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Deuteronomy 17

Hebrew20 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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לֹא־notתִזְבַּח֩you will sacrificeלַיהוָ֨הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָGod yourשׁ֣וֹרan oxוָשֶׂ֗הand a sheepאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיִהְיֶ֥הit will beבוֹ֙in the itמ֔וּםa blemishכֹּ֖לanyדָּבָ֣רthingרָ֑עbadכִּ֧יforתוֹעֲבַ֛תis the abomination ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourהֽוּא׃ סthat
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כִּֽי־ifיִמָּצֵ֤אhe will be foundבְקִרְבְּךָ֙in midst yourבְּאַחַ֣דin one ofשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָgates yourאֲשֶׁר־whichיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourנֹתֵ֣ןis about to giveלָ֑ךְto the youאִ֣ישׁa manאוֹ־orאִשָּׁ֗הa womanאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoיַעֲשֶׂ֧הhe will doאֶת־obj.הָרַ֛עthe evilבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofיְהוָֽה־Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourלַעֲבֹ֥רby transgressingבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃covenant his
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וַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he has goneוַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙and he has servedאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּand he has bowed downלָהֶ֑םto the themוְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀and to the sunא֣וֹorלַיָּרֵ֗חַto the moonא֛וֹorלְכָל־to allצְבָ֥אthe host ofהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלֹא־notצִוִּֽיתִי׃I have commanded
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וְהֻֽגַּד־and it will be toldלְךָ֖to the youוְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּand you will hearוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣and you will investigateהֵיטֵ֔בthoroughly do wellוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!אֱמֶת֙truthנָכ֣וֹןis certainהַדָּבָ֔רthe matterנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הit has been doneהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הthe abominationהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃in Israel
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וְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣and you will bring outאֶת־obj.הָאִ֣ישׁthe manהַה֡וּאthe thatאוֹ֩orאֶת־obj.הָאִשָּׁ֨הthe womanהַהִ֜ואthe thatאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoעָ֠שׂוּthey have doneאֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֨רthe thingהָרָ֤עthe evilהַזֶּה֙the thisאֶל־toשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָgates yourאֶת־obj.הָאִ֕ישׁthe manא֖וֹorאֶת־obj.הָאִשָּׁ֑הthe womanוּסְקַלְתָּ֥םand you will stone themבָּאֲבָנִ֖יםwith the stonesוָמֵֽתוּ׃and they will die
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עַל־onפִּ֣י׀the mouth ofשְׁנַ֣יִםtwoעֵדִ֗יםwitnessesא֛וֹorשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הthreeעֵדִ֖יםwitnessesיוּמַ֣תhe will be put to deathהַמֵּ֑תthe one who diesלֹ֣אnotיוּמַ֔תhe will be put to deathעַל־onפִּ֖יthe mouth ofעֵ֥דa witnessאֶחָֽד׃one
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יַ֣דthe hand ofהָעֵדִ֞יםthe witnessesתִּֽהְיֶה־it will beבּ֤וֹon the himבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙at the firstלַהֲמִית֔וֹto put to death himוְיַ֥דand the hand ofכָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑הat the lastוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥and you will removeהָרָ֖עthe evilמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ פfrom midst your
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כִּ֣יifיִפָּלֵא֩it will be too difficultמִמְּךָ֨for youדָבָ֜רa matterלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טfor the judgmentבֵּֽין־betweenדָּ֨ם׀bloodלְדָ֜םand bloodבֵּֽין־betweenדִּ֣יןdisputeלְדִ֗יןand disputeוּבֵ֥יןand betweenנֶ֙גַע֙woundלָנֶ֔גַעand woundדִּבְרֵ֥יmatters ofרִיבֹ֖תcases at lawבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָin gates yourוְקַמְתָּ֣and you will ariseוְעָלִ֔יתָand you will go upאֶל־toהַמָּק֔וֹםthe placeאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיִבְחַ֛רhe will chooseיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourבּֽוֹ׃in the it
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וּבָאתָ֗and you will goאֶל־toהַכֹּהֲנִים֙the priestsהַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levitesוְאֶל־and toהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טthe judgeאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיִהְיֶ֖הhe will beבַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֑םthe thoseוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙and you will enquireוְהִגִּ֣ידוּand they will tellלְךָ֔to the youאֵ֖תobj.דְּבַ֥רthe word ofהַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃the verdict
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וְעָשִׂ֗יתָand you will doעַל־onפִּ֤יthe mouth ofהַדָּבָר֙the wordאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיַגִּ֣ידֽוּthey will tellלְךָ֔to the youמִן־fromהַמָּק֣וֹםthe placeהַה֔וּאthe thatאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichיִבְחַ֣רhe will chooseיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣and you will take careלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתto doכְּכֹ֖לaccording to allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatיוֹרֽוּךָ׃they will instruct you
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עַל־onפִּ֨יthe mouth ofהַתּוֹרָ֜הthe instructionאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיוֹר֗וּךָthey will instruct youוְעַל־and onהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טthe verdictאֲשֶׁר־whichיֹאמְר֥וּthey will sayלְךָ֖to the youתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הyou will doלֹ֣אnotתָס֗וּרyou will turn asideמִן־fromהַדָּבָ֛רthe wordאֲשֶׁר־whichיַגִּ֥ידֽוּthey will tellלְךָ֖to the youיָמִ֥יןright handוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃and left hand
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וְהָאִ֞ישׁand the personאֲשֶׁר־whoיַעֲשֶׂ֣הhe will actבְזָד֗וֹןwith presumptionלְבִלְתִּ֨יto notשְׁמֹ֤עַto listenאֶל־toהַכֹּהֵן֙the priestהָעֹמֵ֞דwho standsלְשָׁ֤רֶתto serveשָׁם֙thereאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourא֖וֹorאֶל־toהַשֹּׁפֵ֑טthe judgeוּמֵת֙and he will dieהָאִ֣ישׁthe personהַה֔וּאthe thatוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥and you will removeהָרָ֖עthe evilמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃from Israel
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וְכָל־and allהָעָ֖םthe peopleיִשְׁמְע֣וּthey will hearוְיִרָ֑אוּand they may fearוְלֹ֥אand notיְזִיד֖וּןthey will act presumptuously !עֽוֹד׃ סagain
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כִּֽי־ifתָבֹ֣אyou will goאֶל־intoהָאָ֗רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourנֹתֵ֣ןis about to giveלָ֔ךְto the youוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּand you will take possession of itוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהand you will dwellבָּ֑הּin the itוְאָמַרְתָּ֗and you will sayאָשִׂ֤ימָהlet me appointעָלַי֙over myselfמֶ֔לֶךְa kingכְּכָל־like allהַגּוֹיִ֖םthe nationsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichסְבִיבֹתָֽי׃are around me
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שׂ֣וֹםindeed appointתָּשִׂ֤יםyou will appointעָלֶ֙יךָ֙over yourselfמֶ֔לֶךְa kingאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomיִבְחַ֛רhe will chooseיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourבּ֑וֹin the himמִקֶּ֣רֶבfrom the midst ofאַחֶ֗יךָcountrymen yourתָּשִׂ֤יםyou will appointעָלֶ֙יךָ֙over yourselfמֶ֔לֶךְa kingלֹ֣אnotתוּכַ֗לyou will be ableלָתֵ֤תto setעָלֶ֙יךָ֙over yourselfאִ֣ישׁa manנָכְרִ֔יforeignאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoלֹֽא־notאָחִ֖יךָis countryman yourהֽוּא׃he
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רַק֮onlyלֹא־notיַרְבֶּה־he will increaseלּ֣וֹfor the himselfסוּסִים֒horsesוְלֹֽא־and notיָשִׁ֤יבhe will make returnאֶת־obj.הָעָם֙the peopleמִצְרַ֔יְמָהEgypt towardsלְמַ֖עַןso asהַרְבּ֣וֹתto increaseס֑וּסhorsesוַֽיהוָה֙and Yahwehאָמַ֣רhe has saidלָכֶ֔םto the youלֹ֣אnotתֹסִפ֗וּןyou will repeat !לָשׁ֛וּבto returnבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְon the wayהַזֶּ֖הthe thisעֽוֹד׃again
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וְלֹ֤אand notיַרְבֶּה־he will increaseלּוֹ֙for the himselfנָשִׁ֔יםwivesוְלֹ֥אand notיָס֖וּרit will turn asideלְבָב֑וֹheart hisוְכֶ֣סֶףand silverוְזָהָ֔בand goldלֹ֥אnotיַרְבֶּה־he will increaseלּ֖וֹfor the himselfמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
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וְהָיָ֣הand it will beכְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹwhen sits heעַ֖לonכִּסֵּ֣אthe throne ofמַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹkingdom hisוְכָ֨תַבand he will writeל֜וֹfor the himselfאֶת־obj.מִשְׁנֵ֨הthe copy ofהַתּוֹרָ֤הthe lawהַזֹּאת֙the thisעַל־onסֵ֔פֶרa scrollמִלִּפְנֵ֥יfrom to beforeהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priestsהַלְוִיִּֽם׃the Levites
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וְהָיְתָ֣הand it will beעִמּ֔וֹwith himוְקָ֥רָאand he will readב֖וֹin the itכָּל־allיְמֵ֣יthe days ofחַיָּ֑יוlife hisלְמַ֣עַןso thatיִלְמַ֗דhe may learnלְיִרְאָה֙to fearאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֔יוGod hisלִ֠שְׁמֹרto keepאֶֽת־obj.כָּל־allדִּבְרֵ֞יthe words ofהַתּוֹרָ֥הthe lawהַזֹּ֛אתthe thisוְאֶת־and obj.הַחֻקִּ֥יםthe statutesהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃to do them
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לְבִלְתִּ֤יto notרוּם־to be highלְבָבוֹ֙heart hisמֵֽאֶחָ֔יוmore than countrymen hisוּלְבִלְתִּ֛יand to notס֥וּרto turn asideמִן־fromהַמִּצְוָ֖הthe commandmentיָמִ֣יןright handוּשְׂמֹ֑אולand left handלְמַעַן֩so thatיַאֲרִ֨יךְhe may prolongיָמִ֧יםdaysעַל־overמַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹkingdom hisה֥וּאheוּבָנָ֖יוand descendants hisבְּקֶ֥רֶבin the midst ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael

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