H9005–/ל–l

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.

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

Perfect justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and possess the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “to”

Thou shalt not plant thyself an Asherah of any wood near unto the altar of Jehovah thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

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

Neither shalt thou set thee up a statue, which Jehovah thy God hateth.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for”

Thou shalt not sacrifice to Jehovah thy God an ox or sheep wherein is a defect, or anything bad; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

לַיהוָ֨ה (לַ) la. “to”

If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth what is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

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

and goeth and serveth other gods, and boweth down to them, either to the sun or to the moon, or to the whole host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

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

and it be told thee, and thou hearest of it; then thou shalt make thorough inquiry, and if it be truth [ergänzt: and] the thing be certain, that this abomination hath been wrought in Israel,

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.

לַהֲמִית֔וֹ (לַ) la. “to”

If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose.

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

And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment;

לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

and thou shalt do according to the tenor of the word, which they of that place which Jehovah will choose shall declare unto thee; and thou shalt take heed to do according to all that they instruct thee:

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

according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the word which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, or the left.

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

And the man that shall act presumptuously, and not hearken unto the priest that standeth to serve there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, that man shall die; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.

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

When thou comest unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are about me;

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God will choose: from among thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.

לָתֵ֤ת (לָ) la. “to”

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people to Egypt, to multiply horses; for Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall not return again any more that way.

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

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

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

And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests, the Levites;

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

and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

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

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; that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his sons, in the midst of Israel.

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

The priests, the Levites, [ergänzt: and] the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: Jehovah's offerings by fire, and his inheritance shall they eat,

לַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים (לַ) la. “to the”

but they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Jehovah, he is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

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

And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that sacrifice a sacrifice, whether ox, or sheep: they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the jawbones, and the maw.

לַכֹּהֵ֔ן (לַ) la. “to the”

The firstfruits [ergänzt: also] of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstfruits of the shearing of thy sheep, shalt thou give him;

לּֽוֹ׃ (לּֽ) l “to <the>”