“Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock or sheep wherein is blemish or any ill -favoredness, for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God,”
Deuteronomy 17
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1You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.
2If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant
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3and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—
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4and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
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5you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
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6On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.
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7The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.
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8If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
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9You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
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10You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,
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11according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.
“according to the terms of the law which they teach you and according to the verdict which they tell you you shall do. You shall not turn aside from the word which they declared to you to the right or to the left.”
12But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
“The man who acts presumptuously by not listening to the priest who stands there to serve the Lord your God nor to the judge this man shall die. That you shall purge evil from Israel.”
13Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will no longer behave arrogantly.
“All the people will hear and be afraid and will not act presumptuously again.”
14When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, "Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,"
“When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me like as all the nations that are about me.”
“When you come to the land which the Lord your God is giving you and possess it and dwell in it and say, I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me.”
“when you enter the land which the Lord your God gives you, and you possess it and live in it, and you say, I will set a king over me like all the nations who are around me,”
“when thou are come unto the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shall possess it and shall dwell therein. And she'll say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me.”
“when you enter the land which the Lord your God gives you and you possess it and live in it and you say I will set a king over me like all the nations who are around me.”
“When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me,”
15you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.
“You shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses one from among your brethren. You shall set as king over you. You may not set a foreigner over you who is not your brother.”
“Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose one from among thy brethren, shall thou set king over thee. Thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.”
“thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose. One from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee. Thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother,”
“thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose. One from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee. Thou mayest not set a stranger over thee which is not thy brother,”
“thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose. One from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee. Thou mayst not set a stranger over thee which is not thy brother,”
“You shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses one from among your countrymen. You shall set a king over yourselves. You may not put a foreigner over yourselves who is not your countryman.”
16But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, 'You are never to go back that way again.'
“But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses. For the Lord has said to you, you shall not return that way again.”
“Moreover he shall not multiply horses for himself. Nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses since the Lord has said to you you shall never again return that way.”
“But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to the end that he should multiply horses. For as much as the Lord hath said unto you, ye shall henceforth return no more that way.”
“but he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses. For as much as the Lord hath said unto you, ye shall henceforth return no more that way,”
“but he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to the end that he should multiply horses. For as much as the Lord hath said unto you, ye shall henceforth return no more that way.”
“But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses. For as much as the Lord hath said unto you, ye shall henceforth return no more that way.”
17He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
“Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away. Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”
“Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away. Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”
“Neither shall he multiply wives to himself that his heart turn not away, neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”
“"...Neither shall he multiply wives to himself that his heart turn not away, neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.".”
“Neither shall he multiply wives for himself. Lest his heart turn away. Nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.”
“neither shall he multiply wives to himself. Notice that his heart turn not away, neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.”
18When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
“now it shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom. He shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.”
“Now it shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests”
“And it shall be when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests and the Levites.”
“And it shall be when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests, the Levites,”
“now. It shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom. He shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical Priests”
“And it shall be when he sitth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests, the Levites.”
19It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes.
“And it shall be with him. And he shall read therein all the days of his life. That he may learn to fear the Lord his God. To keep all the words of this law and these statutes to do them.”
“It shall be with him and he shall read it all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the Lord, his God, by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statutes”
“and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes to do them,”
“it shall be with him. And he shall read it all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statues”
“it shall be with him and he shall read it all the days of his life. That he may learn to fear the Lord his God by carefully Observing all the words of this law and these statutes”
“And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes to do them,”
20Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
“that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of…”
“that his heart may not be lifted up above his countrymen and that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right or the left so that he and his sons may continue long in his kingdom in the midst of Israel.”
“that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, that he turn not aside from the commandments to the right hand or to the left, to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel.”
“that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, to the end that he may prolong his days in the kingdom, he and his children in the midst of…”
“that his heart may not be lifted up above his countrymen. And that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right or to the left in order that he and his sons may continue long in his kingdom. In the midst of Israel”
“that his heart might not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue on in his kingdom, he and his children in Israel.”