Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 18:11-18

11casts spellsוְחֹבֵ֖ר חָ֑בֶרve.cho.Ver Cha.verH2266 H2267,consultsוְשֹׁאֵ֥לve.sho.'ElH7592a mediumאוֹב֙'OvH178or spiritistוְיִדְּעֹנִ֔יve.yi.de.'o.NiH3049,or inquiresוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875ofאֶל־'el-H413the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

12כִּֽי־ki-H3588For whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605doesעֹ֣שֵׂה'O.sehH6213these thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428is detestableתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.And becauseוּבִגְלַל֙u.vig.LalH1558of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428detestable thingsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441,the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is driving outמוֹרִ֥ישׁmo.RishH3423אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853the nationsbefore youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

13You must beתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961blamelessתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549beforeעִ֖ם'imH5973the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thoughכִּ֣י׀kiH3588theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859will dispossessיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,listenיִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְאַתָּ֕הyish.Ma.'u ve.'a.TahH8085 H859toאֶל־'el-H413conjurersמְעֹנְנִ֥ים וְאֶל־me.'o.ne.Nim ve.'el-H6049 H413and divinersקֹסְמִ֖יםko.se.MimH7080,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808permitted youנָ֛תַןNa.tanH5414to do soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651.

15The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will raise upיָקִ֥יםya.KimH6965for youa prophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030like meכָּמֹ֔נִיka.Mo.niH3644from amongמִקִּרְבְּךָ֤mi.kir.be.ChaH7130your brothersמֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙me.'a.Chei.khaH251.You must listenתִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃tish.ma.'UnH8085to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.

16This is whatכְּכֹ֨לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you askedשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592ofמֵעִ֨םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֔בbe.cho.RevH2722on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951,when you saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Let us notלֹ֣אlo'H3808אֹסֵ֗ף'o.SefH3254hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the voiceקוֹל֙kOlH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853or seeאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200לֹֽא־lo'-H3808thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדֹלָ֥הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֨שׁha.'EshH784anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750,so that we will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191!”

17Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, “They have spokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696wellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.

18I will raise upאָקִ֥ים'a.KimH6965for them a prophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030like youכָּמ֑וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251.I will putוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414My wordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in his mouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310,and he will tellוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413אֵ֖ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I command himאֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680.

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