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Deuteronomy 17:12

10 You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,

11 according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.

But 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.

13 Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will no longer behave arrogantly.

14 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
The man who does presumptuously in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die. You shall put away the evil from Israel.
ASV
And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
DARBY
And the man that shall act presumptuously, and not hearken unto the priest that standeth to serve there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, that man shall die; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.
BLB
And the man who acts proudly and will not listen to the priest who stands there to serve YHWH your God, or to the judge, that man must die, and you shall put away the evil from Israel.
ÅB
Men den mann som er så overmodig at han ikke hører på presten, som står der for å tjene Herren din Gud, eller på dommeren, den mann skal dø; slik skal du rydde det onde bort av Israel,
OTB
Enhver som arrogant nekter å lytte til presten som står for å tjene for Herren din Gud, eller til dommeren, må dø. Du må rense ut det onde fra Israel.
B1930
Men den mann som er så overmodig at han ikke hører på presten, som står der for å tjene Herren din Gud, eller på dommeren, den mann skal dø; således skal du rydde det onde bort av Israel,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 13:5

    Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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  • Numbers 15:30

    But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:8

    At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

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  • Hebrews 10:26–29

    If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

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  • 1 Timothy 5:20

    But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:5

    For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.

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  • Hosea 4:4

    But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:7

    then he shall serve in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.

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