H9002–/וְ–v

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.

וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”

You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף (וִֽ) vi. “so”

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

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וָשֶׂ֗ה (וָ) va. “and”

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;

וְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

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;

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְיַ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “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:

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃ (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וְהָאִ֞ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear and put away their pride.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִרָ֑אוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽיהוָה֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

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.

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֶ֣סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וְזָהָ֔ב (וְ) ve. “and”

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:

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׂמֹ֑אול (וּ) u. “and”וּבָנָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וְנַחֲלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְנַחֲלָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְזֶ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֵאשִׁ֛ית (וְ) ve. “and”

For he, and his sons after him for ever, have been marked out by the Lord your God from all your tribes, to do the work of priests in the name of the Lord.

וּבָנָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

And if a Levite, moved by a strong desire, comes from any town in all Israel where he is living to the place marked out by the Lord;

וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Let there not be seen among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or anyone using secret arts, or a maker of strange sounds, or a reader of signs, or any wonder-worker,

וּבִתּ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּמְנַחֵ֖שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions.

וְחֹבֵ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֹׁאֵ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י (וְ) ve. “and”וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lord your God is driving them out before you.

וּבִגְלַל֙ (וּ) u. “and”