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Deuteronomy 18:9-22

9When thou artcomeבָּ֣אba'H935into thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, thou shalt notlearnתִלְמַ֣דtil.MadH3925todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213after theabominationsכְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖תke.to.'a.VotH8441of thosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471.

10There shall not befoundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672among you any one that maketh hissonבְּנֽוֹ־be.nov-H1121or hisdaughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323topassמַעֲבִ֥ירma.'a.VirH5674through thefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784, or thatusethקֹסֵ֣םko.SemH7080divinationקְסָמִ֔יםke.sa.MimH7081, or an observer oftimesמְעוֹנֵ֥ןme.'o.NenH6049, or anenchanterוּמְנַחֵ֖שׁu.me.na.CheshH5172, or awitchוּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃u.me.kha.ShefH3784,

11Or acharmerוְחֹבֵ֖ר חָ֑בֶרve.cho.Ver Cha.verH2266 H2267, or aconsulterוְשֹׁאֵ֥לve.sho.'ElH7592withmediumsאוֹב֙'OvH178, or awizardוְיִדְּעֹנִ֔יve.yi.de.'o.NiH3049, or one who callsupוְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.ReshH1875thedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.

12For all thatdoעֹ֣שֵׂה'O.sehH6213these things are anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: andbecauseוּבִגְלַל֙u.vig.LalH1558of theseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תha.to.'e.VotH8441theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doth drive themoutמוֹרִ֥ישׁmo.RishH3423frombeforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

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

14For thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471, which thou shaltpossessיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423,hearkenedיִשְׁמָ֑עוּyish.Ma.'uH8085to observers oftimesמְעֹנְנִ֥יםme.'o.ne.NimH6049, and todivinersקֹסְמִ֖יםko.se.MimH7080: but as for thee, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath notpermittedנָ֛תַןNa.tanH5414thee so to do .

15TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will raiseupיָקִ֥יםya.KimH6965to thee aProphetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030from themidstמִקִּרְבְּךָ֤mi.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee, of thybrethrenמֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙me.'a.Chei.khaH251, like me; to him ye shallhearkenתִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃tish.ma.'UnH8085;

16According to all that thou didstdesireשָׁאַ֜לְתָּsha.'Al.taH7592of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inHorebבְּחֹרֵ֔בbe.cho.RevH2722in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Let me nothearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085againאֹסֵ֗ף'o.SefH3254thevoiceקוֹל֙kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, neither let meseeאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֥הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֨שׁha.'EshH784any more, that I may notdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

17And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, They havewellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190spoken of that which they havespokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696.

18I will raise up tothemאָקִ֥ים'a.KimH6965aProphetנָבִ֨יאna.Vi'H5030fromamongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251, like thee, and willputוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414mywordsדְבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in hismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310; and he shallspeakוְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.BerH1696to them all that I shallcommandאֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680him.

19And it shall come to pass, thatwhoeverהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376will nothearkenיִשְׁמַע֙yish.Ma'H8085to mywordsדְּבָרַ֔יde.va.RaiH1697which he shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.MiH8034, I willrequireאֶדְרֹ֥שׁ'ed.RoshH1875it of him.

20But theprophetהַנָּבִ֡יאha.na.Vi'H5030, who shallpresumeיָזִיד֩ya.ZidH2102tospeakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696awordדָּבָ֜רda.VarH1697in mynameבִּשְׁמִ֗יbish.MiH8034, which I have notcommandedצִוִּיתִיו֙tzi.vi.TivH6680him tospeakלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696, or that shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696in thenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034ofotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, even thatprophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030shalldieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191.

21And if thou shaltsayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559in thyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824, How shall weknowנֵדַ֣עne.Da'H3045thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath notspokenדִבְּר֖וֹdi.be.RoH1696?

22When aprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030speakethיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, if thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697doth not follow, nor come topassיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935, that is thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath notspokenדִבְּר֖וֹdi.be.RoH1696, but theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030hathspokenדִּבְּר֣וֹdi.be.RoH1696itpresumptuouslyבְּזָדוֹן֙be.za.dOnH2087: thou shalt not beafraidתָג֖וּרta.GurH1481of him.

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