Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 27

1AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Keepשָׁמֹר֙sha.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youH834thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2And it shall be on thedayבַּיּוֹם֮bai.yOmH3117when ye shallpassתַּעַבְר֣וּta.'av.RuH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383unto thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, that thou shaltsetנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414theeupוַהֲקֵמֹתָ֤va.ha.ke.mo.TaH6965greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68, and plaister them with plaister:

3and thou shaltwriteוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789uponעֲלֵיהֶ֗ן'a.lei.HenH5921themallכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451, when thou artpassedבְּעָבְרֶ֑ךָbe.'a.ve.Re.khaH5674over; that thou mayestgoתָּבֹ֨אta.Vo'H935in unto thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, as theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, hathpromisedדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696thee.

4And it shall be when ye arepassedבְּעָבְרְכֶ֣םbe.'a.ve.re.KhemH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383, that ye shallsetתָּקִ֜ימוּta.Ki.muH6965upH6965theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֣יםha.'a.va.NimH68,whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youH834thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, inmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ebalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.

5And there shalt thoubuildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofstonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68: thou shalt liftupH5921noלֹא־lo'-H3808ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270toolתָנִ֥יףta.NifH5130uponH5921them.

6Thou shaltbuildתִּבְנֶ֔הtiv.NehH1129thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430of unhewnstonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68: and thou shaltofferוְהַעֲלִ֤יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927burntעוֹלֹ֔תo.LotH5930offeringsH3068thereonעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921unto theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:

7and thou shaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֥ve.za.vach.TaH2076peaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, and shalteatוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398there; and thou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.mach.taH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

8And thou shaltwriteוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789uponעַל־'al-H5921thestonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451veryהֵיטֵֽב׃ סhei.TevH3190plainly.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881spake untoallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Keepוּשְׁמַע֙u.she.Ma'H8085silence, and hearken, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117thou artbecomeנִהְיֵ֣יתָֽnih.Yei.taH1961thepeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971of theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

10Thou shalt thereforeobeyוְשָׁ֣מַעְתָּ֔ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, anddoוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687and hisstatutesחֻקָּ֔יוchu.KavH2706,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872chargedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thesameהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428shallstandיַֽעַמְד֞וּya.'am.DuH5975uponעַל־'al-H5921mountהַ֣רharH2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630toblessלְבָרֵ֤ךְle.va.RekhH1288thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971, when ye arepassedבְּעָבְרְכֶ֖םbe.'a.ve.re.KhemH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;Simeonשִׁמְעוֹן֙shim.'OnH8095, andLeviוְלֵוִ֣יve.le.ViH3878, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063, andIssacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485, andJosephוְיוֹסֵ֥ףve.yo.SefH3130, andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144:

13andtheseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428shallstandיַֽעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975uponעַל־'al-H5921mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ebalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858for thecurseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045;Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410, andAsherוְאָשֵׁ֔רve.'a.SherH836, andZebulunוּזְבוּלֻ֖ןu.ze.vu.LunH2074,Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835, andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321.

14And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881shallanswerוְעָנ֣וּve.'a.NuH6030, andsayוְאָֽמְר֛וּve.'a.me.RuH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with aloudרָֽם׃ סRamH7311voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,

15Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be themanהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376that maketh agravenH6459or moltenimageפֶ֨סֶלFe.selH6459, anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֛הma.'a.SehH4639of thehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of thecraftsmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796, and setteth itupוְשָׂ֣םve.SamH7760in secret. Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shallanswerוְעָנ֧וּve.'a.NuH6030andsayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

16Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779be he that setteth light by hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or hismotherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

17Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

18Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779be he that maketh theblindעִוֵּ֖ר'i.VerH5787towanderמַשְׁגֶּ֥הmash.GehH7686outH3605of thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870. AndallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

19Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779be he that wresteth thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of thestrangerגֵּר־ger-H1616,fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490, andwidowוְאַלְמָנָ֑הve.'al.ma.NahH490. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

20Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779be he that lieth with hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802;becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he hathuncoveredגִלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1skirtכְּנַ֣ףke.NafH3671. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

21Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779be he that lieth withanyכָּל־kol-H3605manner ofbeastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

22Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779be he that lieth with hissisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, or thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

23Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779be he that lieth with his mother in law. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

24Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779be he that smiteth his neighbour in secret. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

25Cursedאָרוּר֙'a.RurH779be he that takethrewardשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810toslayלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221aninnocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.

26Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779be he that confirmethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָֽה־ha.to.rah-H8451todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallsayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Amenאָמֵֽן׃ פ'a.MenH543.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27

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