Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 17:12

¹²But 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the man	וְהָאִ֞ישׁ	wə·hā·’îš	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
acts	יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
presumptuously	בְזָד֗וֹן	ḇə·zā·ḏō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2087 insolence, presumptuousness
refusing	לְבִלְתִּ֨י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
to listen	שְׁמֹ֤עַ	šə·mō·a‘	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
either to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the priest	הַכֹּהֵן֙	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
who stands	הָעֹמֵ֞ד	hā·‘ō·mêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
to serve	לְשָׁ֤רֶת	lə·šā·reṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H8334 minister, serve
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
or	א֖וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the judge	הַשֹּׁפֵ֑ט	haš·šō·p̄êṭ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
must be put to death	וּמֵת֙	ū·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
You must purge	וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥	ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume
the evil	הָרָ֖ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
from Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	mî·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 13:5 · Numbers 15:30 · 1 Timothy 5:20 · Deuteronomy 18:5 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · Hebrews 10:26–29 · Deuteronomy 17:7 · Deuteronomy 18:7 · Deuteronomy 10:8 · Hosea 4:4 · Ezra 10:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.