Deuteronomy 17
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Deuteronomy 17:8-13

8“1IfH3588 a caseH1697 isH6381 tooH4480 difficultH6381 for you to decideH4941, betweenH996 2one kind of homicideH1818 or anotherH1818, betweenH996 3one kind of lawsuitH1779 or anotherH1779, and betweenH996 4one kind of assaultH5061 or anotherH5061, that are casesH1697 of disputeH7379 in your 5courtsH8179, then you shall ariseH6965 and goH5927 upH5927 to 6the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977. 9So you shall comeH935 to 7the LeviticalH3881 priestsH3548 or the judgeH8199 whoH834 is in office in thoseH1992 daysH3117, and you shall inquireH1875 of them and they will declareH5046 to you the 8verdictH1697H4941. 10Then you shall actH6213 inH5921 accordanceH5921 withH5921 the 9termsH6310 of the verdictH1697 whichH834 they declareH5046 to you from that placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 choosesH977; and you shall beH8104 carefulH8104 to actH6213 in accordance with everythingH3605 that they instructH3384 you to do. 1110InH5921 accordanceH5921 withH5921 the 11termsH6310 of the lawH8451 about whichH834 they instructH3384 you, and inH5921 accordanceH5921 withH5921 the verdictH4941 whichH834 they tellH5046 you, you shall actH6213; you shall not turnH5493 asideH5493 from the wordH1697 whichH834 they declareH5046 to you, to the rightH3225 or the leftH8040. 12But the personH376 whoH834 actsH6213 12insolentlyH2087 by not listeningH8085 to the priestH3548 who standsH5975 thereH8033 to serveH8334 the LordH3068 your GodH430, norH176 to the judgeH8199, that personH376 shall dieH4191; so you shall eliminateH1197 the evilH7451 from IsraelH3478. 13Then allH3605 the peopleH5971 will hearH8085 and beH3372 afraidH3372, and will not actH2102 13insolentlyH2102 againH5750.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 17:8 2 Chr 19:10; Hag 2:11 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit blood to blood ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit lawsuit to lawsuit ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit blow to blow ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 17:8 Lit gates ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 17:8 Deut 12:5; Ps 122:5 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 17:9 Deut 19:17 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 17:9 Lit word of decision ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 17:10 Lit mouth ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 17:11 Deut 25:1 ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 17:11 Lit mouth ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 17:12 Num 15:30; Deut 1:43; 17:13; 18:20; Hos 4:4 ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 17:13 Deut 17:12 ↩

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