Deuteronomy 17:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

You must do what you are instructed, and the verdict they pronounce to you, without fail. Do not deviate right or left from what they tell you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַל־פִּ֨י הַתּוֹרָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יוֹר֗וּךָ וְעַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֥וּ לְךָ֖ תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה לֹ֣א תָס֗וּר מִן־הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־יַגִּ֥ידֽוּ לְךָ֖ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃

Transliteration

According to pî the tôrāh which yôrûḵā, and according to the mišpāṭ which yōʾmərû to you taʿăśeh; not tāsûr from the dāḇār which yaggîdû to you right and left.

Grammar Details

• עַל־פִּ֨י: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - according to mouth of
• הַתּוֹרָ֜ה: article + noun feminine singular - the law/instruction
• אֲשֶׁ֣ר: relative particle - which
• יוֹר֗וּךָ: hiphil imperfect 3mp + 2ms suffix - they will instruct you
• וְעַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט: conjunction + preposition + article + noun masculine singular - and according to the judgment
• אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֥וּ: relative particle + qal imperfect 3mp - which they will say
• לְךָ֖: preposition + 2ms suffix - to you
• תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה: qal imperfect 2ms - you shall do
• לֹ֣א: negative particle - not
• תָס֗וּר: qal imperfect 2ms - you shall turn aside
• מִן־הַדָּבָ֛ר: preposition + article + noun masculine singular - from the word/matter
• אֲשֶׁר־יַגִּ֥ידֽוּ: relative particle + hiphil imperfect 3mp - which they will tell
• יָמִ֥ין: noun feminine singular - right
• וּשְׂמֹֽאל: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and left

Word Meanings

• *pî*: mouth/instruction/direction
• *tôrāh*: law/instruction/teaching
• *yôrûḵā*: they will instruct you/they will teach you
• *mišpāṭ*: judgment/verdict/decision
• *yōʾmərû*: they will say/they will tell
• *taʿăśeh*: you shall do/you shall act
• *tāsûr*: you shall turn aside/you shall deviate
• *dāḇār*: word/matter/pronouncement
• *yaggîdû*: they will tell/they will declare

Referenced Verses

• Josh 1:7 : 7 Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do.
• Josh 23:6 : 6 Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won’t swerve from it to the right or the left,
• 2 Sam 14:19 : 19 The king said,“Did Joab put you up to all of this?” The woman answered,“As surely as you live, my lord the king, there is no deviation to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has said. For your servant Joab gave me instructions. He has put all these words in your servant’s mouth.
• Prov 4:27 : 27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.
• Mal 2:8-9 : 8 You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law; you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. 9 “Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your instruction.”
• Rom 13:1-6 : 1 Submission to Civil Government Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God. 2 So the person who resists such authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment 3 (for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation 4 because it is God’s servant for your well-being. But be afraid if you do wrong because government does not bear the sword for nothing. It is God’s servant to administer punishment on the person who does wrong. 5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities but also because of your conscience. 6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.
• Titus 3:1 : 1 Conduct Toward Those Outside the Church Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.
• 1 Pet 2:13-15 : 13 Submission to Authorities Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme 14 or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good. 15 For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.
• 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,
• Jude 1:8 : 8 Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones.
• Deut 5:32 : 32 Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!
• Deut 17:20 : 20 Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.
• Deut 25:1 : 1 If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.
• Deut 28:14 : 14 But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.