DEUTERONOMY 17:11

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.”

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Deuteronomy 17:11 Translation & Meaning

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According to עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications According
the sentence פִּ֨י The mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to sentence
of the law הַתּוֹרָ֜ה A precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch law
which אֲשֶׁ֣ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc which
they shall teach יוֹר֗וּךָ Properly, to flow as water (i.e., to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e., to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach teach
thee, and according to וְעַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications according
the judgment הַמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט Properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style judgment
which אֲשֶׁר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc which
they shall tell יֹֽאמְר֥וּ To say (used with great latitude) tell
thee, thou shalt do: תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֑ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application do
thou shalt not לֹ֣א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
decline תָס֗וּר To turn off (literally or figuratively) decline
from מִן Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses from
the sentence הַדָּבָ֛ר A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause sentence
which אֲשֶׁר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc which
they shall shew יַגִּ֥ידֽוּ Properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise shew
thee, the right hand, יָמִ֥ין The right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south right hand
to (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
nor the left. וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃ Properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand left
to (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)

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

  • 10  And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:

  • 11  According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.

  • 12  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.

  • 13  And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.




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