Deuteronomy 17:9

“And you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who is in those days, and you shall inquire, and they shall announce to you the word of judgment.”

Deuteronomy 17:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 17:9, word by word

And you shall comeבָאתָvata

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vata” appears
to the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohanim” appears
the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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the judgeשֹּׁפֵטshofet

judge

To judge and do justice, defend the weak.

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isיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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and you shall inquireדָרַשְׁתָּdarashta

require

To investigate, or hold to account.

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and they shall announceהִגִּידוּhigidu

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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the wordדְּבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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of judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

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The context

8If a matter for judgment is too difficult for you, between blood and blood, between case and case, and between blow and blow, matters of dispute within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place that YHWH your Elohim chooses.

9 · This verse (above)

10And you shall act according to the word that they announce to you from that place that YHWH chooses, and you shall be careful to do according to all that they instruct you.

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