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Deuteronomy 17

1Thou shaltnotsacrificeתִזְבַּח֩tiz.BachH2076toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430anoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orsheepוָשֶׂ֗הva.SehH7716whereinisadefect,oranythingbadרָ֑עRa'H7451;foritisanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

2IftherebefoundH4672inthymidstבְקִרְבְּךָ֙ve.kir.be.ChaH7130inanyofthygatesH8179whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,thatdoethwhatisevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,intransgressinghiscovenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285,

3andgoethandservethotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andbowethdownוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812tothem,eithertothesunוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ve.la.She.meshH8121ortothemoonלַיָּרֵ֗חַlai.ya.Re.achH3394,ortothewholehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whichIhavenotcommandedצִוִּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vi.tiH6680;

4anditbetoldH5046thee,andthou hearestofit;thenthou shaltmakeH6213thoroughinquiry,andifitbetruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571[and]thethingH1697becertainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,thatthisabominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441hath been wroughtinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

5thou shaltbringוְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376orthatwomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802,whocommittedthatwickedH7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697, unto thygatesH8179,themanהָאִ֕ישׁha.'IshH376orthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,andshaltstoneH68themwithstonesH68,thattheydieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

6Atthemouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310oftwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147witnessesH5707,orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969witnessesH5707,shallhethatistodieH4191beputH4191todeathH4191:heshallnotbeputH4191todeathH4191atthemouthפִּ֖יpiH6310ofoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259witnessH5707.

7Thehandsיַ֣דyadH3027ofthewitnessesH5707shallbeתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223uponhimtoputלַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191himtodeathH4191,andafterwardsthehandsוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027ofallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971;andthou shaltputH4191evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayfromthymidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

8Ifthereariseוְקַמְתָּ֣ve.kam.TaH6965amatterדָבָ֜רda.VarH1697toohardH6381fortheeinjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,betweenbloodדָּ֨ם׀damH1818andbloodלְדָ֜םle.DamH1818,betweencauseH7379andcauseH7379,andbetweenstrokeandstroke,mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofcontroversywithinthygatesH8179,thenshalt thouariseH6965,andgoוְעָלִ֔יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927uptotheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

9Andthou shaltcomeH935untothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,anduntothejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199thatshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,andinquire;andtheyshalldeclareH5046unto theethesentenceH4941ofjudgmentH4941;

10andthou shaltdoaccordingtothetenorofthewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697,whichtheyofthatplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahwillchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977shalldeclareH5046unto thee;andthou shalttakeוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104heedH8104todoaccordingtoallthattheyinstructיוֹרֽוּךָ׃yo.Ru.khaH3384thee:

11accordingtothesentenceH4941ofthelawH8451whichtheyshalldeclareH5046unto thee,andaccordingtothejudgmentH4941whichtheyshalltellיַגִּ֥ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046thee, thou shaltdo: thou shaltnotdeclinefromthewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichtheyshalldeclareH5046unto thee,totherightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225,ortheleft.

12AndthemanH376thatshallactיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213presumptuously,andnothearken untothepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548thatstandethtoserveלְשָׁ֤רֶתle.Sha.retH8334therebeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,oruntothejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199,thatmanH376shalldieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191;andthou shaltputH4191awayevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallhearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085,andfearוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,andnomoreactיְזִיד֖וּןye.zi.DunH2102presumptuouslyH2102.

14Whenthou comest untothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,andshaltpossessH3423it,andshaltdwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427therein,andshaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,IwillsetH7760akingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overme,likeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471thatareaboutme;

15thou shalt onlysetH7760himkingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overtheewhomJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977:fromamongthybrethrenshalt thousetH7760akingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthee; thou mayestnotsetH7760aforeignerH5237overthee,whoisnotthybrotherH251.

16Onlyרַק֮rakH7535heshallnotmultiplyH7235horsesH5483tohimself,norleadbackH7725thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,tomultiplyH7235horsesH5483;forJehovahhathsaidH559untoyou, YeshallnotreturnH7725againעֽוֹד׃odH5750anymorethatwayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

17NeithershallhemultiplyH7235wivestohimself,thathisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824turnיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493notawayH5493;neithershallhegreatlymultiplyH7235tohimselfsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

18Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961,whenhesittethuponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,thatheshallwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789forhimselfacopyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932ofthislawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451inabookH5612outofthatwhichisbeforethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881;

19anditshallbeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961withhim,andheshallreadוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121thereinallthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhislife;thathemaylearnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925tofearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372JehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,tokeepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697ofthislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451andthesestatutesH2706,todothem;

20thathisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824benotliftedH7311upabovehisbrethren,andthatheturnס֥וּרsurH5493notasideH5493fromthecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687,totherightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225,ortotheleft;thathemayprolongיַאֲרִ֨יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117inhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,he,andhissonsH1121,inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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