Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 13:6-11

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.

11And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085,and fearוְיִֽרָא֑וּןve.yi.ra.'UnH3372,and shall doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213no moreיוֹסִ֣פוּyo.Si.fuH3254anyכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697such wickednessהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451as this is amongבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סbe.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

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