Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 17:2-5

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.

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