Deuteronomy 17:11

Deuteronomy 17:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
• New International Version (NIV)Act according to whatever they teach you and the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)According to the instructions that they give you, and according to the decision which they pronounce to you, you shall do. You shall not turn aside from the verdict that they declare to you, either to the right hand or to the left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)According to the sentence of the law in which they instruct you, according to the judgment which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left from the sentence which they pronounce upon you.

Context of Deuteronomy 17:11

9and come to the Levitical kohanim and the judge in charge at that time. And you will inquire, and they will tell you the sentence of judgment. 10You are to act according to the sentence they tell you from that place Adonai chooses, and take care to do all that they instruct you. You are to act according to the instruction they teach you and the judgment they tell you—you must not turn aside from the sentence they tell you, to the right or to the left. 12The man who acts presumptuously by not listening to the kohen who stands to serve there before Adonai your God, or to the judge, that man must die. So you are to purge the evil from Israel. 13Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and not act presumptuously again.

Deuteronomy 17:11 word by word

עַל־פִּ֨י הַתּוֹרָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יוֹר֗וּךָ וְעַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֥וּ לְךָ֖ תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה לֹ֣א תָס֗וּר מִן־הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־יַגִּ֥ידֽוּ לְךָ֖ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• According to the sentenceפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• of the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• which they shall teachיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
• thee, and according to the judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• which they shall tellאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thee, thou shalt doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thou shalt not declineסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• from the sentenceדָּבָרdâbâr · word: caseH1697
• which they shall shewנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• the right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 17:11

• Joshua 1:7Only be very strong, and resolute to observe diligently the Torah which Moses, My servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so you may be successful wherever you go.
• Malachi 2:8But you have turned from the way. You caused many to stumble in Torah by the instruction, You corrupted the covenant of the Levites,” —says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Romans 13:1Let every person submit himself to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are put in place by God.
• 1 Peter 2:13For the Lord’s sake, submit yourselves to every human authority—whether to a king as supreme,
• 2 Peter 2:10especially those who follow after the flesh in its unclean desires and who despise the Lord’s authority. Brazen and arrogant, these people do not tremble while slandering glorious beings;
• Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these people also, by their visionary dreaming, defile the flesh, reject the Lord’s authority, and defame glorious beings.
• Deuteronomy 17:20Then his heart will not be exalted above his brothers, and he will not turn from the commandment to the right or to the left—so that he may prolong his days in his kingship, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 28:14and do not turn aside from any of the words I am commanding you today, to the right or the left, to go after other gods in order to serve them.
• Joshua 23:6“Be very resolute to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the Torah of Moses, so that you may not turn aside from it to the right or to the left,
• 2 Samuel 14:19Then the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” “As your soul lives, my lord the king,” the woman answered, “no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Yes, your servant Joab was the one who commanded me and put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid.
• Proverbs 4:27Do not turn to the right or to the left. Divert your foot from evil.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The cases in question are such as the inferior judges did not feel able to decide satisfactorily, and which accordingly they remitted to their superiors (compare Exodus 18:23-27). The Supreme court Deuteronomy 17:9 is referred to in very general terms as sitting at the sanctuary Deuteronomy 17:8. “The judge” would no doubt usually be a layman, and thus the court would contain both an ecclesiastical and a civil element. Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Courts of judgment were to be set up in every city. Though their judgment had not the Divine authority of an oracle, it was the judgment of wise, prudent, experienced men, and had the advantage of a Divine promise.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Do not turn aside: This Hebrew phrase means staying on a straight path (see Proverbs 4:25–27; Hebrews 12:13). After giving a verdict, they must apply the sentence according to the law and evidence. They must follow a fair and righteous way that ensures justice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-138-13. If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment--In all civil or criminal cases, where there was any doubt or difficulty in giving a decision, the local magistrates were to submit them by reference to the tribunal of the Sanhedrim--the supreme council, which was composed partly of civil and partly of ecclesiastical persons. "The priests and Levites," should rather be "the priests--the Levites"; that is, the Levitical priests, including the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings