New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 17:8-13

8“Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588a caseדָבָ֜רda.VarH1697isH6381tooמִמְּךָ֨mi.me.KhaH4480difficultיִפָּלֵא֩yi.pa.Le'H6381for you to decideלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996one kind of homicideדָּ֨ם׀damH1818or anotherלְדָ֜םle.DamH1818,betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996one kind of lawsuitדִּ֣יןdinH1779or anotherלְדִ֗יןle.DinH1779,and betweenוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996one kind of assaultנֶ֙גַע֙ne.ga'H5061or anotherלָנֶ֔גַעla.Ne.ga'H5061, that arecasesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of disputeרִיבֹ֖תri.VotH7379in yourcourtsבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,then you shall ariseוְקַמְתָּ֣ve.kam.TaH6965and goוְעָלִ֔יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927upH5927tothe placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

9So you shall comeוּבָאתָ֗u.va.TaH935tothe Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548or the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in officein thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,and you shall inquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.da.rash.TaH1875of themand they will declareוְהִגִּ֣ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046to you theverdictדְּבַ֥ר הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃de.Var ha.mish.PatH1697 H4941.

10Then you shall actוְעָשִׂ֗יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213inH5921accordanceH5921withH5921thetermsפִּ֤יpiH6310of the verdictהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichH834they declareיַגִּ֣ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046to you from that placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977;and you shall beH8104carefulH8104to actלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in accordance with everythingכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that they instructיוֹרֽוּךָ׃yo.Ru.khaH3384you to do.

11InH5921accordanceH5921withH5921thetermsפִּ֨יpiH6310of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֜הha.to.RahH8451about whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they instructיוֹר֗וּךָyo.Ru.khaH3384you, and inH5921accordanceH5921withH5921the verdictהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they tellיַגִּ֥ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046you, you shall actתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213;you shall not turnתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493asideH5493from the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they declareH5046to you, to the rightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃u.se.MolH8040.

12But the personוְהָאִ֞ישׁve.ha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834actsיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213insolentlyבְזָד֗וֹןve.za.DonH2087by not listeningשְׁמֹ֤עַshe.Mo.a'H8085to the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548who standsהָעֹמֵ֞דha.'o.MedH5975thereשָׁם֙shamH8033to serveלְשָׁ֤רֶתle.Sha.retH8334the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,norא֖וֹ'oH176to the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199,that personהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376shall dieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191;so you shall eliminateוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085and beH3372afraidH3372,and will not actיְזִיד֖וּןye.zi.DunH2102insolentlyH2102againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.

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