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Deuteronomy 25

1IftherebeH1961acontroversybetweenmenH376,andtheyresorttojudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941,andtheyjudgeוּשְׁפָט֑וּםu.she.fa.TumH8199[theircaseH7379];thentheyshalljustifyH6663therighteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662,andcondemnוְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּve.hir.Shi.'uH7561thewickedH7563.

2Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961ifthewickedH7563manhavedeservedtobeH1961beaten,thatthejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199shallcausehimtoliedown,andbeH1961beatenbeforehisfaceH6440,accordingtothemeasureofhiswickednessרִשְׁעָת֖וֹrish.'a.ToH7564withacertainnumberבְּמִסְפָּֽר׃be.mis.ParH4557[ofstripes].

3Withfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705[stripes]shalltheybeathim;theyshallnotexceed,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435,iftheycontinuetobeathimwithmanyH7227stripesabovethese, thybrotherH251become despicableinthineeyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

4Thou shaltnotmuzzletheoxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794whenhetreadeth out [thecorn].

5Ifbrethrendwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162,andoneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259ofthemdieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191,andhavenosonוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121,thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofthedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shallnotmarryastrangerabroad:herhusband'sbrotherאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251shallgoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935inuntoher,andtakeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947hertohimaswifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802,andperformthedutyofahusband'sbrotherH251untoher.

6Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,thatthefirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060thatshebearethshallstandיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965inthenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofhisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251whoisdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191,thathisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034beH1961notblottedoutfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Butifthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376likenottotakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hisbrother'swifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994,hisbrother'swifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994shallgoוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927uptothegateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179untotheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andsayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559,Myhusband'sbrotherלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251refusethtoraiseH6965upuntohisbrotherH251anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:hewillnotperformformethedutyofahusband'sbrotherH251.

8Thentheeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205ofhiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shallcallH7121himandspeakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696untohim;andifhestandוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975toitandsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,Ilikenottotakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947her;

9thenshallhisbrother'swifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994comeneartohimbeforetheeyesלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869oftheeldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,anddrawוְנִגְּשָׁ֨הve.ni.ge.ShahH5066hissandalנַעֲלוֹ֙na.'a.LoH5275fromhisfootרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272,andspitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417inhisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440,andshallanswerוְעָֽנְתָה֙ve.'a.ne.TahH6030andsayוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'A.me.RahH559,Soshallitbedoneuntothemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376thatwillnotbuildיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129uphisbrother'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10Andhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034shallbecalledוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofhimthathathhisshoedrawn off.

11WhenmenH376fighttogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259withanother,andthewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802oftheoneH259comeneartorescueלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337herhusbandH376outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofhimthatsmitethhim,andstretchוְשָׁלְחָ֣הve.sha.le.ChahH7971outherhandיָדָ֔הּya.DahH3027,andseizehimbyhissecretparts,

12thou shaltcutוְקַצֹּתָ֖הve.ka.tzo.TahH7112offherhandכַּפָּ֑הּka.PahH3709; thineeyeעֵינֶֽךָ׃ ס'ei.Ne.khaH5869shallnotspare.

13Thou shaltnothaveinthybagבְּכִֽיסְךָ֖be.khi.se.KhaH3599diversweightsH68,agreatH1419andasmallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃ סu.ke.ta.NahH6996.

14Thou shaltnothaveinthyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004divers ephahs,agreatH1419andasmallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃u.ke.ta.NahH6996.

15AperfectH8003andjustweightאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68shalt thouhave;aperfectH8003andjustephahH374shalt thouhave;thatthydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117maybeH1961prolongedH748inthelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

16Foreveryonethatdoethsuchthingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,everyonethatdoethunrighteousnessH5766,isanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

17Rememberזָכ֕וֹרza.KhorH2142whatAmalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002didunto theeonthewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,whenH834yecameH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

18howhemetH7136theeonthewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,andsmotethehindmostofthee,allthefeeblethatlaggedbehindthee,whenH834thou wastfaintandwearyH5889,andhefearednotGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

19Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,whenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallhavegivenנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414theerestבְּהָנִ֣יחַbe.ha.Ni.achH5117fromallthineenemiesאֹ֨יְבֶ֜יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341roundמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,inthelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776thatJehovahthyGodאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159topossessH3423it,thatthou shalt blotouttheremembranceזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002fromundertheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; thou shaltnotforgetתִּשְׁכָּֽח׃ פtish.KachH7911it.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25

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