Deuteronomy 17:12

The man who does presumptuously, in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before Yahweh your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die. You shall put away the evil from Israel.

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WEBBE

The man who does presumptuously in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die. You shall put away the evil from Israel.

BSB

But 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.

KJV

And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

ASV

And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

BBE

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.

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וְהָאִישׁ ve·ha·'ish and the person H376 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- who H834 יַעֲשֶׂה ya·'a·seh he will act H6213 בְזָדוֹן ve·za·don with presumption H2087 לְבִלְתִּי le·vil·ti to not H1115 שְׁמֹעַ she·mo·a' to listen H8085 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הַכֹּהֵן ha·ko·hen the priest H3548 הָעֹמֵד ha·'o·med who stands H5975 לְשָׁרֶת le·sha·ret to serve H8334 שָׁם sham there H8033 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 אוֹ 'o or H176 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הַשֹּׁפֵט ha·sho·fet the judge H8199 וּמֵת u·met and he will die H4191 הָאִישׁ ha·'ish the person H376 הַהוּא ha·hu' (the) that H1931 וּבִעַרְתָּ u·vi·'ar·ta and you will remove H1197 הָרָע ha·ra' the evil H7451 מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל mi·yis·ra·'el from Israel H3478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–13

Courts of judgment were to be set up in every city. Though their judgment had not the Divine authority of an oracle, it was the judgment of wise, prudent, experienced men, and had the advantage of a Divine promise.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.