofthislawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451inabookH5612,outofthatwhichisH1961beforethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

19anditshallbeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961withhim,andheshallreadוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121thereinallthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhislife;thathemaylearnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925tofearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372JehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,tokeepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697ofthislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451andthesestatutesH2706,todothem;

20thathisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824benotliftedH7311upabovehisbrethren,andthatheturnס֥וּרsurH5493notasideH5493fromthecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687,totherightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225,ortotheleft:totheendthathemayprolongיַאֲרִ֨יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117inhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,heandhischildren,inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17

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