Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 18:1-14

1The priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881, andall the tribeשֵׁ֧בֶטShe.vetH7626of Leviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878,shall have no partחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506nor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:they shall eatיֹאכֵלֽוּן׃yo.khe.LunH398the offeringsH801of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068made by fireאִשֵּׁ֧י'i.SheiH801,and his inheritanceוְנַחֲלָת֖וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

2Therefore shall they have no inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֥הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130their brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251:Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068istheir inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,as he hath saidדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696unto them.

3And this shall be the priest’sהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548dueמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941from the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,from them that offerזֹבְחֵ֥יzoe.CheiH2076a sacrificeהַזֶּ֖בַחha.Ze.vachH2077, whether it beoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794or sheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716;and they shall giveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414unto the priestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548the shoulderהַזְּרֹ֥עַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220,and the two cheeksוְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִםve.ha.le.cha.Ya.yimH3895,and the mawוְהַקֵּבָֽה׃ve.ha.ke.VahH6896.

4The firstfruitרֵאשִׁ֨יתre.ShitH7225alsoof thy grainדְּגָֽנְךָ֜de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,of thy wineתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and of thine oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,and the firstוְרֵאשִׁ֛יתve.re.ShitH7225of the fleeceגֵּ֥זgezH1488of thy sheepצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629,shalt thou giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414him.

5For Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath chosenבָּחַ֛רba.CharH977him out of all thy tribesשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626,to standלַעֲמֹ֨דla.'a.ModH5975to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֧תle.sha.RetH8334in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,him and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

6And if a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881comeיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935from anyמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259of thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙she.'a.Rei.khaH8179out of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,where he sojournedגָּ֣רgarH1481,and comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935with all the desireאַוַּ֣ת'a.VatH185of his mindנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977;

7Then he shall ministerוְשֵׁרֵ֕תve.she.RetH8334in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,as all his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881do,which standהָעֹמְדִ֥יםha.'o.me.DimH5975there beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8They shall have like portionsH2506to eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398,beside that which cometh of the saleמִמְכָּרָ֖יוmi.ka.RavH4465of his patrimonyהָאָבֽוֹת׃ סha.'a.VotH1.

9When thou art comeבָּ֣אba'H935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, thou shalt not learnתִלְמַ֣דtil.MadH3925to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213after the abominationsכְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖תke.to.'a.VotH8441of those nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471.

10There shall not be foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672among you any onethat maketh his sonבְּנֽוֹ־be.nov-H1121or his daughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323to passמַעֲבִ֥ירma.'a.VirH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, orthat usethקֹסֵ֣םko.SemH7080divinationקְסָמִ֔יםke.sa.MimH7081, oran observer of timesמְעוֹנֵ֥ןme.'o.NenH6049,or an enchanterוּמְנַחֵ֖שׁu.me.na.CheshH5172,or a witchוּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃u.me.kha.ShefH3784,

11Or a charmerוְחֹבֵ֖ר חָ֑בֶרve.cho.Ver Cha.verH2267 H2266,or a consulterוְשֹׁאֵ֥לve.sho.'ElH7592with familiar spiritsאוֹב֙'OvH178,or a wizardוְיִדְּעֹנִ֔יve.yi.de.'o.NiH3049,or a necromancerוְדֹרֵ֖שׁ הַמֵּתִֽים׃ve.do.Resh ha.me.TimH4191 H1875.

12For all that doעֹ֣שֵׂה'O.sehH6213these things arean abominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:and becauseוּבִגְלַל֙u.vig.LalH1558of these abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doth drive them outמוֹרִ֥ישׁmo.RishH3423from beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

13Thou shalt be perfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549with Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14For these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,which thou shalt possessיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423,hearkenedיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085unto observers of timesמְעֹנְנִ֥יםme.'o.ne.NimH6049,and unto divinersקֹסְמִ֖יםko.se.MimH7080:but as for thee, Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath not sufferedנָ֛תַןNa.tanH5414thee so to do.

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