Deuteronomy 17

Prohibits defective sacrifices to YHWH; establishes judicial process requiring two or three witnesses for capital cases, with appeals to priests and judge at YHWH's chosen place whose ruling must be followed; outlines qualifications for a future king who must not multiply horses, wives, or wealth, but copy and study this Torah daily to fear YHWH[1].

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כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because HC יִמָּצֵ֤א 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 yimatse is found he will be found HVNi3ms בְ/קִרְבְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊 veqirebekha among you in your inner part HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/אַחַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤃 beachad Eka (Bemba) in one of in one HR/Acmsc שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 sheareykha your gates your gates HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms נֹתֵ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten gives the one who gives HVqrmsa לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa אוֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC אִשָּׁ֗ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah woman woman HNcfsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh does he will do HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo הָ/רַ֛ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the evil the bad HTd/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms לַ/עֲבֹ֥ר 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤓 laavor to transgress to cross over HR/Vqc בְּרִיתֽ/וֹ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤅 berito his covenant his binding agreement HNcfsc/Sp3ms
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וְ/הֽוֹצֵאתָ֣ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕 vehotseta then you shall bring out and you caused to go out HC/Vhq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֡וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms אוֹ֩ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אִשָּׁ֨ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/הִ֜וא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahiv that that one HTd/Pp3fs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr עָ֠שׂוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu have done they did HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/דָּבָ֨ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the thing the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הָ/רָ֤ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the evil the bad HTd/Aamsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 sheareykha your gates your gates HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-4 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אִ֕ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish-2 the man the man HTd/Ncmsa א֖וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-2 or or HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-5 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אִשָּׁ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah-2 the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa וּ/סְקַלְתָּ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤎𐤒𐤋𐤕/𐤌 useqaletam and you shall stone them and you stone them HC/Vqq2ms/Sp3mp בָּ/אֲבָנִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 baavanim with stones in the building-stones HRd/Ncfpa וָ/מֵֽתוּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤅 vametu and they shall die and they died HC/Vqq3cp
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כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because HC יִפָּלֵא֩ 𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤀 yipale is too difficult will be extraordinary HVNi3ms מִמְּ/ךָ֨ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha from you from you HR/Sp2ms דָבָ֜ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar matter spoken matter HNcmsa לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 lamishepat in judgment for the judicial decision HRd/Ncmsa בֵּֽין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR דָּ֨ם 𐤃𐤌 dam blood blood of HNcmsa לְ/דָ֜ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤌 ledam and blood to blood HR/Ncmsa בֵּֽין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn-2 between between HR דִּ֣ין 𐤃𐤉𐤍 din lawsuit legal judgment HNcmsa לְ/דִ֗ין 𐤋/𐤃𐤉𐤍 ledin and lawsuit for legal judgment HR/Ncmsa וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R נֶ֨גַע֙ 𐤍𐤂𐤏 nega leprosy affliction-mark HNcmsa לָ/נֶ֔גַע 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤏 lanega and leprosy for an affliction-mark HR/Ncmsa דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words words of HNcmpc רִיבֹ֖ת 𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤕 rivot of strife disputes HNcbpa בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 bisheareykha in your gates in your gates HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וְ/קַמְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤒𐤌𐤕 veqameta then you shall arise and you rose up HC/Vqq2ms וְ/עָלִ֔יתָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 vealita and go up and you ascended HC/Vqq2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מָּק֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יִבְחַ֛ר 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 yivechar He chooses he chooses HVqi3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms
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וְ/הָ/אִ֞ישׁ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 vehaish And the man and the man HC/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh acts he will do HVqi3ms בְ/זָד֗וֹן 𐤁/𐤆𐤃𐤅𐤍 vezadon presumptuously in arrogant presumption HR/Ncmsa לְ/בִלְתִּ֨י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti by not so as not to HR/C שְׁמֹ֤עַ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shemoa listening to hear HVqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/כֹּהֵן֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa הָ/עֹמֵ֞ד 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤃 haomed who stands the one standing HTd/Vqrmsa לְ/שָׁ֤רֶת 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤕 lesharet to minister to render ministering service HR/Vpc שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms א֖וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַ/שֹּׁפֵ֑ט 𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤈 hashofet the judge the judging-one HTd/Vqrmsa וּ/מֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤕 umet shall die and he died HC/Vqq3ms הָ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms וּ/בִֽעַרְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤕 uviareta you shall purge and you burned away HC/Vpq2ms הָ/רָ֖ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the evil the bad HTd/Aamsa מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤌/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 miyiserael from Israel from Israel from Yiserael HR/Np
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שׂ֣וֹם 𐤔𐤅𐤌 som you shall surely set to set HVqa תָּשִׂ֤ים 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌 tasim you shall set you will set HVqi2ms עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha over you upon you HR/Sp2ms מֶ֔לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe a king king of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr יִבְחַ֛ר 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 yivechar he will choose he chooses HVqi3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in him HR/Sp3ms מִ/קֶּ֣רֶב 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁 miqerev from among from the interior of HR/Ncmsc אַחֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 acheykha your brothers your brothers HNcmpc/Sp2ms תָּשִׂ֤ים 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌 tasim-2 you shall set you will set HVqi2ms עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha-2 over you upon you HR/Sp2ms מֶ֔לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 a king king of HNcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תוּכַ֗ל 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤋 tukhal you may you are able HVqi2ms לָ/תֵ֤ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to set to give HR/Vqc עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha-3 over you upon you HR/Sp2ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa נָכְרִ֔י 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉 nakheri foreigner foreign one HAamsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 is not not HTn אָחִ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikha your brother your brother HNcmsc/Sp2ms הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms
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וְ/הָיְתָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah And it shall be and she became HC/Vqq3fs עִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/קָ֥רָא 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀 veqara and he shall read and he called HC/Vqq3ms ב֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo in it HR/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc חַיָּ֑י/ו 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤅 chayayv of his life his lives HNcmpc/Sp3ms לְמַ֣עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that in order that HR יִלְמַ֗ד 𐤉𐤋𐤌𐤃 yilemad he may learn he will learn HVqi3ms לְ/יִרְאָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 leyireah tina (Bemba) to fear to fear HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God his mighty-ones HNcmpc/Sp3ms לִ֠/שְׁמֹר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 lishemor to keep to guard HR/Vqc אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc דִּבְרֵ֞י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words words of HNcmpc הַ/תּוֹרָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah of the law the instruction HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֛את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To הַ/חֻקִּ֥ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌 hachuqim the statutes the prescribed statutes HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp לַ/עֲשֹׂתָֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤕/𐤌 laasotam to do them to do them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp
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