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Deuteronomy 17:8-13

8Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588a caseדָבָ֜רda.VarH1697is too difficultיִפָּלֵא֩yi.pa.Le'H6381for youמִמְּךָ֨mi.me.KhaH4480to judgeלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,whetherדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697the controversyרִיבֹ֖תri.VotH7379within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179is regardingבֵּֽין־bein-H996bloodshedבֵּֽין־bein-H1818 H996,lawsuitsוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH1779 H996,or assaultsוְקַמְתָּ֣ve.kam.TaH5061 H6965,you must go upוְעָלִ֔יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will chooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

9You are to goוּבָאתָ֗u.va.TaH935toאֶל־'el-H413the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה'a.Sher yih.YehH834 H1961presides at thatהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992timeבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117.Inquire of themוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.da.rash.TaH1875,and they will giveוְהִגִּ֣ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046youאֵ֖ת'etH853a verdictדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697in the caseH4639.

10You must abide byוְעָשִׂ֗יתָ עַל־ פִּ֤יve.'a.Si.ta 'al- piH6213 H5921 H6310the verdictהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they giveיַגִּ֣ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046youatמִן־min-H4480the placeהַמָּק֣וֹם הַה֔וּאha.ma.Kom ha.Hu'H4725 H1931אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977.Be carefulוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213everythingכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they instruct youיוֹרֽוּךָ׃yo.Ru.khaH3384,

11accordingעַל־'al-H5921to the termsפִּ֨יpiH6310of lawהַתּוֹרָ֜הha.to.RahH8451אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they giveיוֹר֗וּךָ וְעַל־yo.Ru.kha ve.'al-H3384 H5921and the verdictהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they proclaimיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559תַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213.Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808turn asideתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃u.se.MolH8040fromמִן־min-H4480the decisionהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they declareיַגִּ֥ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046to you.

12But the manוְהָאִ֞ישׁve.ha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834actsיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213presumptuouslyבְזָד֗וֹןve.za.DonH2087,refusingלְבִלְתִּ֨יle.vil.TiH1115to listenשְׁמֹ֤עַshe.Mo.a'H8085either toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548who standsהָעֹמֵ֞דha.'o.MedH5975thereשָׁם֙shamH8033אֶת־'et-H853to serveלְשָׁ֤רֶתle.Sha.retH8334the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,orא֖וֹ'oH176toאֶל־'el-H413the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199,must be put to deathוּמֵת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּאu.Met ha.'Ish ha.Hu'H4191 H376 H1931.You must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085and be afraidוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,and will noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750behave arrogantlyיְזִיד֖וּןye.zi.DunH2102.

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