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Deuteronomy 25

1If there be a controversyרִיב֙rivH7379between menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582,and they comeוְנִגְּשׁ֥וּve.ni.ge.ShuH5066unto judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941, that the judgesmay judgeוּשְׁפָט֑וּםu.she.fa.TumH8199them; then they shall justifyוְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ve.hitz.Di.kuH6663the righteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662,and condemnוְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּve.hir.Shi.'uH7561the wickedהָרָשָֽׁע׃ha.ra.Sha'H7563.

2And it shall be, if the wicked manהָרָשָׁ֑עha.ra.Sha'H7563beworthyבִּ֥ןbinH1121to be beatenהַכּ֖וֹתha.KotH5221,that the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199shall cause him to lie downוְהִפִּיל֤וֹve.hi.pi.LoH5307,and to be beatenוְהִכָּ֣הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221before his faceלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,accordingכְּדֵ֥יke.DeiH1767to his faultרִשְׁעָת֖וֹrish.'a.ToH7564,by a certain numberבְּמִסְפָּֽר׃be.mis.ParH4557.

3Fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705stripesיַכֶּ֖נּוּya.Ke.nuH5221he may give him, andnot exceedיֹסִ֑יףyo.SifH3254: lest, ifhe should exceedיֹסִ֨יףyo.SifH3254,and beatלְהַכֹּת֤וֹle.ha.ko.ToH5221him above these with manyרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227stripesמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347,then thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251should seem vileוְנִקְלָ֥ה לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סve.nik.Lah le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H7034unto thee.

4Thou shalt not muzzleתַחְסֹ֥םtach.SomH2629the oxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794when he treadeth outH1778the corn.

5If brethrenאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251dwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162,and oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of them dieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191,and have no childוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121,the wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of the deadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shall not marry withoutהַח֖וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351unto a strangerלְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑רle.'Ish ZarH2114 H376:her husband’s brotherיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993shall go inיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935unto her, and takeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947her to him to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802,and perform the duty of an husband’s brotherוְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃ve.yi.be.MahH2992unto her.

6And it shall be, thatthe firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060which she bearethתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205shall succeedיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965in the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251which isdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191,that his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034be not put outיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And if the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376likeיַחְפֹּץ֙yach.PotzH2654not to takeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947his brother’s wifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994,then let his brother’s wifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994go upוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927to the gateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179unto the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and sayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559,My husband’s brotherיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993refusethמֵאֵ֨יןme.'EinH3985to raise upלְהָקִ֨יםle.ha.KimH6965unto his brotherלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251a nameשֵׁם֙shemH8034in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,he willאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not perform the duty of my husband’s brotherיַבְּמִֽי׃ya.be.MiH2992.

8Then the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shall callוְקָֽרְאוּ־ve.ka.re.'u-H7121him, and speakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696unto him: and ifhe standוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975to it,and sayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,I likeחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654not to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947her;

9Then shall his brother’s wifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994comeוְנִגְּשָׁ֨הve.ni.ge.ShahH5066unto him in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and looseוְחָלְצָ֤הve.chal.TzahH2502his shoeנַעֲלוֹ֙na.'a.LoH5275from off his footרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272,and spitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417in his faceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440,and shall answerוְעָֽנְתָה֙ve.'a.ne.TahH6030and sayוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'A.me.RahH559,So shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213unto that manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376that will not build upיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129his brother’sאָחִֽיו'a.ChivH251houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10And his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034shall be calledוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,The houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of him that hath his shoeהַנָּֽעַל׃ סha.Na.'alH5275loosedחֲל֥וּץcha.LutzH2502.

11When menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582striveיִנָּצ֨וּyi.na.TzuH5327togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162one with anotherאִ֣ישׁ וְאָחִ֔יו'ish ve.'a.ChivH376 H251,and the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of the oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259draweth nearוְקָֽרְבָה֙ve.ka.re.VahH7126for to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of him that smitethמַכֵּ֑הוּma.Ke.huH5221him, and putteth forthוְשָׁלְחָ֣הve.sha.le.ChahH7971her handיָדָ֔הּya.DahH3027,and takethוְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָהve.he.che.Zi.kahH2388him by the secretsבִּמְבֻשָֽׁיו׃bim.vu.ShavH4016:

12Then thou shalt cut offוְקַצֹּתָ֖הve.ka.tzo.TahH7112her handכַּפָּ֑הּka.PahH3709,thine eyeעֵינֶֽךָ׃ ס'ei.Ne.khaH5869shall not pityתָח֖וֹסta.ChosH2347her.

13Thou shalt not have in thy bagבְּכִֽיסְךָ֖be.khi.se.KhaH3599divers weightsH68,a greatגְּדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419and a smallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃ סu.ke.ta.NahH6996.

14Thou shalt not have in thine houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004divers measuresH374,a greatגְּדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419and a smallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃u.ke.ta.NahH6996.

15Butthou shalt have a perfectשְׁלֵמָ֤הshe.le.MahH8003and justוָצֶ֙דֶק֙va.Tze.dekH6664weightאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,a perfectשְׁלֵמָ֛הshe.le.MahH8003and justוָצֶ֖דֶקva.Tze.dekH6664measureאֵיפָ֧ה'ei.FahH374shalt thou have: that thy daysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may be lengthenedיַאֲרִ֣יכוּya.'a.Ri.khuH748in the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

16For all that doעֹ֣שֵׂה'O.sehH6213such thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428, andall that doעֹ֥שֵׂה'O.sehH6213unrighteouslyעָֽוֶל׃ פ'A.velH5766, arean abominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441unto the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

17Rememberזָכ֕וֹרza.KhorH2142what Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213unto thee by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,when ye were come forthבְּצֵאתְכֶ֥םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

18How he metקָֽרְךָ֜ka.re.ChaH7136thee by the wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and smote the hindmostוַיְזַנֵּ֤בvay.za.NevH2179of thee, even all that werefeebleהַנֶּחֱשָׁלִ֣יםha.ne.che.sha.LimH2826behindאַֽחַרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, when thou wastfaintעָיֵ֣ף'a.YefH5889and wearyוְיָגֵ֑עַve.ya.Ge.a'H3023;and he fearedH3373not Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

19Therefore it shall be, when the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath given thee restבְּהָנִ֣יחַbe.ha.Ni.achH5117from all thine enemiesאֹ֨יְבֶ֜יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341round aboutמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439,in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776which the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068thy Godאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414thee foran inheritanceנַחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, thatthou shalt blot outתִּמְחֶה֙tim.ChehH4229the remembranceזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002from under heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;thou shalt not forgetתִּשְׁכָּֽח׃ פtish.KachH7911it.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25

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