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Deuteronomy 17:2-7

2If there be foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672amongבְקִרְבְּךָ֙ve.kir.be.ChaH7130you, within anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,that hath wroughtיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213wickednessהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,in transgressingלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674his covenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285,

3And hath goneH3212and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙vai.ya.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812them, either the sunוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ve.la.She.meshH8121,or moonלַיָּרֵ֗חַlai.ya.Re.achH3394,or any of the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,which I have not commandedצִוִּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vi.tiH6680;

4And it be toldוְהֻֽגַּד־ve.hu.gad-H5046thee, and thou hast heardוְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּve.sha.Ma.'e.taH8085of it,and enquiredוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.da.rash.TaH1875diligentlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190, and, behold, it betrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571, andthe thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, thatsuch abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441is wroughtנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Then shalt thou bring forthוְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ve.ho.tze.TaH3318that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376or that womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802,which have committedעָ֠שׂוּ'A.suH6213that wickedהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697,unto thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179, eventhat manהָאִ֕ישׁha.'IshH376or that womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,and shalt stoneוּסְקַלְתָּ֥םu.se.kal.TamH5619them with stonesבָּאֲבָנִ֖יםba.'a.va.NimH68,till they dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

6At the mouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310of twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147witnessesעֵדִ֗ים'e.DimH5707,or threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707,shall he that is worthy of deathיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191be put to deathהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191; butat the mouthפִּ֖יpiH6310of oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707he shall not be put to deathיוּמַ֔תyu.MatH4191.

7The handsיַ֣דyadH3027of the witnessesהָעֵדִ֞יםha.'e.DimH5707shall be firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223upon him to put him to deathלַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191,and afterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314the handsוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.So thou shalt putH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayH1197from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

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