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Deuteronomy 17:8-20

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.

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