Deuteronomy 17
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1‘Thou dost not sacrifice to Jehovah thy God ox or sheep in which there is a blemish — any evil thing; for it [is] the abomination of Jehovah thy God.
2‘When there is found in thy midst, in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, a man or a woman who doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah thy God by transgressing His covenant,
3and he doth go and serve other gods, and doth bow himself to them, and to the sun, or to the moon, or to any of the host of the heavens, which I have not commanded —
4and it hath been declared to thee, and thou hast heard, and hast searched diligently, and lo, truth; the thing is established; this abomination hath been done in Israel —
5‘Then thou hast brought out that man, or that woman, who hath done this evil thing, unto thy gates — the man or the woman — and thou hast stoned them with stones, and they have died.
6By the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses is he who is dead put to death; he is not put to death by the mouth of one witness;
7the hand of the witnesses is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last; and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst.
8‘When anything is too hard for thee for judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke — matters of strife within thy gates — then thou hast risen, and gone up unto the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix,
9and hast come in unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge who is in those days, and hast inquired, and they have declared to thee the word of judgment,
10and thou hast done according to the tenor of the word which they declare to thee [they] of that place which Jehovah doth choose; and thou hast observed to do according to all that they direct thee.
11‘According to the tenor of the law which they direct thee, and according to the judgment which they say to thee thou dost do; thou dost not turn aside from the word which they declare to thee, right or left.
12And 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,
13and all the people do hear and fear, and do not presume any more.
14‘When thou comest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, and hast possessed it, and dwelt in it, and thou hast said, Let me set over me a king like all the nations which [are] round about me, —
15thou dost certainly set over thee a king on whom Jehovah doth fix; from the midst of thy brethren thou dost set over thee a king; thou art not able to set over thee a stranger, who is not thy brother.
16‘Only, he doth not multiply to himself horses, nor cause the people to turn back to Egypt, so as to multiply horses, seeing Jehovah hath said to you, Ye do not add to turn back in this way any more.
17And he doth not multiply to himself wives, and his heart doth not turn aside, and silver and gold he doth not multiply to himself — exceedingly.
18‘And it hath been, when he sitteth on the throne of his kingdom, that he hath written for himself the copy of this law, on a book, from [that] before the priests the Levites,
19and it hath been with him, and he hath read in it all days of his life, so that he doth learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them;
20so that his heart is not high above his brethren, and so as not to turn aside from the command, right or left, so that he prolongeth days over his kingdom, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.
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Deuteronomy 17
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1 # See Lev. 22:20 “You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep in which is a blemish, any defect whatever, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God.
2 # For ver. 2-7, see ch. 13:6-14 “If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, #Josh. 7:11, 15; 23:16; Judg. 2:20; 2 Kgs. 18:12; Hos. 6:7; 8:1in transgressing his covenant, 3and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or #See ch. 4:19 the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, #[Jer. 7:31; 19:5; 32:35]which I have forbidden, 4and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire #ch. 13:14; 19:18diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel, 5then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you #[Lev. 24:14, 16; Josh. 7:25]shall stone that man or woman to death with stones. 6#[John 8:17]; See Num. 35:30On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. 7#ch. 13:9; [Acts 7:58] The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So #ver. 12; See ch. 13:5you shall purge#17:7 Septuagint drive out; also verse 12 the evil#17:7 Or evil person; also verse 12 from your midst.
Legal Decisions by Priests and Judges
8“If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise and go up to #See ch. 12:5the place that the Lord your God will choose. 9#ch. 19:17; 21:5; 2 Chr. 19:8, 10; Ps. 122:5; Jer. 18:18; Hag. 2:11; Mal. 2:7 And you shall come to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall consult them, and #Ezek. 44:24they shall declare to you the decision. 10Then you shall do according to what they declare to you from that place that the Lord will choose. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they direct you. 11According to the instructions that they give you, and according to the decision which they pronounce to you, you shall do. You shall not turn aside from the verdict that they declare to you, either to the right hand or to the left. 12The man who #[ch. 18:20, 22; Ezra 10:8] acts presumptuously by not obeying the priest #ch. 10:8; 18:5, 7 who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So #[See ver. 7 above]you shall purge the evil from Israel. 13And all the people #See ch. 13:11shall hear and fear and not act presumptuously again.
Laws Concerning Israel’s Kings
14“When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, #[1 Sam. 8:5, 19, 20]‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,’ 15you may indeed set a king over you #[1 Sam. 9:15; 10:24; 16:12; 1 Chr. 22:10] whom the Lord your God will choose. One #[Jer. 30:21]from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. 16Only he must not acquire many #[1 Kgs. 4:26; 10:26, 28; 2 Chr. 1:16; 9:28; Isa. 2:7; 31:1] horses for himself or cause the people #Isa. 31:1; Ezek. 17:15 to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, #ch. 28:68; Hos. 11:5; [Ex. 13:17; 14:13; Num. 14:3, 4]; See Jer. 42:15-19‘You shall never return that way again.’ 17And he #[1 Kgs. 11:3, 4; Neh. 13:26] shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, #[Isa. 2:7]nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.
18“And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, #[2 Kgs. 11:12] he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, #ch. 31:9, 26; 2 Kgs. 22:8; 2 Chr. 34:14approved by#17:18 Hebrew from before the Levitical priests. 19And #Josh. 1:8 it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, #ch. 4:10; 14:23that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, 20that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he #ch. 5:32; 1 Kgs. 15:5 may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, #ch. 4:40so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.
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