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Deuteronomy 17:2-13

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.

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