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Deuteronomy 18

1Thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,evenallthetribeשֵׁ֧בֶטShe.vetH7626ofLeviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878,shallhavenoportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:theyshalleatיֹאכֵלֽוּן׃yo.khe.LunH398theofferingsH801ofJehovahmadebyfireאִשֵּׁ֧י'i.SheiH801,andhisinheritanceוְנַחֲלָת֖וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

2Andtheyshallhavenoinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֥הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongtheirbrethren:Jehovahistheirinheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,ashehathspokenH1696untothem.

3Andthisshallbeיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961thepriests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548duefromthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,fromthemthatofferH2076asacrificeהַזֶּ֖בַחha.Ze.vachH2077,whetheritbeH1961oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orsheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716,thattheyshallgiveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414untothepriestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548theshoulder,andthetwocheeksוְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִםve.ha.le.cha.Ya.yimH3895,andthemaw.

4Thefirst-fruitsofthygrainדְּגָֽנְךָ֜de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,ofthynewתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492,andofthineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,andthefirstH7225ofthefleeceגֵּ֥זgezH1488ofthysheepצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629, shalt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414him.

5ForJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenH977himoutofallthytribesH7626,tostandלַעֲמֹ֨דla.'a.ModH5975toministerinthenameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034ofJehovah,himandhissonsH1121forever.

6AndifaLeviteהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881comeיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935fromanyofthygatesH8179outofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whereH834hesojourneth,andcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935withallthedesireH5315ofhissoulH5315untotheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahshallchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977;

7thenheshallministerinthenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,asallhisbrethrentheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881do,whostandהָעֹמְדִ֥יםha.'o.me.DimH5975therebeforeJehovah.

8TheyshallhavelikeportionsH2506toeatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398,besidesthatwhich comethofthesaleH4465ofhispatrimony.

9Whenthou artcomeH935intothelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, thou shaltnotlearnתִלְמַ֣דtil.MadH3925todoaftertheabominationsכְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖תke.to.'a.VotH8441ofthosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471.

10ThereshallnotbefoundH4672withtheeanyonethatmakethhissonבְּנֽוֹ־be.nov-H1121orhisdaughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323topassמַעֲבִ֥ירma.'a.VirH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,onethatusethdivinationקְסָמִ֔יםke.sa.MimH7081,onethatpractiseth augury,oranenchanter,orasorcererH3784,

11oracharmer,oraconsulterwithafamiliarspirit,orawizard,oranecromancer.

12Forwhosoever doeththesethingsH428isanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441untoJehovah:andbecauseoftheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dothdrivethemoutfrombeforethee.

13Thou shaltbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961perfectH8549withJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Forthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,thatthou shaltdispossessיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423, hearken untothemthatpractise augury,anduntodivinersקֹסְמִ֖יםko.se.MimH7080;butasforthee,JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathnotsuffered theesoH3651todo.

15JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willraiseיָקִ֥יםya.KimH6965upunto theeaprophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030fromthemidstמִקִּרְבְּךָ֤mi.kir.be.ChaH7130ofthee,ofthybrethren,likeuntome; untohimyeshallhearken;

16accordingtoallthatthou desiredstofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inHorebבְּחֹרֵ֔בbe.cho.RevH2722inthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Letmenothearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085againע֖וֹדodH5750thevoiceקוֹל֙kOlH6963ofJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,neitherletmeseeאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֥הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֨שׁha.'EshH784anymore,thatIdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191not.

17AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Theyhavewellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190saidH559thatwhichtheyhavespokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696.

18Iwillraiseאָקִ֥ים'a.KimH6965themupaprophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030fromamongtheirbrethren,likeunto thee;andIwillputוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414mywordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697inhismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310,andheshallspeakוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696untothemallthatIshallcommandאֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680him.

19Anditshallcometopass,thatwhosoeverwillnothearken untomywordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697whichheshallspeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696inmynameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034,Iwillrequireאֶדְרֹ֥שׁ'ed.RoshH1875itofhim.

20Buttheprophetהַנָּבִ֡יאha.na.Vi'H5030,thatshallspeakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696awordדָּבָ֜רda.VarH1697presumptuouslyיָזִיד֩ya.ZidH2102inmynameבִּשְׁמִ֗יbish.MiH8034,whichIhavenotcommandedצִוִּיתִיו֙tzi.vi.TivH6680himtospeakלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696,orthatshallspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696inthenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034ofotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,thatsameprophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030shalldieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191.

21Andifthousayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559inthyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,Howאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349shallweknowנֵדַ֣עne.Da'H3045thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichJehovahhathnotspokenדִבְּר֖וֹdi.be.RoH1696?

22whenaprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030speakethinthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,ifthethingH1697follownot,norcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935topass,thatisthethingH1697whichJehovahhathnotspokenH1696:theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030hathspokenH1696itpresumptuously, thou shaltnotbeH1961afraidתָג֖וּרta.GurH1481ofhim.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18

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