Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 17:8-20

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.

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