Deuteronomy 17:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

The man who acts presumptuously and will not listen to the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall put away the evil from Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָאִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְזָד֗וֹן לְבִלְתִּ֨י שְׁמֹ֤עַ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן֙ הָעֹמֵ֞ד לְשָׁ֤רֶת שָׁם֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ א֖וֹ אֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵ֑ט וּמֵת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And the ʾîš who yaʿăśeh in zādôn, not to šəmōaʿ to the kōhēn the ʿōmēd to šāret there ʾet-YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā, or to the šōpēṭ; and mēt the ʾîš the that, and ḇiʿartā the rāʿ from Yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

• וְהָאִ֞ישׁ: conjunction + article + noun masculine singular - and the man
• אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה: relative particle + qal imperfect 3ms - who acts/does
• בְזָד֗וֹן: preposition + noun masculine singular - in presumption/pride
• לְבִלְתִּ֨י: preposition + conjunction - not to
• שְׁמֹ֤עַ: qal infinitive construct - hear/listen
• אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן֙: preposition + article + noun masculine singular - to the priest
• הָעֹמֵ֞ד: article + qal participle masculine singular - the standing/one who stands
• לְשָׁ֤רֶת: preposition + piel infinitive construct - to minister/serve
• שָׁם֙: adverb - there
• אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה: direct object marker + divine name - YHWH
• אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ: noun masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your God
• א֖וֹ: conjunction - or
• אֶל־הַשֹּׁפֵ֑ט: preposition + article + noun masculine singular - to the judge
• וּמֵת֙: conjunction + qal perfect 3ms - and shall die
• הָאִ֣ישׁ: article + noun masculine singular - the man
• הַה֔וּא: article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - that
• וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥: conjunction + piel perfect 2ms - and you shall purge
• הָרָ֖ע: article + adjective masculine singular - the evil
• מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל: preposition + proper noun - from Israel

Word Meanings

• *ʾîš*: man/person
• *yaʿăśeh*: acts/does/behaves
• *zādôn*: presumption/arrogance/insolence
• *šəmōaʿ*: to hear/to listen/to obey
• *kōhēn*: priest
• *ʿōmēd*: standing/serving
• *šāret*: to minister/to serve
• *šōpēṭ*: judge/ruler
• *mēt*: shall die/must die
• *ḇiʿartā*: you shall purge/you shall remove
• *rāʿ*: evil/wickedness

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Anyone who acts arrogantly and refuses to listen to the priest who stands to serve the LORD your God or the judge must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that stanth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the man{H376} that doeth{H6213} presumptuously,{H2087} in not hearkening{H8085} unto the priest{H3548} that standeth{H5975} to minister{H8334} there before Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} or unto the judge,{H8199} even that man{H376} shall die:{H4191} and thou shalt put away{H1197} the evil{H7451} from Israel.{H3478}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the man{H376} that will do{H6213}{(H8799)} presumptuously{H2087}, and will not hearken{H8085}{(H8800)} unto the priest{H3548} that standeth{H5975}{(H8802)} to minister{H8334}{(H8763)} there before the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, or unto the judge{H8199}{(H8802)}, even that man{H376} shall die{H4191}{(H8804)}: and thou shalt put away{H1197}{(H8765)} the evil{H7451} from Israel{H3478}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And that man that will doo presumptuously, so that he will not herken vnto the preast that stondeth there to mynistre vnto the Lorde thi God or vnto the iudge, shall dye: and so thou shalt put awaye euell from Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And yf eny man deale presumptuously, so that he herkeneth not vnto the prest (which stondeth to do seruyce vnto the LORDE thy God) or to the Iudge, the same shal dye: and thou shalt put awaye the euell from Israel,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And that man that wil doe presumptuously, not hearkening vnto the Priest (that standeth before the Lorde thy God to minister there) or vnto the iudge, that man shall die, and thou shalt take away euill from Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And that man that wyll do presumptuously, and wyll not hearken vnto the priest (that standeth there before the Lorde thy God to minister) or vnto the iudge: that man shall dye, and thou shalt put away euyll from Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The man who does presumptuously, in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before Yahweh your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die: and you shall put away the evil from Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the man who acteth with presumption, so as not to hearken unto the priest (who is standing to serve there Jehovah thy God), or unto the judge, even that man hath died, and thou hast put away the evil thing from Israel,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The man who does presumptuously, in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before Yahweh your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die: and you shall put away the evil from Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The person who pays no attention to the priest currently serving the LORD your God there, or to the judge– that person must die, so that you may purge evil from Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Num 15:30 : 30 But the soul who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native or a stranger, that soul reproaches the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
• Deut 13:5 : 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he has spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to push you out of the way which the LORD your God commanded you to walk in. So you shall put away the evil from among you.
• Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.
• Deut 17:7 : 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put the evil away from among you.
• Deut 18:5 : 5 For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons forever.
• Deut 18:7 : 7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before the LORD.
• Ezra 10:8 : 8 and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, all his property would be forfeited, and he himself would be separated from the congregation of those who had been carried away.
• Hos 4:4 : 4 Yet let no one strive, nor reprove another, for your people are like those who contend with the priest.
• Matt 10:14 : 14 And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
• 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Therefore he who despises does not despise man, but God, who has also given unto us His Holy Spirit.
• 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Those who sin rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear.
• Heb 10:26-29 : 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who despised Moses' law died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
• Luke 10:16 : 16 He who hears you hears me; and he who despises you despises me; and he who despises me despises him who sent me.
• John 12:48 : 48 He who rejects me and does not receive my words has that which judges him: the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.
• John 20:23 : 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.
• 1 Thess 4:2 : 2 For you know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
• Ps 19:13 : 13 Keep your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then shall I be upright, and shall be innocent from the great transgression.
• Prov 21:11 : 11 When the scorner is punished, the simple becomes wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
• Jer 25:3-9 : 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day, that is the twenty-third year, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking; but you have not listened. 4 And the LORD has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear. 5 They said, 'Turn now every one from his evil way and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and to your fathers forever and ever: 6 And do not go after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no harm.' 7 Yet you have not listened to Me, says the LORD; that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own harm. 8 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts; Because you have not heard My words, 9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, says the LORD, and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, says the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. 13 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings shall enslave them also: and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
• Deut 18:20 : 20 But the prophet, who shall presume to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.
• Deut 13:11 : 11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this among you.