Deuteronomy 17:1 Thou shalt not sacrifice2076 unto Jehovah3068 thy God430 an ox,7794 or a sheep,7716 wherein is a blemish,3971 or anything evil;7451 for that is an abomination8441 unto Jehovah3068 thy God.430 cr

Deuteronomy 17:2 If there be found4672 in the midst7130 of thee, within any259 of thy gates8179 which Jehovah3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee, man376 or woman,802 that doeth6213 that which is evil7451 in the sight5869 of Jehovah3068 thy God,430 in transgressing5674 his covenant,1285 cr 3 and hath gone3212 and served5647 other312 gods,430 and worshipped7812 them, or the sun,8121 or the moon,3394 or any of the host6635 of heaven,8064 which I have not commanded,6680 cr 4 and it be told5046 thee, and thou hast heard8085 of it; then shalt thou inquire1875 diligently;3190 and, behold, if it be true,571 and the thing1697 certain,3559 that such abomination8441 is wrought6213 in Israel,3478 cr 5 then shalt thou bring forth3318 that man376 or that woman,802 who hath done6213 this evil7451 thing,1697 unto thy gates,8179 even the man376 or the woman;802 and thou shalt stone5619 them to death4191 with stones.5619 cr 6 At the mouth6310 of two8147 witnesses,5707 or three7969 witnesses,5707 shall he that is to die4191 be put to death;4191 at the mouth6310 of one259 witness5707 he shall not be put to death.4191 cr 7 The hand3027 of the witnesses5707 shall be first7223 upon him to put him to death,4191 and afterward314 the hand3027 of all the people.5971 So thou shalt put1197 away1197 the evil7451 from the midst of thee.7130 cr

Deuteronomy 17:8 If there arise a matter1697 too hard6381 for thee in judgment,4941 between blood1818 and blood,1818 between plea1779 and plea,1779 and between stroke5061 and stroke,5061 being matters1697 of controversy7379 within thy gates;8179 then shalt thou arise,6965 and get thee up5927 unto the place4725 which Jehovah3068 thy God430 shall choose;977 cr 9 and thou shalt come935 unto the priests3548 the Levites,3881 and unto the judge8199 that shall be in those days:3117 and thou shalt inquire;1875 and they shall show5046 thee the sentence1697 of judgment.4941 cr 10 And thou shalt do6213 according to the tenor of the sentence6310 which they shall show5046 thee from that place4725 which Jehovah3068 shall choose;977 and thou shalt observe8104 to do6213 according to all that they shall teach thee:3384 cr 11 according to the tenor6310 of the law8451 which they shall teach3384 thee, and according to the judgment4941 which they shall tell559 thee, thou shalt do;6213 thou shalt not turn aside5493 from the sentence1697 which they shall show5046 thee, to the right hand,3225 nor to the left.8040 cr 12 And the man376 that doeth6213 presumptuously,2087 in not hearkening8085 unto the priest3548 that standeth5975 to minister8334 there before Jehovah3068 thy God,430 or unto the judge,8199 even that man376 shall die:4191 and thou shalt put away1197 the evil7451 from Israel.3478 cr 13 And all the people5971 shall hear,8085 and fear,3372 and do no more presumptuously.2102 cr

Deuteronomy 17:14 When thou art come935 unto the land776 which Jehovah3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee, and shalt possess3423 it, and shalt dwell3427 therein, and shalt say,559 I will set7760 a king4428 over me, like all the nations1471 that are round about me;5439 cr 15 thou shalt surely7760 set7760 him king4428 over thee, whom Jehovah3068 thy God430 shall choose:977 one from among7130 thy brethren251 shalt thou set7760 king4428 over thee; thou mayest3201 not put5414 a foreigner5237 over thee, who is not thy brother.251 cr 16 Only he shall not multiply7235 horses5483 to himself, nor cause the people5971 to return7725 to Egypt,4714 to the end that he may multiply7235 horses;5483 forasmuch as Jehovah3068 hath said559 unto you, Ye shall henceforth3254 return7725 no more that way.1870 cr 17 Neither shall he multiply7235 wives802 to himself, that his heart3824 turn5493 not away: neither shall he greatly3966 multiply7235 to himself silver3701 and gold.2091 cr

Deuteronomy 17:18 And it shall be, when he sitteth3427 upon the throne3678 of his kingdom,4467 that he shall write3789 him a copy4932 of this law8451 in a book,5612 out of that which is before6440 the priests3548 the Levites:3881 cr 19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read7121 therein all the days3117 of his life;2416 that he may learn3925 to fear3372 Jehovah3068 his God,430 to keep8104 all the words1697 of this law8451 and these statutes,2706 to do them;6213 cr 20 that his heart3824 be not lifted up7311 above his brethren,251 and that he turn not aside5493 from the commandment,4687 to the right hand,3225 or to the left:8040 to the end that he may prolong748 his days3117 in his kingdom,4467 he and his children,1121 in the midst7130 of Israel.3478 cr