Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 17

1Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sacrificeתִזְבַּח֩tiz.BachH2076unto theLORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430anoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794, or asheepוָשֶׂ֗הva.SehH7716,whereinאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is ablemishמ֔וּםMumH3971, oranyכֹּ֖לkolH3605evil-favouredness: for that is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441unto theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

2Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there befoundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in themidstבְקִרְבְּךָ֙ve.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee,withinH7130anyH376of thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802, that doeth thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834isevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, in transgressing hiscovenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285,

3and hathgoneH3808andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙vai.ya.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, and worshipped them, or thesunוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ve.la.She.meshH8121, or themoonלַיָּרֵ֗חַlai.ya.Re.achH3394, oranyלְכָל־le.kholH3605of thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havenotH3808commandedצִוִּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vi.tiH6680;

4and it betoldוְהֻֽגַּד־ve.hu.gad-H5046thee, and thou hastheardוְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּve.sha.Ma.'e.taH8085of it, then shalt thouinquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.da.rash.TaH1875diligentlyH8085, and,beholdH2009,ifH2009it betrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571, and thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, thatsuchהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441is wrought inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

5then shalt thoubringוְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ve.ho.tze.TaH3318forthH3318thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376or thatwomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834havedoneעָ֠שׂוּ'A.suH6213thisevilהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697, unto thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,evenH853themanהָאִ֕ישׁha.'IshH376or thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802; and thou shaltstoneH68them withstonesH68, that theydieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

6At themouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310oftwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147witnessesעֵדִ֗ים'e.DimH5707, orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707, shall he that is todieH4191beputH4191todeathH4191; at themouthפִּ֖יpiH6310of onewitnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beputH4191todeathH4191.

7Thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of thewitnessesהָעֵדִ֞יםha.'e.DimH5707shall befirstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223uponH1961him toputלַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191him todeathH4191, andafterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314thehandוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027ofallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.SoH1961thou shaltputH4191awayH3605theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

8Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588thereariseוְקַמְתָּ֣ve.kam.TaH6965amatterדָבָ֜רda.VarH1697tooמִמְּךָ֨mi.me.KhaH4480hardיִפָּלֵא֩yi.pa.Le'H6381for thee injudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,betweenH996bloodדָּ֨ם׀damH1818andbloodלְדָ֜םle.DamH1818,betweenH996pleaH7379andpleaH7379, andbetweenH996strokeנֶ֙גַע֙ne.ga'H5061andstrokeלָנֶ֔גַעla.Ne.ga'H5061,beingH430mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofcontroversyH7379withinH996thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179: then shalt thouariseH6965, andgetH6965theeupוְעָלִ֔יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927unto theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977;

9and thou shaltcomeוּבָאתָ֗u.va.TaH935unto thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, and unto thejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199that shall be inthoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117: and thou shaltinquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.da.rash.TaH1875; and they shall shew thee thesentenceH4941ofjudgmentH4941:

10and thou shaltdoוְעָשִׂ֗יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213accordingH5921to the tenor of the sentence,whichH834they shall shew thee from thatplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977; and thou shaltobserveוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213accordingH5921toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that they shallteachיוֹרֽוּךָ׃yo.Ru.khaH3384thee:

11accordingעַל־'al-H5921to the tenor of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֜הha.to.RahH8451whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they shallteachיוֹר֗וּךָyo.Ru.khaH3384thee, andaccordingוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921to thejudgmentH4941whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they shalltellיַגִּ֥ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046thee, thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213: thou shaltnotH3808turnתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493asideH5493from thesentenceH4941whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they shall shew thee, to therightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225,norH3808to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃u.se.MolH8040.

12And themanוְהָאִ֞ישׁve.ha.'IshH376that doethpresumptuouslyבְזָד֗וֹןve.za.DonH2087, innotלְבִלְתִּ֨יle.vil.TiH1115hearkening unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548that standeth toministerלְשָׁ֤רֶתle.Sha.retH8334therebeforeH413theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, or unto thejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199,evenאֶת־'et-H853thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376shalldieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191: and thou shaltputH4191awayH7451theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13AndallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallhearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085, andfearוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372, anddoH3605noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750presumptuouslyיְזִיד֖וּןye.zi.DunH2102.

14When thou artcomeתָבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935unto thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, and shaltpossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּvi.rish.TahH3423it, and shaltdwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427therein; and shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, I willsetאָשִׂ֤ימָה'a.Si.mahH7760akingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overmeH413, like asallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471that areroundH5439aboutH5439meH413;

15thou shalt inanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376wisesetH7760himkingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over thee,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977: one from among thybrethrenאַחֶ֗יךָ'a.Chei.KhaH251shalt thousetH7760kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over thee: thou mayestnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808putלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414aforeignerנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237over thee,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251.

16Onlyרַק֮rakH7535he shallnotH3808multiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235horsesסוּסִים֒su.SimH5483tohimselfH3808,norH3808causeH7725thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971toreturnיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, to the end that he shouldmultiplyהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235horsesס֑וּסSusH5483: forasmuch as theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hathsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559untoyouH7725, Ye shall henceforthreturnלָשׁ֛וּבla.ShuvH7725noH3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750thatwayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

17Neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shall hemultiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802tohimselfH3824, that hisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824turnיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808awayH5493:neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall hegreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966multiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235tohimselfH3824silverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

18And it shall be, when he sittethuponH5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467, that he shallwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789him acopyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451in abookסֵ֔פֶרSe.ferH5612,outH6440of that which isbeforeH6440thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

19and it shall be with him, and he shallreadוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121thereinallכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117: that he maylearnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925tofearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, tokeepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451andtheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706, todoלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213them:

20that hisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824benotלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115liftedH7311upH7311aboveעַל־'al-H5921hisbrethrenמֵֽאֶחָ֔יוme.'e.ChavH251, and that heturnס֥וּרsurH5493notוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.TiH1115asideH5493from thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687, to therightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225, or to theleftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040: to the end that he mayprolongיַאֲרִ֨יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117in hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467, he and hischildrenוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121, in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17

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