Deuteronomy

Chapter 18

Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-yi֠heyeh lakּohani֨ym haleviyּi֜m kּal-shshe֧bet levi֛y che֥leq venachala֖h 'im-yishsera'e֑l 'ishshּe֧y yehva֛h venachalat֖o yo'kelֽun׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Levitical priests, indeed, the whole tribe of Levi, are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the food offerings presented to the LORD, for that is their inheritance.

לֹֽא־יִ֠הְיֶה לַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם כָּל־שֵׁ֧בֶט לֵוִ֛י חֵ֥לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִשֵּׁ֧י יְהוָ֛ה וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ יֹאכֵלֽוּן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venachala֥h lo'-yiֽheyeh-lּ֖o bּeqe֣reb 'echa֑yv yehvah֙ h֣u nachalat֔o kּa'ashshe֖r dּibּer-lֽo׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them.

וְנַחֲלָ֥ה לֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֖וֹ בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֶחָ֑יו יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): veze֡h yiheyeh֩ mishshepּa֨t hakּohani֜ym me'e֣t ha'a֗m me'e֛t zobeche֥y hazּe֖bach 'im-shsh֣or 'im-shse֑h venatan֙ lakּohe֔n hazּero֥'a vehalּechaya֖yim vehaqּebaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)This is the share due to the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.

וְזֶ֡ה יִהְיֶה֩ מִשְׁפַּ֨ט הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים מֵאֵ֣ת הָעָ֗ם מֵאֵ֛ת זֹבְחֵ֥י הַזֶּ֖בַח אִם־שׁ֣וֹר אִם־שֶׂ֑ה וְנָתַן֙ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן הַזְּרֹ֥עַ וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): re'shshi֨yt dּegֽaneka֜ tּiֽyroshsheka֣ veyitzehare֗ka vere'shshi֛yt gּe֥z tzo'neka֖ tּitּen-lּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,

רֵאשִׁ֨ית דְּגָֽנְךָ֜ תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ וְרֵאשִׁ֛ית גֵּ֥ז צֹאנְךָ֖ תִּתֶּן־לּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y b֗o bּacha֛r yehva֥h 'elohe֖yka mikּal-shshebate֑yka la'amo֨d leshshare֧t bּeshshem-yehva֛h h֥u ubana֖yv kּal-hayּamiֽym׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)for the LORD your God has chosen them and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the LORD's name always.

כִּ֣י ב֗וֹ בָּחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מִכָּל־שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ לַעֲמֹ֨ד לְשָׁרֵ֧ת בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָ֛ה ה֥וּא וּבָנָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekiֽy-yabo֨ halּevi֜y me'acha֤d shshe'are֨yka֙ mikּal-yishsera'e֔l 'ashsher-h֖u gּa֣r shsha֑m uba'֙ bּekal-'aua֣t napeshsh֔o 'el-hamּaq֖om 'ashsher-yibecha֥r yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,

וְכִֽי־יָבֹ֨א הַלֵּוִ֜י מֵאַחַ֤ד שְׁעָרֶ֨יךָ֙ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא גָּ֣ר שָׁ֑ם וּבָא֙ בְּכָל־אַוַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshere֕t bּeshshe֖m yehva֣h 'eloha֑yv kּekal-'echayv֙ haleviyּi֔m ha'omedi֥ym shsha֖m lipene֥y yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)he may minister in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the LORD.

וְשֵׁרֵ֕ת בְּשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו כְּכָל־אֶחָיו֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הָעֹמְדִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): che֥leq kּeche֖leq yo'ke֑lu leba֥d mimekּara֖yv 'al-ha'abֽot׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)He is to share equally in their provisions, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.

חֵ֥לֶק כְּחֵ֖לֶק יֹאכֵ֑לוּ לְבַ֥ד מִמְכָּרָ֖יו עַל־הָאָבֽוֹת׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y 'atּah֙ bּa֣ 'el-ha'a֔retz 'ashsher-yehva֥h 'elohe֖yka note֣n la֑ke loֽ'-tilema֣d la'ashs֔ot kּeto'abo֖t hagּoyi֥m haheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא־תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָהֵֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-yimּatze֣ beka֔ ma'abi֥yr bּenֽo-ubitּ֖o bּa'e֑shsh qose֣m qesami֔ym me'one֥n umenache֖shsh umekashshּeֽp׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practises divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,

לֹֽא־יִמָּצֵ֣א בְךָ֔ מַעֲבִ֥יר בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּ֖וֹ בָּאֵ֑שׁ קֹסֵ֣ם קְסָמִ֔ים מְעוֹנֵ֥ן וּמְנַחֵ֖שׁ וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vechobe֖r cha֑ber veshsho'e֥l 'ob֙ veyidּe'oni֔y vedore֖shsh 'el-hamּetiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.

וְחֹבֵ֖ר חָ֑בֶר וְשֹׁאֵ֥ל אוֹב֙ וְיִדְּעֹנִ֔י וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-to'aba֥t yehva֖h kּal-'o֣shseh 'e֑lּeh ubigelal֙ hatּo'ebo֣t ha'e֔lּeh yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka mori֥yshsh 'ota֖m mipּaneֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD; because of these same detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you.

כִּֽי־תוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־עֹ֣שֵׂה אֵ֑לֶּה וּבִגְלַל֙ הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔לֶּה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ מוֹרִ֥ישׁ אוֹתָ֖ם מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): tּami֣ym tּiֽheye֔h 'i֖m yehva֥h 'eloheֽyka׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

תָּמִ֣ים תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה עִ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ׀ hagּoyi֣m ha'e֗lּeh 'ashshe֤r 'atּah֙ yore֣shsh 'ota֔m 'el-me'oneni֥ym ve'el-qosemi֖ym yishshema֑'u ve'atּa֕h lo֣ ke֔n na֛tan leka֖ yehva֥h 'eloheֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practise sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.

כִּ֣י ׀ הַגּוֹיִ֣ם הָאֵ֗לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ יוֹרֵ֣שׁ אוֹתָ֔ם אֶל־מְעֹנְנִ֥ים וְאֶל־קֹסְמִ֖ים יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְאַתָּ֕ה לֹ֣א כֵ֔ן נָ֛תַן לְךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): nabi֨y miqּirebּeka֤ me'ache֨yka֙ kּamo֔niy yaqi֥ym leka֖ yehva֣h 'elohe֑yka 'ela֖yv tּishshema'ֽun׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet [1] like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.

נָבִ֨יא מִקִּרְבְּךָ֤ מֵאַחֶ֨יךָ֙ כָּמֹ֔נִי יָקִ֥ים לְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אֵלָ֖יו תִּשְׁמָעֽוּן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּeko֨l 'ashsher-shsha'a֜letּa me'i֨m yehva֤h 'elohe֨yka֙ bּechore֔b bּey֥om haqּaha֖l le'mo֑r lo֣ 'ose֗p lishshemo֨'a֙ 'et-qol֙ yehva֣h 'eloha֔y ve'et-ha'e֨shsh hagּedola֥h hazּo֛'t loֽ'-'ere'e֥h '֖od velo֥ 'amֽut׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For this is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, "Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die."

כְּכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁאַ֜לְתָּ מֵעִ֨ם יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ בְּחֹרֵ֔ב בְּי֥וֹם הַקָּהָ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֣א אֹסֵ֗ף לִשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ אֶת־קוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י וְאֶת־הָאֵ֨שׁ הַגְּדֹלָ֥ה הַזֹּ֛את לֹֽא־אֶרְאֶ֥ה ע֖וֹד וְלֹ֥א אָמֽוּת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer yehva֖h 'ela֑y heyti֖ybu 'ashshe֥r dּibּeֽru׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD said to me: "What they say is good.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י הֵיטִ֖יבוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽרוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): nabi֨y 'aqi֥ym lahe֛m miqּe֥reb 'acheyhe֖m kּam֑oka venatatּi֤y debaray֙ bּepi֔yv vedibּe֣r 'aleyhe֔m 'e֖t kּal-'ashshe֥r 'atzaueֽnּu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

נָבִ֨יא אָקִ֥ים לָהֶ֛ם מִקֶּ֥רֶב אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם כָּמ֑וֹךָ וְנָתַתִּ֤י דְבָרַי֙ בְּפִ֔יו וְדִבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲצַוֶּֽנּוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֗h ha'iyshsh֙ 'ashshe֤r loֽ'-yishshema'֙ 'el-dּebara֔y 'ashshe֥r yedabּe֖r bּishshemi֑y 'anoki֖y 'edero֥shsh me'imּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.

וְהָיָ֗ה הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יִשְׁמַע֙ אֶל־דְּבָרַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְדַבֵּ֖ר בִּשְׁמִ֑י אָנֹכִ֖י אֶדְרֹ֥שׁ מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣ke hanּabi֡y 'ashshe֣r yaziyd֩ ledabּe֨r dּaba֜r bּishshemi֗y 'e֣t 'ashshe֤r loֽ'-tziuiytiyv֙ ledabּe֔r va'ashshe֣r yedabּe֔r bּeshshe֖m 'elohi֣ym 'acheri֑ym ume֖t hanּabi֥y hahֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death."

אַ֣ךְ הַנָּבִ֡יא אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָזִיד֩ לְדַבֵּ֨ר דָּבָ֜ר בִּשְׁמִ֗י אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙ לְדַבֵּ֔ר וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר יְדַבֵּ֔ר בְּשֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וּמֵ֖ת הַנָּבִ֥יא הַהֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veki֥y to'ma֖r bּilebabe֑ka 'eykah֙ neda֣ 'et-hadּaba֔r 'ashshe֥r lo'-dibּer֖o yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD?"

וְכִ֥י תֹאמַ֖ר בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ אֵיכָה֙ נֵדַ֣ע אֶת־הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־דִבְּר֖וֹ יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ashsher֩ yedabּe֨r hanּabi֜y bּeshshe֣m yehva֗h veloֽ'-yiheye֤h hadּabar֙ velo֣ yab֔o h֣u hadּaba֔r 'ashshe֥r lo'-dibּer֖o yehva֑h bּezadon֙ dּibּer֣o hanּabi֔y lo֥ tag֖ur mimּeֽnּu׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed.

אֲשֶׁר֩ יְדַבֵּ֨ר הַנָּבִ֜יא בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה הַדָּבָר֙ וְלֹ֣א יָב֔וֹא ה֣וּא הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־דִבְּר֖וֹ יְהוָ֑ה בְּזָדוֹן֙ דִּבְּר֣וֹ הַנָּבִ֔יא לֹ֥א תָג֖וּר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ס