Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 13:1-10

1If there ariseיָק֤וּםya.KumH6965amongבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.ChaH7130you a prophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030,or a dreamerחֹלֵ֣םcho.LemH2492of dreamsחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472,and givethוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414thee a signא֖וֹת'otH226or a wonderמוֹפֵֽת׃mo.FetH4159,

2And the signH226or the wonderH4159come to passוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935,whereof he spakeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Let us goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430,which thou hast not knownיְדַעְתָּ֖םye.da'.TamH3045,and let us serveוְנָֽעָבְדֵֽם׃ve.Na.'a.ve.DemH5647them;

3Thou shalt not hearkenתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085unto the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of that prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030,or that dreamerחוֹלֵ֥םcho.LemH2492of dreamsהַחֲל֖וֹםha.cha.LomH2472:for Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your GodH430provethמְנַסֶּ֞הme.na.SehH5254you, to knowH3045whether yeהֲיִשְׁכֶ֤םha.yish.KhemH3426loveאֹֽהֲבִים֙'o.ha.VimH157Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your GodH430with all your heartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and with all your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315.

4Ye shall walkH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310YhwhH3068your GodH430,and fearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372him, and keepתִּשְׁמֹ֙רוּ֙tish.Mo.ruH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,and obeyH8085his voiceוּבְקֹל֣וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963,and ye shall serveתַעֲבֹ֖דוּta.'a.Vo.duH5647him, and cleaveתִדְבָּקֽוּן׃tid.ba.KunH1692unto him.

5And that prophetוְהַנָּבִ֣יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030,or that dreamerחֹלֵם֩cho.LemH2492of dreamsהַחֲל֨וֹםha.cha.LomH2472,shall be put to deathיוּמָ֗תyu.MatH4191;because he hath spokenדִבֶּר־di.ber-H1696to turnסָ֠רָהSa.rahH5627youaway from YhwhH3068your GodH430,which brought you outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and redeemedוְהַפֹּֽדְךָ֙ve.ha.po.de.KhaH6299you out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650,to thrustלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙le.ha.di.cha.KhaH5080thee out of the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which YhwhH3068thy GodH430commandedצִוְּךָ֛tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee to walk inH3212.So shalt thou putH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayH1197from the midstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

6If thy brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of thy motherאִ֠מֶּךָ'I.me.khaH517,or thy sonבִנְךָ֨vin.KhaH1121,or thy daughterבִתְּךָ֜vi.te.KhaH1323,or the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of thy bosomחֵיקֶ֗ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436,or thy friendרֵֽעֲךָ֛re.'a.KhaH7453, which isas thine own soulכְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ke.naf.she.KhaH5315,enticeיְסִֽיתְךָ֡ye.si.te.KhaH5496thee secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Let us goH3212and serveוְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430,which thou hast not knownיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,thou, nor thy fathersוַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃va.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;

7Namely,of the godsH430of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971which areround aboutסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439you, nighהַקְּרֹבִ֣יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138unto thee, or far offהָרְחֹקִ֣יםha.re.cho.KimH7350from thee, from the oneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776even unto the otherendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

8Thou shalt not consentתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14unto him, nor hearkenתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085unto him; neither shall thine eyeעֵֽינְךָ֙'ei.ne.KhaH5869pityתָח֤וֹסta.ChosH2347him, neither shalt thou spareתַחְמֹ֥לtach.MolH2550,neither shalt thou concealתְכַסֶּ֖הte.kha.SehH3680him:

9But thou shalt surelyהָרֹג֙ha.RogH2026killתַּֽהַרְגֶ֔נּוּta.har.Ge.nuH2026him; thine handיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027shall be firstבָרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֖הva.ri.sho.NahH7223upon him to put him to deathלַהֲמִית֑וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191,and afterwardsבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314the handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

10And thou shalt stoneוּסְקַלְתּ֥וֹu.se.kal.ToH5619him with stonesבָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.NimH68,that he dieH4191;because he hath soughtבִקֵּ֗שׁvi.KeshH1245to thrust thee awayלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙le.ha.di.cha.KhaH5080from Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which brought thee outהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

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