Deuteronomy 18

Levites have no land inheritance but live from YHWH's offerings and voluntary gifts; prohibits detestable practices of nations like divination and sorcery; promises YHWH will raise prophets like Moshe from among brothers, whose words must be obeyed, with death for false prophets[1].

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not not shall be he will come to be to-the-priests to the priestly officiants the-Levites the Levites the Leviyim all entirety of tribe rod-branch Levi Joined-One Levi portion allotted portion nor-inheritance and an inheritance-allotment with if / whether Israel El-Contends Yiserael offerings-made-by-fire fire-offerings of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and-his-inheritance and his inherited portion they-shall-eat-them they will consume
Verse 1 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִ֠הְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will come to be HVqi3ms לַ/כֹּהֲנִ֨ים 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 lakohanim to-the-priests to the priestly officiants HRd/Ncmpa הַ/לְוִיִּ֜ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the-Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc שֵׁ֧בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet tribe rod-branch HNcmsc לֵוִ֛י 𐤋𐤅𐤉 levi Levi Joined-One Levi HNp חֵ֥לֶק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 cheleq portion allotted portion HNcmsa וְ/נַחֲלָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 venachalah nor-inheritance and an inheritance-allotment HC/Ncfsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אִשֵּׁ֧י 𐤀𐤔𐤉 ishey offerings-made-by-fire fire-offerings of HNcmpc יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/נַחֲלָת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 venachalato and-his-inheritance and his inherited portion HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms יֹאכֵלֽוּ/ן 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅/𐤍 yokhelun they-shall-eat-them they will consume HVqi3mp/Sn
And this and this one shall be he will come to be the right judgment of the priests the officiating-priests from from beside the people the gathered people from from beside those sacrificing sacrificial slaughterers of the sacrifice the slaughter-sacrifice whether if / whether ox ox whether if / whether sheep flock animal and he shall give and he gave to the priest to the priestly officiant the shoulder the outstretched arm and the cheeks and the two cheeks and the maw and the paunch
Verse 3 וְ/זֶ֡ה 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh And this and this one HC/Pdxms יִהְיֶה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will come to be HVqi3ms מִשְׁפַּ֨ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat the right judgment HNcmsc הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim of the priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/אֵ֛ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet-2 from from beside HR/R זֹבְחֵ֥י 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 zovechey those sacrificing sacrificial slaughterers of HVqrmpc הַ/זֶּ֖בַח 𐤄/𐤆𐤁𐤇 hazevach the sacrifice the slaughter-sacrifice HTd/Ncmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im whether if / whether HC שׁ֣וֹר 𐤔𐤅𐤓 shor ox ox HNcmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 whether if / whether HC שֶׂ֑ה 𐤔𐤄 seh sheep flock animal HNcbsa וְ/נָתַן֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan and he shall give and he gave HC/Vqq3ms לַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍 lakohen to the priest to the priestly officiant HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זְּרֹ֥עַ 𐤄/𐤆𐤓𐤏 hazeroa the shoulder the outstretched arm HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הַ/לְּחָיַ֖יִם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 vehalechayayim and the cheeks and the two cheeks HC/Td/Ncbda וְ/הַ/קֵּבָֽה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤒𐤁𐤄 vehaqevah and the maw and the paunch HC/Td/Ncfsa
And if and because comes he comes the Levite the Levite the Leviyi from one from one of your gates your gates out of all from the entirety of Israel El-Contends Yiserael where that-which he he sojourns he sojourned there in that place and comes and he came with all in the whole of desire craving of of his soul his living-self to toward the place the standing-place that that-which chooses he chooses the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
Verse 6 וְ/כִֽי 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi And if and because HC/C יָבֹ֨א 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo comes he comes HVqi3ms הַ/לֵּוִ֜י 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉 halevi the Levite the Levite the Leviyi HTd/Ngmsa מֵ/אַחַ֤ד 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤃 meachad Eka (Bemba) from one from one HR/Acmsc שְׁעָרֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 sheareykha of your gates your gates HNcmpc/Sp2ms מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal out of all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms גָּ֣ר 𐤂𐤓 gar sojourns he sojourned HVqrmsa שָׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD וּ/בָא֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uva and comes and he came HC/Vqq3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc אַוַּ֣ת 𐤀𐤅𐤕 avat desire craving of HNcfsc נַפְשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho of his soul his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מָּק֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr יִבְחַ֥ר 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 yivechar chooses he chooses HVqi3ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
for for/because the nations the people-groups these these ones which that-which you you shall dispossess one taking possession them them to toward soothsayers cloud-omeners and to and toward diviners divining ones they listen they will hear but you and you (masculine singular) not not so thus has given he gave to you — the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One
Verse 14 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הַ/גּוֹיִ֣ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms יוֹרֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤔 yoresh shall dispossess one taking possession HVqrmsa אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מְעֹנְנִ֥ים 𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤌 meonenim soothsayers cloud-omeners HVmrmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R קֹסְמִ֖ים 𐤒𐤎𐤌𐤉𐤌 qosemim diviners divining ones HVqrmpa יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 yishemau they listen they will hear HVqi3mp וְ/אַתָּ֕ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah but you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn כֵ֔ן 𐤊𐤍 khen so thus HD נָ֛תַן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has given he gave HVqp3ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms
according to all as the whole that that-which you asked you asked from with from with the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One in Horeb in Dry-Place in Chorev in day in the day of the assembly the assembly saying to say not not I will add I will cause to add to hear to hear [direct object marker] object-marker voice sound of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh my God my mighty ones and-[et] and object-marker the fire the fire the great the great one this this one not not I will see let me see again still, again, further and-not and not I will die I will die
Verse 16 כְּ/כֹ֨ל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all as the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr שָׁאַ֜לְתָּ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕 shaaleta you asked you asked HVqp2ms מֵ/עִ֨ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤌 meim from with from with HR/R יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/חֹרֵ֔ב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bechorev in Horeb in Dry-Place in Chorev HR/Np בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day in the day of HR/Ncmsc הַ/קָּהָ֖ל 𐤄/𐤒𐤄𐤋 haqahal the assembly the assembly HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֹסֵ֗ף 𐤀𐤎𐤐 osef I will add I will cause to add HVhi1cs לִ/שְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to hear to hear HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo קוֹל֙ 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol voice sound of HNcmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהָ֔/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) my God my mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[et] and object-marker HC/To הָ/אֵ֨שׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔 haesh the fire the fire HTd/Ncbsa הַ/גְּדֹלָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the great the great one HTd/Aafsa הַ/זֹּ֛את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn אֶרְאֶ֥ה 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 ereeh I will see let me see HVqi1cs ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further HD וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn אָמֽוּת 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤕 amut I will die I will die HVqi1cs
a prophet proclaiming spokesman I will raise up I will raise up for them — from among from the interior of their brothers their brothers like you like you and I will put and I will give my words my utterances in his mouth in his mouth and he shall speak and he declared to them toward them - object-marker all entirety of that that-which I command him I command him
Verse 18 נָבִ֨יא 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 navi a prophet proclaiming spokesman HNcmsa אָקִ֥ים 𐤀𐤒𐤉𐤌 aqim I will raise up I will raise up HVhi1cs לָ/הֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp מִ/קֶּ֥רֶב 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁 miqerev from among from the interior of HR/Ncmsc אֲחֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 acheyhem their brothers their brothers HNcmpc/Sp3mp כָּמ֑וֹ/ךָ 𐤊𐤌𐤅/𐤊 kamokha like you like you HR/Sp2ms וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and I will put and I will give HC/Vqq1cs דְבָרַ/י֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray my words my utterances HNcmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/פִ֔י/ו 𐤁/𐤐𐤉/𐤅 befiv in his mouth in his mouth HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/דִבֶּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓 vediber and he shall speak and he declared HC/Vpq3ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֲצַוֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤀𐤑𐤅/𐤍𐤅 atsavenu I command him I command him HVpi1cs/Sp3ms
But surely the prophet the proclaiming spokesman who that-which presumes he will act presumptuously to speak to declare a word spoken matter in My name in my name (direct object marker) object-marker that that-which not not I commanded him I commanded him to speak to declare or who and that-which speaks he declares in the name of in name of gods mighty ones other other ones shall die and he died the prophet the proclaiming spokesman that he
Verse 20 אַ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe But surely HTa הַ/נָּבִ֡יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יָזִיד֩ 𐤉𐤆𐤉𐤃 yazid presumes he will act presumptuously HVhi3ms לְ/דַבֵּ֨ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber to speak to declare HR/Vpc דָּבָ֜ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar a word spoken matter HNcmsa בִּ/שְׁמִ֗/י 𐤁/𐤔𐤌/𐤉 bishemi in My name in my name HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn צִוִּיתִי/ו֙ 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tsivitiv I commanded him I commanded him HVpp1cs/Sp3ms לְ/דַבֵּ֔ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber-2 to speak to declare HR/Vpc וַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher or who and that-which HC/Tr יְדַבֵּ֔ר 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 yedaber speaks he declares HVpi3ms בְּ/שֵׁ֖ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem in the name of in name of HR/Ncmsc אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֑ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones HAampa וּ/מֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤕 umet shall die and he died HC/Vqq3ms הַ/נָּבִ֥יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi-2 the prophet the proclaiming spokesman HTd/Ncmsa הַ/הֽוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms
that that-which speaks he declares the prophet the proclaiming spokesman in the name in name of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and-not and not it will be he will come to be the word the spoken-matter and-not and not it comes he comes it he the word the spoken-matter that that-which not not he spoke he addressed him the LORD Yahweh Yahweh presumptuously in arrogant presumption he has spoken he addressed him the prophet the proclaiming spokesman not not you shall fear you will sojourn of him from us
Verse 22 אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יְדַבֵּ֨ר 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 yedaber speaks he declares HVpi3ms הַ/נָּבִ֜יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem in the name in name of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn יִהְיֶ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it will be he will come to be HVqi3ms הַ/דָּבָר֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the word the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and-not and not HC/Tn יָב֔וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo it comes he comes HVqi3ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he HPp3ms הַ/דָּבָ֔ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar-2 the word the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn דִבְּר֖/וֹ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 dibero he spoke he addressed him HVpp3ms/Sp3ms יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/זָדוֹן֙ 𐤁/𐤆𐤃𐤅𐤍 bezadon presumptuously in arrogant presumption HR/Ncmsa דִּבְּר֣/וֹ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 dibero-2 he has spoken he addressed him HVpp3ms/Sp3ms הַ/נָּבִ֔יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi-2 the prophet the proclaiming spokesman HTd/Ncmsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn תָג֖וּר 𐤕𐤂𐤅𐤓 tagur you shall fear you will sojourn HVqi2ms מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu of him from us HR/Sp3ms
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