New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 18:17-22

17Andthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘They havespokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696wellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190.

18I will raiseאָקִ֥ים'a.KimH6965upH6965for them a prophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130their countrymenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251likeכָּמ֑וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644you, andI will putוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414My wordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in his mouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310, andhe shall speakוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696to them everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that I commandאֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680him.

19And it shall comeH1961aboutH1961that whoeverהָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤רha.'Ish 'a.SherH376 H834does not listenיִשְׁמַע֙yish.Ma'H8085to My wordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he speaksיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034,I Myselfאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595willrequireאֶדְרֹ֥שׁ'ed.RoshH1875it of him.

20But the prophetהַנָּבִ֡יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834speaksלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696a wordדָּבָ֜רda.VarH1697presumptuouslyיָזִיד֩ya.ZidH2102in My nameבִּשְׁמִ֗יbish.MiH8034, a wordwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have not commandedצִוִּיתִיו֙tzi.vi.TivH6680him to speakלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696, orwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834he speaksיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,that prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030shall dieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191.’

21And ifוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588you sayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824, ‘HowH351will we recognizeנֵדַ֣עne.Da'H3045the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not spokenדִבְּר֖וֹdi.be.RoH1696?’

22Whenאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030speaksיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697does not happenיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961or comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935true,that is the thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has not spokenדִבְּר֖וֹdi.be.RoH1696.The prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030has spokenדִּבְּר֣וֹdi.be.RoH1696itpresumptuouslyבְּזָדוֹן֙be.za.dOnH2087;you are not to be afraidתָג֖וּרta.GurH1481of him.

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