New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 17:2-7

2“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there is foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in your midstבְקִרְבְּךָ֙ve.kir.be.ChaH7130,in anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you, a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאוֹ־'ov-H176a womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834doesיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213whatH7451is evilH7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,by transgressingלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674His covenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285,

3and has goneוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙vai.ya.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812them,or the sunוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ve.la.She.meshH8121orא֣וֹ'oH176the moonלַיָּרֵ֗חַlai.ya.Re.achH3394orא֛וֹ'oH176anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605of the heavenlyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have not commandedצִוִּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vi.tiH6680,

4and if it is toldוְהֻֽגַּד־ve.hu.gad-H5046you and you have heardוְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּve.sha.Ma.'e.taH8085of it, then you shall inquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.da.rash.TaH1875thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190.Beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,if it is trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571and the thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559that thisH2088detestableH8441thingH8441has been doneנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

5then you shall bringוְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ve.ho.tze.TaH3318out that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376orאוֹ֩'oH176that womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has doneעָ֠שׂוּ'A.suH6213thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088evilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451deedהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697to your gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179, that is,the manהָאִ֕ישׁha.'IshH376orא֖וֹ'oH176the womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802, andyou shall stoneוּסְקַלְתָּ֥םu.se.kal.TamH5619them todeathוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

6On theevidenceפִּ֣י׀piH6310of twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147witnessesעֵדִ֗ים'e.DimH5707orא֛וֹ'oH176threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707,he who is to dieH4191shall be putH4191to deathH4191;he shall not be putH4191to deathH4191on theevidenceפִּ֖יpiH6310of oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707.

7The handיַ֣דyadH3027of the witnessesהָעֵדִ֞יםha.'e.DimH5707shall be firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223against him to putלַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191him to deathH4191,and afterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314the handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.So you shall purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from your midstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

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