H9005–/ל–l

You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “for”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ (לִ) li “for”

Let righteousness be your guide, so that you may have life, and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “to”

Let no holy tree of any sort be planted by the altar of the Lord your God which you will make.

לְךָ֛ (לְ) le. “for”לָּֽךְ׃ (לָּֽ) La “for”

You are not to put up stone pillars, for they are hated by the Lord your God.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for”

No ox or sheep which has a mark on it or is damaged in any way may be offered to the Lord your God: for that is disgusting to the Lord your God.

לַיהוָ֨ה (לַ) la. “to”

If there is any man or woman among you, in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you, who does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, sinning against his agreement,

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”לַעֲבֹ֥ר (לַ) la. “by”

By becoming a servant of other gods and worshipping them or the sun or the moon or all the stars of heaven, against my orders;

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”וְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ (לַ) la. “to the”לַיָּרֵ֗חַ (לַ) la “to the”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

If word of this comes to your ears, then let this thing be looked into with care, and if there is no doubt that it is true, and such evil has been done in Israel;

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

לַהֲמִית֔וֹ (לַ) la. “to”

If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God

לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְדָ֜ם (לְ) le. “and”לְדִ֗ין (לְ) le. “and”לָנֶ֔גַע (לָ) la. “and”

And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision:

לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And you are to be guided by the decision they give in the place named by the Lord, and do whatever they say:

לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

Acting in agreement with their teaching and the decision they give: not turning to one side or the other from the word they have given you.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.

לְבִלְתִּ֨י (לְ) le. “to”לְשָׁ֤רֶת (לְ) le. “to”

When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and have taken it for a heritage and are living in it, if it is your desire to have a king over you, like the other nations round about you;

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

Then see that you take as your king the man named by the Lord your God: let your king be one of your countrymen, not a man of another nation who is not one of yourselves.

לָתֵ֤ת (לָ) la. “to”

And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.

לּ֣וֹ (לּ֣) l “for <the>”לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָשׁ֛וּב (לָ) la. “to”

And he is not to have a great number of wives, for fear that his heart may be turned away; or great wealth of silver and gold.

לּוֹ֙ (לּ) l “for <the>”לּ֖וֹ (לּ֖) l “for <the>”

And when he has taken his place on the seat of his kingdom, he is to make in a book a copy of this law, from that which the priests, the Levites, have in their care:

ל֜וֹ (ל֜) l “for <the>”מִלִּפְנֵ֥י (לִּ) li “to”

And it is to be with him for his reading all the days of his life, so that he may be trained in the fear of the Lord his God to keep and do all the words of this teaching and these laws:

לְיִרְאָה֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִ֠שְׁמֹר (לִ֠) Li “to”לַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃ (לַ) la. “to”

So that his heart may not be lifted up over his countrymen, and he may not be turned away from the orders, to one side or the other: but that his life and the lives of his children may be long in his kingdom in Israel.

לְבִלְתִּ֤י (לְ) le. “to”וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”

The priests, the Levites, that is, all the tribe of Levi, will have no part or heritage with Israel: their food and their heritage will be the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

לַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים (לַ) la. “to the”

And they will have no heritage among their countrymen: the Lord is their heritage, as he has said to them.

לּ֖וֹ (לּ֖) l “to <the>”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to <the>”

And this is to be the priests' right: those who make an offering of a sheep or an ox are to give to the priest the top part of the leg and the two sides of the head and the stomach.

לַכֹּהֵ֔ן (לַ) la. “to the”

And in addition you are to give him the first of your grain and wine and oil, and the first wool cut from your sheep.

לּֽוֹ׃ (לּֽ) l “to <the>”