Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 23:1-14

1He that is wounded in the stonesפְצֽוּעַ־ דַּכָּ֛אfe.tzu.a'- da.Ka'H1795 H6481,or hath his privy memberשָׁפְכָ֖הsha.fe.KhahH8212cut offוּכְר֥וּתu.khe.RutH3772,shall not enterיָבֹ֧אya.Vo'H935into the congregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

2A bastardמַמְזֵ֖רmam.ZerH4464shall not enterH935into the congregationH6951of YhwhH3068;even to his tenthעֲשִׂירִ֔י'a.si.RiH6224generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755shall he not enterH935into the congregationH6951of YhwhH3068.

3An Ammoniteעַמּוֹנִ֛יa.mo.NiH5984or Moabiteוּמוֹאָבִ֖יu.mo.'a.ViH4125shall not enterH935into the congregationH6951of YhwhH3068;even to their tenthH6224generationH1755shall they not enterH935into the congregationH6951of YhwhH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

4Becauseדְּבַ֞רde.VarH1697they metקִדְּמ֤וּki.de.MuH6923you not with breadבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and with waterוּבַמַּ֔יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325in the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,when ye came forthבְּצֵאתְכֶ֣םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;and because they hiredשָׂכַ֨רsa.KharH7936against thee Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160of Pethorמִפְּת֛וֹרmi.pe.TorH6604of MesopotamiaH763,to curseלְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃le.Ka.Le.kaH7043thee.

5Nevertheless Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430wouldאָבָ֞ה'a.VahH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto BalaamH1109;But Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into a blessingלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293unto thee, because Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedאֲהֵֽבְךָ֖'a.he.ve.KhaH157thee.

6Thou shalt not seekתִדְרֹ֥שׁtid.RoshH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֖םshe.lo.MamH7965nor their prosperityוְטֹבָתָ֑םve.toa.TamH2896all thy daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7Thou shalt not abhorתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581an Edomiteאֲדֹמִ֔י'a.do.MiH130; for he isthy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251:thou shalt not abhorתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713;because thou wast a strangerגֵ֖רgerH1616in his landבְאַרְצֽוֹ׃ve.'ar.TzoH776.

8The childrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121that are begottenיִוָּלְד֥וּyi.val.DuH3205of them shall enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935into the congregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068in their thirdשְׁלִישִׁ֑יshe.li.ShiH7992generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755.

9When the armyמַחֲנֶ֖הma.cha.NehH4264goeth forthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318against thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,then keepוְנִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔ve.Nish.mar.taH8104thee from every wickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451thingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697.

10If there be among you any manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,that is not cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889by reason of uncleanness that chancethמִקְּרֵה־mi.ke.reh-H7137him by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,then shall he goH3318abroadמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351out of the campH4264,he shall not comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935withinתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432the campH4264:

11But it shall be, when eveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153cometh onלִפְנֽוֹת־lif.not-H6437,he shall washיִרְחַ֣ץyir.ChatzH7364himselfwith waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:and when the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121is downH935,he shall comeH935intoH8432the campH4264again.

12Thou shalt have a place alsoוְיָד֙ve.YadH3027withoutמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campH4264,whither thou shalt go forthוְיָצָ֥אתָve.ya.Tza.taH3318abroadחֽוּץ׃ChutzH2351:

13And thou shalt have a paddleוְיָתֵ֛דve.ya.TedH3489upon thy weaponאֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH240;and it shall be, when thou wilt easeבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣be.shiv.te.KhaH3427thyself abroadH2351,thou shalt digוְחָפַרְתָּ֣הve.cha.far.TahH2658therewith, and shalt turn backוְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725and coverוְכִסִּ֥יתָve.khi.Si.taH3680that which comethצֵאָתֶֽךָ׃tze.'a.Te.khaH6627from thee:

14For Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430walkethמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ׀mit.ha.LekhH1980in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thy campמַחֲנֶ֗ךָma.cha.Ne.khaH4264,to deliverלְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙le.ha.tzi.le.KhaH5337thee, and to give upוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; therefore shall thy campמַחֲנֶ֖יךָma.cha.Nei.khaH4264be holyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918:that he seeיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200no uncleanעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172thingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697in thee, and turn awayH7725from theeמֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ סme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

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