Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 17:2-13

2If there be foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672amongבְקִרְבְּךָ֙ve.kir.be.ChaH7130you, within anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,that hath wroughtיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213wickednessהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,in transgressingלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674his covenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285,

3And hath goneH3212and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙vai.ya.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812them, either the sunוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ve.la.She.meshH8121,or moonלַיָּרֵ֗חַlai.ya.Re.achH3394,or any of the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,which I have not commandedצִוִּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vi.tiH6680;

4And it be toldוְהֻֽגַּד־ve.hu.gad-H5046thee, and thou hast heardוְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּve.sha.Ma.'e.taH8085of it,and enquiredוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.da.rash.TaH1875diligentlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190, and, behold, it betrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571, andthe thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, thatsuch abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441is wroughtנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Then shalt thou bring forthוְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ve.ho.tze.TaH3318that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376or that womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802,which have committedעָ֠שׂוּ'A.suH6213that wickedהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697,unto thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179, eventhat manהָאִ֕ישׁha.'IshH376or that womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,and shalt stoneוּסְקַלְתָּ֥םu.se.kal.TamH5619them with stonesבָּאֲבָנִ֖יםba.'a.va.NimH68,till they dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

6At the mouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310of twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147witnessesעֵדִ֗ים'e.DimH5707,or threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707,shall he that is worthy of deathיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191be put to deathהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191; butat the mouthפִּ֖יpiH6310of oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707he shall not be put to deathיוּמַ֔תyu.MatH4191.

7The handsיַ֣דyadH3027of the witnessesהָעֵדִ֞יםha.'e.DimH5707shall be firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223upon him to put him to deathלַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191,and afterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314the handsוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.So thou shalt putH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayH1197from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

8If there arise a matterדָבָ֜רda.VarH1697too hardיִפָּלֵא֩yi.pa.Le'H6381for thee in judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,between bloodדָּ֨ם׀damH1818and bloodלְדָ֜םle.DamH1818,between pleaדִּ֣יןdinH1779and pleaלְדִ֗יןle.DinH1779,and between strokeנֶ֙גַע֙ne.ga'H5061and strokeלָנֶ֔גַעla.Ne.ga'H5061, beingmattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of controversyרִיבֹ֖תri.VotH7379within thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:then shalt thou ariseוְקַמְתָּ֣ve.kam.TaH6965,and get thee upוְעָלִ֔יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927into the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall chooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977;

9And thou shalt comeוּבָאתָ֗u.va.TaH935unto the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,and unto the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199that shall be in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,and enquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.da.rash.TaH1875;and they shall shewוְהִגִּ֣ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046thee the sentenceדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.PatH4941:

10And thou shalt doוְעָשִׂ֗יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to the sentenceפִּ֤י הַדָּבָר֙pi ha.da.VarH1697 H6310,which they of that placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977shall shewיַגִּ֣ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046thee; and thou shalt observeוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that they informיוֹרֽוּךָ׃yo.Ru.khaH3384thee:

11According to the sentenceפִּ֨יpiH6310of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֜הha.to.RahH8451which they shall teachיוֹר֗וּךָyo.Ru.khaH3384thee, and according to the judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941which they shall tellיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559thee, thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213:thou shalt not declineתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493from the sentenceהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697which they shall shewיַגִּ֥ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046thee, tothe right handיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225, nor tothe leftוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃u.se.MolH8040.

12And the manוְהָאִ֞ישׁve.ha.'IshH376that will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213presumptuouslyבְזָד֗וֹןve.za.DonH2087,and will not hearkenשְׁמֹ֤עַshe.Mo.a'H8085unto the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548that standethהָעֹמֵ֞דha.'o.MedH5975to ministerלְשָׁ֤רֶתle.Sha.retH8334there before Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,or unto the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199,even that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376shall dieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191:and thou shalt put awayוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085,and fearוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,and do no more presumptuouslyיְזִיד֖וּןye.zi.DunH2102.

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