Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 17:5-8

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;

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