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Deuteronomy 25

1IftherebeH1961acontroversybetweenmenH376,andtheycomeuntojudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941,andthejudgesוּשְׁפָט֑וּםu.she.fa.TumH8199judgeH8199them;thentheyshalljustifyH6663therighteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662,andcondemnוְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּve.hir.Shi.'uH7561thewickedH7563.

2Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961,ifthewickedH7563manbeH1961worthytobeH1961beaten,thatthejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199shallcausehimtoliedown,andtobeH1961beatenbeforehisfaceH6440,accordingtohiswickednessרִשְׁעָת֖וֹrish.'a.ToH7564,bynumberבְּמִסְפָּֽר׃be.mis.ParH4557.

3Fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705stripeshemaygivehim,heshallnotexceed;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435,ifheshouldexceed,andbeathimabovethesewithmanyH7227stripes,thenthybrotherH251shouldseemvile unto thee.

4Thou shaltnotmuzzletheoxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794whenhetreadeth outthegrain.

5Ifbrethrendwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162,andoneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259ofthemdieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191,andhavenosonוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121,thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofthedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shallnotbeH1961marriedwithoutuntoastranger:herhusband’sיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993brotherאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251shallgoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935inuntoher,andtakeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947hertohimtowifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802,andperformthedutyofahusband’sH2993brotherH251untoher.

6Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,thatthefirst-bornthatshebearethshallsucceedinthenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofhisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251thatisdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191,thathisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034beH1961notblottedoutofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Andifthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376likenottotakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hisbrother’sלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994,thenhisbrother’sH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994shallgoוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927uptothegateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179untotheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andsayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559,Myhusband’sיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993brotherH251refusethtoraiseH6965upuntohisbrotherH251anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;hewillnotperformthedutyofahusband’sH2993brotherH251untome.

8Thentheeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205ofhiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shallcallH7121him,andspeakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696untohim:andifhestandוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975,andsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,Ilikenottotakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947her;

9thenshallhisbrother’sאָחִֽיו'a.ChivH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994comeuntohiminthepresenceH6440oftheeldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andloosehisshoefromoffhisfootרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272,andspitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417inhisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440;andsheshallanswerוְעָֽנְתָה֙ve.'a.ne.TahH6030andsayוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'A.me.RahH559,Soshallitbedoneuntothemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376thatdothnotbuildיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129uphisbrother’sH251houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10Andhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034shallbecalledוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofhimthathathhisshoeloosed.

11WhenmenH376strivetogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259withanother,andthewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802oftheoneH259drawethneartodeliverH5337herhusbandH376outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofhimthatsmitethhim,andputtethforthH7971herhandיָדָ֔הּya.DahH3027,andtakethhimbythesecrets;

12thenthou shaltcutוְקַצֹּתָ֖הve.ka.tzo.TahH7112offherhandכַּפָּ֑הּka.PahH3709, thineeyeעֵינֶֽךָ׃ ס'ei.Ne.khaH5869shallhavenopityתָח֖וֹסta.ChosH2347.

13Thou shaltnothaveinthybagבְּכִֽיסְךָ֖be.khi.se.KhaH3599diverseweightsH68,agreatH1419andasmallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃ סu.ke.ta.NahH6996.

14Thou shaltnothaveinthyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004diversemeasuresH374,agreatH1419andasmallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃u.ke.ta.NahH6996.

15AperfectH8003andjustweightאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68shalt thouhave;aperfectH8003andjustmeasureאֵיפָ֧ה'ei.FahH374shalt thouhave:thatthydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117maybeH1961longinthelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

16Forallthatdosuchthingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,evenallthatdounrighteously,areanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

17Rememberזָכ֕וֹרza.KhorH2142whatAmalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002didunto theebythewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870asyecameH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

18howhemetH7136theebythewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,andsmotethehindmostofthee,allthatwerefeeblebehindthee,whenH834thou wastfaintandwearyH5889;andhefearednotGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

19Thereforeitshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,whenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414theerestבְּהָנִ֣יחַbe.ha.Ni.achH5117fromallthineenemiesאֹ֨יְבֶ֜יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341roundמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,inthelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159topossessH3423it,thatthou shalt blotouttheremembranceזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002fromunderheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; thou shaltnotforgetתִּשְׁכָּֽח׃ פtish.KachH7911.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25

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