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"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.8",
"source": "כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵא֩ מִמְּךָ֨ דָבָ֜ר לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט בֵּֽין־דָּ֨ם ׀ לְדָ֜ם בֵּֽין־דִּ֣ין לְדִ֗ין וּבֵ֥ין נֶ֙גַע֙ לָנֶ֔גַע דִּבְרֵ֥י רִיבֹ֖ת בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ וְקַמְתָּ֣ וְעָלִ֔יתָ אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "If *yippālēʾ* from you *dāḇār* for *mišpāṭ* between *dām* to *dām*, between *dîn* to *dîn*, and between *negaʿ* to *negaʿ*, *diḇrê* *rîḇōt* in *šəʿāreḵā*, and *qamtā* and *ʿālîtā* to the *māqôm* which *yiḇḥar* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōheḵā* in it.",
"grammar": {
"כִּ֣י": "conjunction - if/when",
"יִפָּלֵא֩": "niphal imperfect 3ms - it is too difficult",
"מִמְּךָ֨": "preposition + 2ms suffix - from you",
"דָבָ֜ר": "noun masculine singular - matter/thing/case",
"לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט": "preposition + article + noun masculine singular - for judgment",
"בֵּֽין־דָּ֨ם": "preposition + noun masculine singular - between blood",
"לְדָ֜ם": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to blood",
"בֵּֽין־דִּ֣ין": "preposition + noun masculine singular - between judgment",
"לְדִ֗ין": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to judgment",
"וּבֵ֥ין": "conjunction + preposition - and between",
"נֶ֙גַע֙": "noun masculine singular - plague/mark",
"לָנֶ֔גַע": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to plague/mark",
"דִּבְרֵ֥י": "noun masculine plural construct - words of/matters of",
"רִיבֹ֖ת": "noun feminine plural - disputes/contentions",
"בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - in your gates/towns",
"וְקַמְתָּ֣": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you shall arise",
"וְעָלִ֔יתָ": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you shall go up",
"אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם": "preposition + article + noun masculine singular - to the place",
"אֲשֶׁ֥ר": "relative particle - which",
"יִבְחַ֛ר": "qal imperfect 3ms - he will choose",
"יְהוָ֥ה": "divine name - YHWH",
"אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ": "noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your God",
"בּֽוֹ": "preposition + 3ms suffix - in it"
},
"variants": {
"*yippālēʾ*": "is too difficult/is too hard/is beyond",
"*dāḇār*": "matter/case/thing",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision",
"*dām*": "blood/bloodshed/blood guilt",
"*dîn*": "judgment/lawsuit/legal claim",
"*negaʿ*": "plague/mark/infection",
"*diḇrê*": "words of/matters of",
"*rîḇōt*": "disputes/controversies/contentions",
"*šəʿāreḵā*": "your gates/your towns",
"*qamtā*": "you shall arise/you shall stand up",
"*ʿālîtā*": "you shall go up/you shall ascend",
"*māqôm*": "place/location",
"*yiḇḥar*": "will choose/will select"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.9",
"source": "וּבָאתָ֗ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְאֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֑ם וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ וְהִגִּ֣ידוּ לְךָ֔ אֵ֖ת דְּבַ֥ר הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃",
"text": "And *ḇāʾtā* to the *kōhănîm* the *Ləwiyyim* and to the *šōpēṭ* who *yihyeh* in the *yāmîm* the those; and *dārāštā* and *higgîdû* to you *ʾēt* *dəḇar* the *mišpāṭ*.",
"grammar": {
"וּבָאתָ֗": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you shall come",
"אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים֙": "preposition + article + noun masculine plural - to the priests",
"הַלְוִיִּ֔ם": "article + gentilic adjective masculine plural - the Levites",
"וְאֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵ֔ט": "conjunction + preposition + article + noun masculine singular - and to the judge",
"אֲשֶׁ֥ר": "relative particle - who",
"יִהְיֶ֖ה": "qal imperfect 3ms - will be",
"בַּיָּמִ֣ים": "preposition + article + noun masculine plural - in the days",
"הָהֵ֑ם": "article + demonstrative pronoun masculine plural - those",
"וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you shall inquire",
"וְהִגִּ֣ידוּ": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 3cp - and they shall declare",
"לְךָ֔": "preposition + 2ms suffix - to you",
"אֵ֖ת": "direct object marker",
"דְּבַ֥ר": "noun masculine singular construct - word of/matter of",
"הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט": "article + noun masculine singular - the judgment"
},
"variants": {
"*ḇāʾtā*": "you shall come/you shall go",
"*kōhănîm*": "priests",
"*Ləwiyyim*": "Levites",
"*šōpēṭ*": "judge/ruler",
"*yihyeh*": "will be/shall be",
"*yāmîm*": "days/time",
"*dārāštā*": "you shall inquire/you shall seek",
"*higgîdû*": "they shall declare/they shall tell",
"*dəḇar*": "word of/matter of/verdict of",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.17.10",
"source": "וְעָשִׂ֗יתָ עַל־פִּ֤י הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַגִּ֣ידֽוּ לְךָ֔ מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִבְחַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹרֽוּךָ׃",
"text": "And *ʿāśîtā* according to *pî* the *dāḇār* which *yaggîdû* to you from the *māqôm* the that which *yiḇḥar* *YHWH*; and *šāmartā* to *ʿăśôt* like all which *yôrûḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"וְעָשִׂ֗יתָ": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you shall do",
"עַל־פִּ֤י": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - according to mouth of",
"הַדָּבָר֙": "article + noun masculine singular - the word/matter",
"אֲשֶׁ֣ר": "relative particle - which",
"יַגִּ֣ידֽוּ": "hiphil imperfect 3mp - they will declare/tell",
"לְךָ֔": "preposition + 2ms suffix - to you",
"מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם": "preposition + article + noun masculine singular - from the place",
"הַה֔וּא": "article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - that",
"אֲשֶׁ֖ר": "relative particle - which",
"יִבְחַ֣ר": "qal imperfect 3ms - he will choose",
"יְהוָ֑ה": "divine name - YHWH",
"וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣": "conjunction + qal perfect 2ms - and you shall observe",
"לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to do",
"כְּכֹ֖ל": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - according to all",
"אֲשֶׁ֥ר": "relative particle - which",
"יוֹרֽוּךָ": "hiphil imperfect 3mp + 2ms suffix - they will instruct you"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāśîtā*": "you shall do/you shall perform",
"*pî*": "mouth/pronouncement/instruction",
"*dāḇār*": "word/matter/verdict",
"*yaggîdû*": "they will declare/they will tell/they will pronounce",
"*māqôm*": "place/location",
"*yiḇḥar*": "will choose/will select",
"*šāmartā*": "you shall observe/you shall keep",
"*ʿăśôt*": "to do/to perform",
"*yôrûḵā*": "they will instruct you/they will teach you/they will direct you"
}
}