Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 18:17-22

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.

19וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961And Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595will hold accountableאֶדְרֹ֥שׁ מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃'ed.Rosh me.'i.MoH1875 H5973anyoneהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808listenיִשְׁמַע֙yish.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413My wordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the prophetspeaksיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034.

20Butאַ֣ךְ'akhH389if any prophetהַנָּבִ֡יאha.na.Vi'H5030אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834daresיָזִיד֩ya.ZidH2102to speakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696a messageדָּבָ֜רda.VarH1697in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֗יbish.MiH8034אֵ֣ת'etH853thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808commanded himצִוִּיתִיו֙tzi.vi.TivH6680to speakלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696, orוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834to speakיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030must be put to deathוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191.”

21וְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588You may askתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824, “Howאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349can we recognizeנֵדַ֣עne.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853a messageהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808spokenדִבְּר֖וֹdi.be.RoH1696?”

22Whenאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834a prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030speaksיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and the messageהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808come to passיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808come trueיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935,thatה֣וּאhu'H1931is a messageהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808spokenדִבְּר֖וֹdi.be.RoH1696.The prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030has spokenדִּבְּר֣וֹdi.be.RoH1696presumptuouslyבְּזָדוֹן֙be.za.dOnH2087.Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be afraidתָג֖וּרta.GurH1481of himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ סmi.Me.nuH4480.

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