Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 25

1Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there be acontroversyרִיב֙rivH7379betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996menH376, and theycomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961untojudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941, and thejudgesוּשְׁפָט֑וּםu.she.fa.TumH8199judgeH8199them; then they shalljustifyוְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ve.hitz.Di.kuH6663therighteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662, andcondemnוְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּve.hir.Shi.'uH7561thewickedהָרָשָֽׁע׃ha.ra.Sha'H7563;

2and it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518thewickedH7563manH7563be worthy to bebeatenH5221, that thejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199shallcauseH1961him tolieH1961downH5221, and to bebeatenH5221beforeH6440hisfaceH6440,accordingכְּדֵ֥יke.DeiH1767to hiswickednessרִשְׁעָת֖וֹrish.'a.ToH7564, bynumberבְּמִסְפָּֽר׃be.mis.ParH4557.

3Fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705stripesH4347he maygiveH3254him, he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808exceedH3254:lestפֶּן־pen-H6435,ifH6435he shouldexceedH3254, andbeatH5221himaboveעַל־'al-H5921theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428withmanyרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227stripesH4347, then thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251shouldseemלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869vile unto thee.

4Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808muzzleתַחְסֹ֥םtach.SomH2629theoxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794when he treadeth out the corn.

5Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588brethrenH251dwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162, and one of themdieוּמֵ֨תu.MetH4191, and havenoH3808sonוּבֵ֣ןu.VenH1121, thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of thedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191shallnotH3808marryH3947withoutH3808unto a stranger:herH3947husband’sיְבָמָהּ֙ye.va.MahH2993brotherאַחִ֜ים'a.ChimH251shallgoיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935in untoherH3947, andtakeוּלְקָחָ֥הּu.le.ka.ChahH3947herH3947to him towifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802, andperformH2992thedutyH2992of anhusband’sH2993brotherH251untoherH3947.

6And it shall be, that thefirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060whichH834sheH834beareth shallsucceedיָק֕וּםya.KumH6965in thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251whichH834isdeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191, that hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034benotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808blottedoutעַל־'al-H5921ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376likenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808totakeלָקַ֖חַתla.Ka.chatH3947hisbrother’sלְאָחִ֥יוle.'a.ChivH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֑וֹye.vim.ToH2994, then hisbrother’sH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֨וֹye.vim.ToH2994shallgoוְעָלְתָה֩ve.'al.TahH5927upH5927to thegateהַשַּׁ֜עְרָהha.Sha'.rahH8179unto theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, andsayוְאָֽמְרָה֙ve.'a.me.RahH559, Myhusband’sיְבָמִ֜יye.va.MiH2993brotherH251refuseth toraiseלְהָקִ֨יםle.ha.KimH6965upH5927unto hisbrotherH251anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, he willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808performH2992thedutyH2992of anhusband’sH2993brotherH251untomeאֶל־'el-H413.

8Then theeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892shallcallוְקָֽרְאוּ־ve.ka.re.'u-H7121him, andspeakוְדִבְּר֣וּve.di.be.RuH1696unto him: and if hestandוְעָמַ֣דve.'a.MadH5975, andsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, I likenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808totakeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947herאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413;

9then shall hisbrother’sאָחִֽיו'a.ChivH251wifeיְבִמְתּ֣וֹye.vim.ToH2994comeוְנִגְּשָׁ֨הve.ni.ge.ShahH5066unto him in thepresenceH6440of theeldersהַזְּקֵנִים֒ha.ze.ke.NimH2205, andlooseH5921hisshoeנַעֲלוֹ֙na.'a.LoH5275fromoffH5921hisfootרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272, andspitוְיָרְקָ֖הve.ya.re.KahH3417in hisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440; andsheאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834shallanswerוְעָֽנְתָה֙ve.'a.ne.TahH6030andsayוְאָ֣מְרָ֔הve.'A.me.RahH559,SoH6213shall it bedoneH6213unto themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376that dothnotלֹא־lo'-H3808buildיִבְנֶ֖הyiv.NehH1129upH5921hisbrother’sH251houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10And hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034shall becalledוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, Thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of him that hath hisshoeהַנָּֽעַל׃ סha.Na.'alH5275loosed.

11Whenmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376strivetogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162one withanotherהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259, and thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of the one drawethnearוְקָֽרְבָה֙ve.ka.re.VahH7126for todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337herH7971husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376outוְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָהve.he.che.Zi.kahH2388of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of him that smiteth him, and puttethforthH7971herH7971handיָדָ֔הּya.DahH3027, and taketh him by the secrets:

12then thou shaltcutוְקַצֹּתָ֖הve.ka.tzo.TahH7112offH7112herH7112handכַּפָּ֑הּka.PahH3709, thineeyeעֵינֶֽךָ׃ ס'ei.Ne.khaH5869shall havenoלֹ֥אlo'H3808pityתָח֖וֹסta.ChosH2347.

13Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808have in thybagבְּכִֽיסְךָ֖be.khi.se.KhaH3599diversweightsH68, agreatגְּדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419and asmallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃ סu.ke.ta.NahH6996.

14Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808have in thinehouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004diversmeasuresH374, agreatגְּדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419and asmallוּקְטַנָּֽה׃u.ke.ta.NahH6996.

15Aperfectשְׁלֵמָ֤הshe.le.MahH8003andjustH834weightאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68shalt thou have; aperfectשְׁלֵמָ֛הshe.le.MahH8003andjustH834measureאֵיפָ֧ה'ei.FahH374shalt thou have: that thydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may belongH3117uponעַ֚ל'alH5921thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

16Forallכָּל־kol-H3605thatdoעֹ֣שֵׂה'O.sehH6213suchאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things;evenכִּ֧יkiH3588allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thatdoעֹ֥שֵׂה'O.sehH6213unrighteously, are anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441unto theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

17Rememberזָכ֕וֹרza.KhorH2142whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213unto thee by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870as yecameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

18howאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hemetקָֽרְךָ֜ka.re.ChaH7136thee by thewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and smote the hindmost of thee,allכָּל־kol-H3605that were feeblebehindאַֽחַרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, when thou wastfaintH5889andwearyH5889; and he fearednotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

19Therefore it shall be, when theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414theerestבְּהָנִ֣יחַbe.ha.Ni.achH5117fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thineenemiesאֹ֨יְבֶ֜יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341roundמִסָּבִ֗יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961, in thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068thyGodאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430giveth thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159topossessH3423it, that thou shalt blotoutH3423theremembranceזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; thou shaltnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808forgetתִּשְׁכָּֽח׃ פtish.KachH7911.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 25

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