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Deuteronomy 18:20-22

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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