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Deuteronomy 17

1Thou shalt notsacrificeתִזְבַּח֩tiz.BachH2076to theLORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430anybullשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794, orsheepוָשֶׂ֗הva.SehH7716, in which isblemishמ֔וּםMumH3971, or anydefectדָּבָ֣ר רָ֑עda.Var Ra'H7451 H1697: for that is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

2If there shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672amongבְקִרְבְּךָ֙ve.kir.be.ChaH7130you, withinanyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee,manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802, that hathwroughtיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213wickednessהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, intransgressingלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674hiscovenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285,

3And hathgoneH3212andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙vai.ya.'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812them, either thesunוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ve.la.She.meshH8121, ormoonלַיָּרֵ֗חַlai.ya.Re.achH3394, or any of thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, which I have notcommandedצִוִּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vi.tiH6680;

4And it shall betoldוְהֻֽגַּד־ve.hu.gad-H5046thee, and thou hastheardוְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּve.sha.Ma.'e.taH8085of it, andenquiredוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.da.rash.TaH1875diligentlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190, and, behold, it istrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571, and thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, that suchabominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441iswroughtנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Then shalt thou bringforthוְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ve.ho.tze.TaH3318to thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376or thatwomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802, who havecommittedעָ֠שׂוּ'A.suH6213thatwickedהָרָ֤עha.Ra'H7451thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697, even thatmanהָאִ֕ישׁha.'IshH376or thatwomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802, and shaltstoneוּסְקַלְתָּ֥םu.se.kal.TamH5619them withstonesבָּאֲבָנִ֖יםba.'a.va.NimH68, till theydieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

6At themouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310oftwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147witnessesעֵדִ֗ים'e.DimH5707, orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707, shall he that is worthy ofdeathיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191be put todeathהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191; but at themouthפִּ֖יpiH6310ofoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707he shall not be put todeathיוּמַ֔תyu.MatH4191.

7Thehandsיַ֣דyadH3027of thewitnessesהָעֵדִ֞יםha.'e.DimH5707shall befirstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223upon him to put him todeathלַהֲמִית֔וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191, andafterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314thehandsוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971. So thou shaltremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

8If there shall arise amatterדָבָ֜רda.VarH1697toohardיִפָּלֵא֩yi.pa.Le'H6381for thee injudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941, betweenbloodדָּ֨ם׀damH1818andbloodלְדָ֜םle.DamH1818, betweenpleaדִּ֣יןdinH1779andpleaלְדִ֗יןle.DinH1779, and betweenstrokeנֶ֙גַע֙ne.ga'H5061andstrokeלָנֶ֔גַעla.Ne.ga'H5061, beingmattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofcontroversyרִיבֹ֖תri.VotH7379within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179: then shalt thouariseוְקַמְתָּ֣ve.kam.TaH6965, and goupוְעָלִ֔יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927to theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977;

9And thou shaltcomeוּבָאתָ֗u.va.TaH935to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, and to thejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199that shall be in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, andenquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.da.rash.TaH1875; and they shallshowוְהִגִּ֣ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046thee thesentenceדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.PatH4941:

10And thou shaltdoוְעָשִׂ֗יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to thesentenceפִּ֤י הַדָּבָר֙pi ha.da.VarH6310 H1697, which they of thatplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977shallshowיַגִּ֣ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046thee; and thou shaltobserveוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that theyinformיוֹרֽוּךָ׃yo.Ru.khaH3384thee:

11According to thesentenceפִּ֨יpiH6310of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֜הha.to.RahH8451which they shallteachיוֹר֗וּךָyo.Ru.khaH3384thee, and according to thejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941which they shalltellיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559thee, thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213: thou shalt notdeclineתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493from thesentenceהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697which they shallshowיַגִּ֥ידֽוּya.Gi.duH5046thee, to the righthandיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225, nor to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃u.se.MolH8040.

12And themanוְהָאִ֞ישׁve.ha.'IshH376that willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213presumptuouslyבְזָד֗וֹןve.za.DonH2087, and will nothearkenשְׁמֹ֤עַshe.Mo.a'H8085to thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548thatstandethהָעֹמֵ֞דha.'o.MedH5975toministerלְשָׁ֤רֶתle.Sha.retH8334there before theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, or to thejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֑טha.sho.FetH8199, even thatmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376shalldieוּמֵת֙u.MetH4191: and thou shaltremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallhearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085, andfearוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372, and do no morepresumptuouslyיְזִיד֖וּןye.zi.DunH2102.

14When thou artcomeתָבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935into thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, and shaltpossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּvi.rish.TahH3423it, and shaltdwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427in it, and shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, I willsetאָשִׂ֤ימָה'a.Si.mahH7760akingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over me, like as all thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471that areaboutסְבִיבֹתָֽי׃se.vi.vo.TaiH5439me;

15Thou shaltsurelyשׂ֣וֹםSomH7760setתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760himkingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over thee, whom theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977: one fromamongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130thybrethrenאַחֶ֗יךָ'a.Chei.KhaH251shalt thousetתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over thee: thoumayestתוּכַ֗לtu.KhalH3201notsetלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414astrangerאִ֣ישׁ נָכְרִ֔י'ish na.khe.RiH5237 H376over thee, who is not thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251.

16But he shall notmultiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235horsesסוּסִים֒su.SimH5483to himself, nor cause thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971toreturnיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, to the end that he shouldmultiplyהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235horsesס֑וּסSusH5483: forasmuch as theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hathsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to you, Ye shallhenceforthתֹסִפ֗וּןto.si.FunH3254returnלָשׁ֛וּבla.ShuvH7725no more thatwayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.

17Neither shall hemultiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802to himself, that hisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824mayturnיָס֖וּרya.SurH5493not away: neither shall hegreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966multiplyיַרְבֶּה־yar.beh-H7235to himselfsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091.

18And it shall be, when hesittethכְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹkhe.shiv.ToH3427upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467, that he shallwriteוְכָ֨תַבve.Kha.tavH3789him acopyמִשְׁנֵ֨הmish.NehH4932of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֤הha.to.RahH8451in abookסֵ֔פֶרSe.ferH5612out of that which isbeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

19And it shall be with him, and he shallreadוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121in it all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּ֑יוchai.YavH2416: that he maylearnיִלְמַ֗דyil.MadH3925tofearלְיִרְאָה֙le.yir.'AhH3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, tokeepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and thesestatutesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706, todoלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213them:

20That hisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824may not beliftedרוּם־rum-H7311above hisbrethrenמֵֽאֶחָ֔יוme.'e.ChavH251, and that he may not turnasideס֥וּרsurH5493from thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687, to the righthandיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225, 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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