Deuteronomy 18

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לֹֽא־not יִ֠הְיֶהit will belong לַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםto the priests הַלְוִיִּ֜םthe Levites כָּל־all שֵׁ֧בֶטthe tribe of לֵוִ֛יLevi חֵ֥לֶקa portion וְנַחֲלָ֖הand an inheritance עִם־with יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael אִשֵּׁ֧יthe fire offerings of יְהוָ֛הYahweh וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹand inheritance his יֹאכֵלֽוּן׃they will eat !

וְנַחֲלָ֥הand an inheritance לֹא־not יִֽהְיֶה־it will belongלּ֖וֹto the himבְּקֶ֣רֶבin the midst אֶחָ֑יוcountrymen his יְהוָה֙Yahweh ה֣וּאhe נַחֲלָת֔וֹis inheritance his כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust as דִּבֶּר־he spokeלֽוֹ׃ סto the him

וְזֶ֡הand this יִהְיֶה֩it will be מִשְׁפַּ֨טthe right of הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםthe priests מֵאֵ֣תfrom with הָעָ֗םthe people מֵאֵ֛תfrom with זֹבְחֵ֥יthose who sacrifice הַזֶּ֖בַחof the sacrifice אִם־whether שׁ֣וֹרox אִם־or שֶׂ֑הsheep וְנָתַן֙and he will give לַכֹּהֵ֔ןto the priest הַזְּרֹ֥עַthe arm וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִםand the two cheeks וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃and the stomach

רֵאשִׁ֨יתthe first of דְּגָֽנְךָ֜grain your תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣new wine your וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָand fresh oil your וְרֵאשִׁ֛יתand the first of גֵּ֥זthe fleece of צֹאנְךָ֖sheep your תִּתֶּן־you will giveלּֽוֹ׃to the him

כִּ֣יforב֗וֹin the himבָּחַ֛רhe has chosen יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your מִכָּל־from all שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָtribes your לַעֲמֹ֨דto stand לְשָׁרֵ֧תto serve בְּשֵׁם־in the name of יְהוָ֛הYahweh ה֥וּאhe וּבָנָ֖יוand descendants his כָּל־all הַיָּמִֽים׃ סthe days

וְשֵׁרֵ֕תand he will serve בְּשֵׁ֖םin the name of יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהָ֑יוGod his כְּכָל־like all אֶחָיו֙relatives his הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites הָעֹמְדִ֥יםwho stand שָׁ֖םthere לִפְנֵ֥יto before יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

חֵ֥לֶקa portion כְּחֵ֖לֶקlike a portion יֹאכֵ֑לוּthey will eat לְבַ֥דto besides מִמְכָּרָ֖יוsales his עַל־on הָאָבֽוֹת׃ סthe fathers

כִּ֤יif אַתָּה֙you בָּ֣אhave gone אֶל־into הָאָ֔רֶץthe land אֲשֶׁר־which יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your נֹתֵ֣ןis about to giveלָ֑ךְto the youלֹֽא־not תִלְמַ֣דyou will learn לַעֲשׂ֔וֹתto do כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖תaccording to the abominations of הַגּוֹיִ֥םthe nations הָהֵֽם׃the those

לֹֽא־not יִמָּצֵ֣אhe will be foundבְךָ֔among the youמַעֲבִ֥ירone who makes pass בְּנֽוֹ־son his וּבִתּ֖וֹand daughter his בָּאֵ֑שׁin the fire קֹסֵ֣םone who divines קְסָמִ֔יםdivinations מְעוֹנֵ֥ןa soothsayer וּמְנַחֵ֖שׁand an augurer וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃and a sorcerer

וְחֹבֵ֖רand one who casts חָ֑בֶרa spell וְשֹׁאֵ֥לand one who consults אוֹב֙a necromancer וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔יand a familiar spirit וְדֹרֵ֖שׁand one who enquires אֶל־to הַמֵּתִֽים׃the dead

כִּֽי־that תוֹעֲבַ֥תis the abomination of יְהוָ֖הYahweh כָּל־every עֹ֣שֵׂהone who does אֵ֑לֶּהof these things וּבִגְלַל֙and on account of הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣תthe abominations הָאֵ֔לֶּהthe these יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your מוֹרִ֥ישׁis about to dispossess אוֹתָ֖םobj. them מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃from before you

תָּמִ֣יםblameless תִּֽהְיֶ֔הyou will be עִ֖םwith יְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ סGod your

כִּ֣י׀for הַגּוֹיִ֣םthe nations הָאֵ֗לֶּהthe these אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich אַתָּה֙you יוֹרֵ֣שׁare about to dispossess אוֹתָ֔םobj. them אֶל־to מְעֹנְנִ֥יםsoothsayers וְאֶל־and to קֹסְמִ֖יםdiviners יִשְׁמָ֑עוּthey listen וְאַתָּ֕הand you לֹ֣אnot כֵ֔ןthus נָ֛תַןhe has permittedלְךָ֖to the youיְהוָ֥הYahweh אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃God your

נָבִ֨יאa prophet מִקִּרְבְּךָ֤from midst your מֵאַחֶ֙יךָ֙one of countrymen your כָּמֹ֔נִיlike me יָקִ֥יםhe will raise upלְךָ֖for the youיְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָGod your אֵלָ֖יוto him תִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃you will listen !

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֵלָ֑יto me הֵיטִ֖יבוּthey have done well אֲשֶׁ֥רthat which דִּבֵּֽרוּ׃they have spoken

נָבִ֨יאa prophet אָקִ֥יםI will raise upלָהֶ֛םfor the themמִקֶּ֥רֶבfrom the midst of אֲחֵיהֶ֖םcountrymen their כָּמ֑וֹךָlike you וְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will put דְבָרַי֙words my בְּפִ֔יוin mouth his וְדִבֶּ֣רand he will speak אֲלֵיהֶ֔םto them אֵ֖תobj.כָּל־all אֲשֶׁ֥רthat אֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃I will command him

וְהָיָ֗הand it will be הָאִישׁ֙the person אֲשֶׁ֤רwho לֹֽא־not יִשְׁמַע֙he will listen אֶל־to דְּבָרַ֔יwords my אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich יְדַבֵּ֖רhe will speak בִּשְׁמִ֑יin name my אָנֹכִ֖יI אֶדְרֹ֥שׁI will require מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃from with the him

וְכִ֥יand if תֹאמַ֖רyou will say בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָin heart your אֵיכָה֙how?נֵדַ֣עwill we know אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֔רthe word אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich לֹא־not דִבְּר֖וֹhe has spoken it יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

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