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Deuteronomy 17:2-7

2Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאוֹ־'ov-H176womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834among youבְקִרְבְּךָ֙ve.kir.be.ChaH7130in oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of the townsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414youis foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672doingיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430by transgressingלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674His covenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285

3and goingוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to worshipוַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙vai.ya.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,bowing downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to themor to the sunוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ve.la.She.meshH8121orא֣וֹ'oH176moonלַיָּרֵ֗חַlai.ya.Re.achH3394orא֛וֹ'oH176anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605of the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064—whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have forbiddenלֹא־ צִוִּֽיתִי׃lo'- tzi.Vi.tiH3808 H6680—

4and if it is reportedוְהֻֽגַּד־ve.hu.gad-H5046and you hear about itוְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּve.sha.Ma.'e.taH8085,you must investigate itוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.da.rash.TaH1875thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190.Ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009the reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697isנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213trueאֱמֶת֙ נָכ֣וֹן'e.Met na.KhonH571 H3559and suchהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063an abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441has happened in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

5you must bring outוְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ve.ho.tze.TaH3318אֶת־'et-H853toאֶל־'el-H413your gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179אֶת־'et-H853הָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376אוֹ֩'oH176אֶת־'et-H853הָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802הַה֡וּאha.Hu'H1931the manהָאִ֕ישׁha.'IshH376orא֖וֹ'oH176אֶת־'et-H853womanהַהִ֜וא הָאִשָּׁ֑הha.Hiv' ha.'i.ShahH802 H1931whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has doneעָ֠שׂוּ'A.suH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088evilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697,and you must stone that personוּסְקַלְתָּ֥ם בָּאֲבָנִ֖יםu.se.kal.Tam ba.'a.va.NimH5619 H68to deathוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

6Onעַל־'al-H5921the testimonyפִּ֣י׀piH6310of twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147orא֛וֹ'oH176threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969witnessesעֵדִ֗ים'e.DimH5707a man shall be put to deathH4191,but he shall notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be executedH4191onעַל־'al-H5921the testimonyעֵדִ֖ים פִּ֖י'e.Dim piH6310 H5707of a loneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

7The handsיַ֣דyadH3027of the witnessesהָעֵדִ֞יםha.'e.DimH5707shall beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961the firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223in putting him to deathלַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191,and after thatבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314,the handsוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

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