Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 18

1Thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,evenH3808allכָּל־kol-H3605thetribeשֵׁ֧בֶטShe.vetH7626ofLeviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878, shall havenoH3808portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norH3808inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: they shalleatיֹאכֵלֽוּן׃yo.khe.LunH398theofferingsH801of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068madeיִ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961byfireאִשֵּׁ֧י'i.SheiH801, and hisinheritanceוְנַחֲלָת֖וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

2And they shall havenoלֹא־lo'-H3808inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֥הve.na.cha.LahH5159among theirbrethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251: theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is theirinheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159, as he hathspokenדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696unto them.

3And this shall be thepriests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548dueמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941from thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, from them thatofferזֹבְחֵ֥יzoe.CheiH2076asacrificeהַזֶּ֖בַחha.Ze.vachH2077,whetherH518it beoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orsheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716, that they shallgiveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414unto thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548theshoulderהַזְּרֹ֥עַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220, and thetwoוְזֶ֡הve.ZehH2088cheeksוְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִםve.ha.le.cha.Ya.yimH3895, and the maw.

4The firstfruits of thy corn, of thywineתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492, and of thineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323, and thefirstH7225of thefleeceגֵּ֥זgezH1488of thysheepצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629, shalt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414him.

5For theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenבָּחַ֛רba.CharH977himoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thytribesשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626, tostandלַעֲמֹ֨דla.'a.ModH5975toministerלְשָׁרֵ֧תle.sha.RetH8334in thenameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, him and hissonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121for ever.

6Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588aLeviteהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881comeיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935fromanyH3605of thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙she.'a.Rei.khaH8179outאֶל־'el-H413ofallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he sojourneth, andcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935withallH3605thedesireH5315of hissoulH5315unto theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977;

7then he shallministerוְשֵׁרֵ֕תve.she.RetH8334in thenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, asallH3605hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881doH3605,whichשָׁ֖םshamH8033standהָעֹמְדִ֥יםha.'o.me.DimH5975therebeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8They shall have likeportionsH2506toeatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398,besideעַל־'al-H5921that which cometh of thesaleמִמְכָּרָ֖יוmi.ka.RavH4465of his patrimony.

9When thou artcomeבָּ֣אba'H935intoH413thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808learnתִלְמַ֣דtil.MadH3925todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213afterH413theabominationsכְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖תke.to.'a.VotH8441ofthoseH834nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471.

10There shallnotH3808befoundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672with theeanyH3808one that maketh hissonבְּנֽוֹ־be.nov-H1121or hisdaughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323topassמַעֲבִ֥ירma.'a.VirH5674throughH5674thefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, one that usethdivinationקְסָמִ֔יםke.sa.MimH7081, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or asorcererוּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃u.me.kha.ShefH3784,

11or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiarspiritאוֹב֙'OvH178, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

12For whosoever doeththeseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: andbecauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dothdriveH3423themoutH3423frombeforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

13Thou shalt beperfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549with theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Fortheseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou shaltpossessיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423, hearken unto them that practise augury, and untodivinersקֹסְמִ֖יםko.se.MimH7080: but as for thee, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808suffered theesoכֵ֔ןKhenH3651todoיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085.

15TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willraiseיָקִ֥יםya.KimH6965upH6965unto thee aprophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030from themidstמִקִּרְבְּךָ֤mi.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee, of thybrethrenמֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙me.'a.Chei.khaH251, like untomeאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413; unto him ye shall hearken;

16according toallH3605that thou desiredst of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inHorebבְּחֹרֵ֔בbe.cho.RevH2722in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,LetH3808meH6963notH3808hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085againע֖וֹדodH5750thevoiceקוֹל֙kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,neitherH3808letH3808meH6963seeאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֥הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֨שׁha.'EshH784anyH3605moreH5750, that Idieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191notH3808.

17And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidH559untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, They havewellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190saidH559thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they havespokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696.

18I willraiseאָקִ֥ים'a.KimH6965themupH6965aprophetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030from among theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251, like unto thee; and I willputוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414mywordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in hismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310, and he shallspeakוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696unto themallכָּל־kol-H3605that I shallcommandאֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680him.

19And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that whosoever willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hearken unto mywordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697whichH834he shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034, I willrequireאֶדְרֹ֥שׁ'ed.RoshH1875it of him.

20But theprophetהַנָּבִ֡יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whichH834shallspeakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696awordדָּבָ֜רda.VarH1697presumptuouslyיָזִיד֩ya.ZidH2102in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֗יbish.MiH8034,whichH834I havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808commandedצִוִּיתִיו֙tzi.vi.TivH6680him tospeakלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696, or that shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696in thenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034ofotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, thatsameהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030shalldieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191.

21AndifH3588thousayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559in thineheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,Howאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349shallweH3588knowנֵדַ֣עne.Da'H3045thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808spokenדִבְּר֖וֹdi.be.RoH1696?

22when aprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030speaketh in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,ifאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697followיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935topassH935, that is thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808spokenH1696: theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030hathspokenH1696itpresumptuouslyבְּזָדוֹן֙be.za.dOnH2087, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beafraidתָג֖וּרta.GurH1481of him.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18

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