Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 17:8-9

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:

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