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Deuteronomy 17

Administration of Justice

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aYou shall not sacrificeh2076 to the LORDh3068 your Godh430 an oxh7794 or a sheeph7716 whichh834 hash1961 a blemishh4140b or anyh3605  1defecth1697h7451a, for that is a detestableh8441 thingh8441 to the LORDh3068 your Godh430.

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aIfh3588 there is foundh4672 in your midsth7130, in anyh259 of your  1townsh8179, whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 is givingh5414 you, a manh376 orh176 a womanh802 whoh834 doesh6213a whath7451a is evilh7451a in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068 your Godh430, by transgressingh5674a His covenanth1285,

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and has goneh1980 and  aservedh5647 otherh312 godsh430 and worshipedh7812 them,  bor the sunh8121 orh176 the moonh3394 orh176 anyh3605 of the heavenlyh8064 hosth6635,  cwhichh834 I have not commandedh6680,

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and if it is toldh5046 you and you have heardh8085 of it, then you shall inquireh1875 thoroughlyh3190. Beholdh2009, if it is trueh571 and the thingh1697 certainh3559 that thish2088 detestableh8441 thingh8441 has been doneh6213a in Israelh3478,

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then you shall bringh3318 out that manh376 orh176 that womanh802 whoh834 has doneh6213a thish2088 evilh7451a deedh1697 to your gatesh8179, that is, the manh376 orh176 the womanh802, and  ayou shall stoneh5619 them to  1deathh4191.

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aOn the  1evidenceh6310 of twoh8147 witnessesh5707 orh176 threeh7969 witnessesh5707, he who is to dieh4191 shall be puth4191 to deathh4191; he shall not be puth4191 to deathh4191 on the  1evidenceh6310 of oneh259 witnessh5707.

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aThe handh3027 of the witnessesh5707 shall be firsth7223 against him to puth4191 him to deathh4191, and afterwardh314 the handh3027 of allh3605 the peopleh5971a.  bSo you shall purgeh1197a the evilh7451b from your midsth7130.

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aIfh3588 any caseh1697 is tooh4480 difficulth6381 for you to decideh4941, betweenh996  1one kind of homicideh1818 or anotherh1818, betweenh996  2one kind of lawsuith1779 or anotherh1779, and betweenh996  3one kind of assaulth5061 or anotherh5061, being casesh1697 of disputeh7379 in your  4courtsh8179, then you shall ariseh6965 and goh5927 up to  bthe placeh4725 whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 choosesh977.

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"So you shall comeh935 to  athe Leviticalh3881 priesth3548 or the judgeh8199 whoh834 is in office in thoseh1992a daysh3117, and you shall inquireh1875 of them and they will declareh5046 to you the verdicth1697 in the caseh4941.

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"You shall doh6213a accordingh5921 to the  1termsh6310 of the verdicth1697 whichh834 they declareh5046 to you from that placeh4725 whichh834 the LORDh3068 choosesh977; and you shall be carefulh8104 to observeh6213a according to allh3605 that they teachh3384 you.

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aAccordingh5921 to the  1termsh6310 of the lawh8451 whichh834 they teachh3384 you, and accordingh5921 to the verdicth4941 whichh834 they tellh5046 you, you shall doh6213a; you shall not turnh5493 asideh5493 from the wordh1697 whichh834 they declareh5046 to you, to the righth3225 or the lefth8040.

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"The manh376 whoh834 actsh6213a  apresumptuouslyh2087 by not listeningh8085 to the priesth3548 who standsh5975 thereh8033 to serveh8334 the LORDh3068 your Godh430, norh176 to the judgeh8199, that manh376 shall dieh4191; thus you shall purgeh1197a the evilh7451b from Israelh3478.

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"Then allh3605 the peopleh5971a will hearh8085 and be afraidh3372a, and will not acth2102  apresumptuouslyh2102 againh5750.

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"Whenh3588 you enterh935 the landh776 whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 givesh5414 you, and you  apossessh3423 it and liveh3427 in it, and you sayh559, ` bI will seth7760 a kingh4428 overh5921 me like allh3605 the nationsh1471 whoh834 are aroundh5439 me,'

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you shall surelyh7760 seth7760 a kingh4428 overh5921 you whomh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 choosesh977, one  afrom amongh7130 your  1countrymenh251 you shall seth7760 as kingh4428 overh5921 yourselves; you mayh3201 not puth5414 a foreignerh5237 overh5921 yourselves whoh834 is not your  1countrymanh251.

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aMoreoverh7534, he shall not multiplyh7235a horsesh5483b for himself, norh3808 shall he  bcause the peopleh5971a to returnh7725 to Egypth4714 to multiplyh7235a horsesh5483b, since  cthe LORDh3068 has saidh559 to you, `You shall neverh3808 againh3254 returnh7725 that wayh1870.'

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aHe shall not multiplyh7235a wivesh802 for himself,  1orh3808 elseh3808 his hearth3824 will turnh5493 awayh5493; norh3808 shall he greatlyh3966 increaseh7235a silverh3701 and goldh2091 for himself.

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"Now it shall comeh1961 about when he sitsh3427 on the throneh3678 of his kingdomh4467, he shall writeh3789 for himself a copyh4932 of thish2088 lawh8451 on a scrollh5612  1 ain the presenceh6440 of the Leviticalh3881 priestsh3548.

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"It shall be with him and he shall readh7121 it  aallh3605 the daysh3117 of his lifeh2425b, that he may learnh3925 to fearh3372a the LORDh3068 his Godh430,  1by carefullyh6213a observingh6213a allh3605 the wordsh1697 of thish2088 lawh8451 and theseh428 statutesh2706,

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that his hearth3824 may not be liftedh7311 up aboveh4480 his  1countrymenh251  aand that he may not turnh5493 asideh5493 from the commandmenth4687, to the righth3225 or the lefth8040, soh4616 that he and his sonsh1121 may continueh748 longh748h3117 in his kingdomh4467 in the midsth7130 of Israelh3478.



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