Deut 17:2-7 : 2 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.2",
"source": "כִּֽי־יִמָּצֵ֤א בְקִרְבְּךָ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ אִ֣ישׁ אוֹ־אִשָּׁ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה אֶת־הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לַעֲבֹ֥ר בְּרִיתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "If *yimmāṣēʾ* in *qirbəḵā* in one of *šəʿāreḵā* which *YHWH* *ʾĕlōheḵā* *nōtēn* to you, *ʾîš* or *ʾiššāh* who *yaʿăśeh* *ʾet*-the *hāraʿ* in eyes of *YHWH*-*ʾĕlōheḵā* to transgress *bərîtô*.",
"grammar": {
"כִּֽי־יִמָּצֵ֤א": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 3ms - if/when is found",
"בְקִרְבְּךָ֙": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 2ms suffix - in your midst",
"בְּאַחַ֣ד": "preposition + numeral construct - in one of",
"שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ": "noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your gates/towns",
"אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה": "relative particle + divine name - which YHWH",
"אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ": "noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your God",
"נֹתֵ֣ן": "qal participle masculine singular - giving/is giving",
"לָ֑ךְ": "preposition + 2ms suffix - to you",
"אִ֣ישׁ": "noun masculine singular - man",
"אוֹ־אִשָּׁ֗ה": "conjunction + noun feminine singular - or woman",
"אֲשֶׁ֨ר": "relative particle - who/which",
"יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה": "qal imperfect 3ms - does/will do",
"אֶת־הָרַ֛ע": "direct object marker + article + adjective masculine singular - the evil/bad",
"בְּעֵינֵ֥י": "preposition + noun feminine dual construct - in eyes of",
"יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ": "divine name + noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - YHWH your God",
"לַעֲבֹ֥ר": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to transgress/pass over",
"בְּרִיתֽוֹ": "noun feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his covenant"
},
"variants": {
"*yimmāṣēʾ*": "is found/is discovered",
"*qirbəḵā*": "your midst/among you",
"*šəʿāreḵā*": "your gates/your towns/your communities",
"*nōtēn*": "giving/granting",
"*ʾîš*": "man/person/anyone",
"*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "does/performs/practices",
"*hāraʿ*": "the evil/wickedness/wrong",
"*bərîtô*": "his covenant/his agreement"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.3",
"source": "וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וֽ͏ַיַּעֲבֹד֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לָהֶ֑ם וְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ ׀ א֣וֹ לַיָּרֵ֗חַ א֛וֹ לְכָל־צְבָ֥א הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־צִוִּֽיתִי׃",
"text": "And *yēlek* and *yaʿăḇōd* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm* and *yištaḥû* to them, and to the *šemeš* or to the *yārēaḥ* or to all *ṣəḇāʾ* the *šāmayim* which not *ṣiwwîtî*.",
"grammar": {
"וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms consecutive - and he goes/went",
"וֽ͏ַיַּעֲבֹד֙": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms consecutive - and he serves/served",
"אֱלֹהִ֣ים": "noun masculine plural - gods",
"אֲחֵרִ֔ים": "adjective masculine plural - other/foreign",
"וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ": "conjunction + hishtaphel imperfect 3ms consecutive - and he bows down/prostrates",
"לָהֶ֑ם": "preposition + 3mp suffix - to them",
"וְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ": "conjunction + preposition + article + noun feminine singular - and to the sun",
"א֣וֹ": "conjunction - or",
"לַיָּרֵ֗חַ": "preposition + article + noun masculine singular - to the moon",
"א֛וֹ": "conjunction - or",
"לְכָל־צְבָ֥א": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine singular construct - to all host of",
"הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם": "article + noun masculine plural - the heavens",
"אֲשֶׁ֥ר": "relative particle - which",
"לֹא־צִוִּֽיתִי": "negative particle + piel perfect 1cs - I did not command"
},
"variants": {
"*yēlek*": "goes/walks/proceeds",
"*yaʿăḇōd*": "serves/worships/works for",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/deities",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "other/foreign/strange",
"*yištaḥû*": "bows down/prostrates/worships",
"*šemeš*": "sun",
"*yārēaḥ*": "moon",
"*ṣəḇāʾ*": "host/army/multitude",
"*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky",
"*ṣiwwîtî*": "I commanded/I ordered"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.4",
"source": "וְהֻֽגַּד־לְךָ֖ וְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּ וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣ הֵיטֵ֔ב וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֱמֶת֙ נָכ֣וֹן הַדָּבָ֔ר נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *huggad*-to you and *šāmāʿtā* and *dārāštā* *hêṭēḇ*, and behold *ʾĕmet* *nāḵôn* the *dāḇār*, *neʿeśtāh* the *tôʿēḇāh* the this in *Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"וְהֻֽגַּד־לְךָ֖": "conjunction + hophal perfect 3ms + preposition + 2ms suffix - and it is told to you",
"וְשָׁמָ֑עְתָּ": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you hear/heard",
"וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you inquire/inquired",
"הֵיטֵ֔ב": "adverb - thoroughly/well/diligently",
"וְהִנֵּ֤ה": "conjunction + interjection - and behold",
"אֱמֶת֙": "noun feminine singular - truth",
"נָכ֣וֹן": "niphal participle masculine singular - established/confirmed",
"הַדָּבָ֔ר": "article + noun masculine singular - the matter/thing",
"נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה": "niphal perfect 3fs - is/was done",
"הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥ה": "article + noun feminine singular - the abomination",
"הַזֹּ֖את": "article + demonstrative adjective feminine singular - this",
"בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל": "preposition + proper noun - in Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*huggad*": "is told/is reported/is informed",
"*šāmāʿtā*": "you hear/you listen",
"*dārāštā*": "you inquire/you investigate/you search",
"*hêṭēḇ*": "thoroughly/diligently/well",
"*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness",
"*nāḵôn*": "established/confirmed/certain",
"*dāḇār*": "matter/thing/word",
"*neʿeśtāh*": "is done/was committed/was performed",
"*tôʿēḇāh*": "abomination/detestable thing",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "Israel"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.5",
"source": "וְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ אֶת־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֡וּא אוֹ֩ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֨ה הַהִ֜וא אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָ֠שׂוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֨ר הָרָ֤ע הַזֶּה֙ אֶל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֶת־הָאִ֕ישׁ א֖וֹ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וּסְקַלְתָּ֥ם בָּאֲבָנִ֖ים וָמֵֽתוּ׃",
"text": "And *hôṣēʾtā* *ʾet*-the *ʾîš* the that or *ʾet*-the *ʾiššāh* the that who *ʿāśû* *ʾet*-the *dāḇār* the *rāʿ* the this to *šəʿāreḵā*, *ʾet*-the *ʾîš* or *ʾet*-the *ʾiššāh*, and *səqaltām* with the *ʾăḇānîm* and *wāmētû*.",
"grammar": {
"וְהֽוֹצֵאתָ֣": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 2ms - and you shall bring out",
"אֶת־הָאִ֣ישׁ": "direct object marker + article + noun masculine singular - the man",
"הַה֡וּא": "article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - that",
"אוֹ֩": "conjunction - or",
"אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֨ה": "direct object marker + article + noun feminine singular - the woman",
"הַהִ֜וא": "article + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - that",
"אֲשֶׁ֣ר": "relative particle - who",
"עָ֠שׂוּ": "qal perfect 3cp - they did",
"אֶת־הַדָּבָ֨ר": "direct object marker + article + noun masculine singular - the thing/matter",
"הָרָ֤ע": "article + adjective masculine singular - the evil/bad",
"הַזֶּה֙": "article + demonstrative adjective masculine singular - this",
"אֶל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - to your gates",
"אֶת־הָאִ֕ישׁ": "direct object marker + article + noun masculine singular - the man",
"א֖וֹ": "conjunction - or",
"אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֑ה": "direct object marker + article + noun feminine singular - the woman",
"וּסְקַלְתָּ֥ם": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms + 3mp suffix - and you shall stone them",
"בָּאֲבָנִ֖ים": "preposition + article + noun feminine plural - with the stones",
"וָמֵֽתוּ": "conjunction + qal perfect 3cp - and they shall die"
},
"variants": {
"*hôṣēʾtā*": "you shall bring out/you shall lead out",
"*ʾîš*": "man/person",
"*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife",
"*ʿāśû*": "they did/they committed",
"*dāḇār*": "thing/matter/word",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/wrong",
"*šəʿāreḵā*": "your gates/your towns",
"*səqaltām*": "you shall stone them",
"*ʾăḇānîm*": "stones",
"*wāmētû*": "and they shall die"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.6",
"source": "עַל־פִּ֣י ׀ שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵדִ֗ים א֛וֹ שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עֵדִ֖ים יוּמַ֣ת הַמֵּ֑ת לֹ֣א יוּמַ֔ת עַל־פִּ֖י עֵ֥ד אֶחָֽד׃",
"text": "On *pî* two *ʿēdîm* or three *ʿēdîm* *yûmat* the *mēt*; not *yûmat* on *pî* *ʿēd* one.",
"grammar": {
"עַל־פִּ֣י": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - on mouth of/according to",
"שְׁנַ֣יִם": "numeral masculine dual - two",
"עֵדִ֗ים": "noun masculine plural - witnesses",
"א֛וֹ": "conjunction - or",
"שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה": "numeral masculine singular - three",
"עֵדִ֖ים": "noun masculine plural - witnesses",
"יוּמַ֣ת": "hophal imperfect 3ms - he shall be put to death",
"הַמֵּ֑ת": "article + noun masculine singular - the one who dies/the dead",
"לֹ֣א": "negative particle - not",
"יוּמַ֔ת": "hophal imperfect 3ms - he shall be put to death",
"עַל־פִּ֖י": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - on mouth of/according to",
"עֵ֥ד": "noun masculine singular - witness",
"אֶחָֽד": "numeral masculine singular - one"
},
"variants": {
"*pî*": "mouth/testimony/word",
"*ʿēdîm*": "witnesses/testimonies",
"*yûmat*": "shall be put to death",
"*mēt*": "one who dies/dead person",
"*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.7",
"source": "יַ֣ד הָעֵדִ֞ים תִּֽהְיֶה־בּ֤וֹ בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙ לַהֲמִית֔וֹ וְיַ֥ד כָּל־הָעָ֖ם בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑ה וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִּקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*Yad* the *ʿēdîm* *tihyeh*-in him in the *rîšōnāh* to *hămîtô*, and *yad* all-the *ʿām* in the *ʾaḥărōnāh*; and *ḇiʿartā* the *rāʿ* from *qirbeḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"יַ֣ד": "noun feminine singular construct - hand of",
"הָעֵדִ֞ים": "article + noun masculine plural - the witnesses",
"תִּֽהְיֶה־בּ֤וֹ": "qal imperfect 3fs + preposition + 3ms suffix - it shall be on him",
"בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙": "preposition + article + adjective feminine singular - in the first",
"לַהֲמִית֔וֹ": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - to put him to death",
"וְיַ֥ד": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and hand of",
"כָּל־הָעָ֖ם": "noun masculine singular construct + article + noun masculine singular - all the people",
"בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֑ה": "preposition + article + adjective feminine singular - in the last/afterward",
"וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥": "conjunction + piel perfect 2ms - and you shall purge/remove",
"הָרָ֖ע": "article + adjective masculine singular - the evil",
"מִּקִּרְבֶּֽךָ": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 2ms suffix - from your midst"
},
"variants": {
"*yad*": "hand/power",
"*ʿēdîm*": "witnesses/testimonies",
"*tihyeh*": "shall be/will be",
"*rîšōnāh*": "first/at first",
"*hămîtô*": "to put him to death/to kill him",
"*ʿām*": "people/nation",
"*ʾaḥărōnāh*": "afterward/later/last",
"*ḇiʿartā*": "you shall purge/you shall remove/you shall burn",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/wickedness",
"*qirbeḵā*": "your midst/among you"
}
}