Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 17:8-11

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.

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