Deuteronomy 17:1-21:23
Premises
Premise
A sacrifice to Yahweh must not be an ox or sheep with a defect or anything evil, because such a sacrifice is an abomination to Yahweh your God.
Premise
A person who is to die shall be put to death at the mouth of two or three witnesses, but not at the mouth of one witness.
Premise
You shall do according to the verdict they give and shall not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left.
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The king shall not multiply horses, cause the people to return to Egypt, multiply wives so that his heart turns away, or greatly multiply silver and gold.
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The priests and Levites have no inheritance with Israel, for Yahweh is their inheritance, and the priests shall receive the shoulder, cheeks, inner parts, and firstfruits of grain, new wine, oil, and fleece.
Premise
When you enter the land, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations, such as child sacrifice, divination, fortune-telling, sorcery, charming, consulting familiar spirits, wizardry, or necromancy.
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Yahweh will raise up a prophet from among your brothers like Moses, and will put his words in the prophet’s mouth, and you shall listen to him, as was according to your request at Horeb.
Premise
Otherwise the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer while hot anger is in his heart and kill him, though he was not worthy of death, because he did not hate him in time past.
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One witness shall not rise against a man for any iniquity or sin; a matter shall be established at the mouth of two or three witnesses.
Premise
When you go out to battle and see horses, chariots, and a people more numerous than you, you shall not be afraid, for Yahweh your God is with you and goes with you to fight for you and save you.
Premise
The officers shall send home the man with a new house, a planted vineyard, a betrothal not yet consummated, or a fearful heart, lest he die in battle and another enjoy his good or hearts melt; then they shall appoint captains.
Conditionals
Conditional
If a man or woman among you transgresses Yahweh’s covenant by serving other gods or the sun, moon, or stars, and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently.
Conditional
If the diligent inquiry confirms that the abomination was truly done in Israel, then you shall bring out that man or woman and stone them to death.
Conditional
If a matter in judgment is too hard for you, then you shall arise and go to the place Yahweh chooses and inquire of the priests, Levites, and the judge, who shall give you the verdict.
Conditional
If a man presumes not to listen to the priest or the judge, then that man shall die, and you shall put away the evil from Israel.
Conditional
When you come to the land and say you will set a king over you like the nations, then you shall set as king the one Yahweh chooses, from among your brothers, not a foreigner.
Conditional
When he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write a copy of this law and read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear Yahweh and keep all its words.
Conditional
If a Levite comes with all the desire of his soul to the place Yahweh chooses, then he shall minister in Yahweh’s name and have like portions with his brothers.
Conditional
If anyone will not listen to the words that the prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name, then Yahweh will require it of him.
Conditional
If a prophet speaks presumptuously in Yahweh’s name what Yahweh did not command, or speaks in the name of other gods, then that prophet shall die.
Conditional
If a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name and the thing does not follow or happen, then that is the word Yahweh has not spoken; the prophet has spoken presumptuously, and you shall not be afraid of him.
Conditional
When Yahweh cuts off the nations and you dwell in their cities, then you shall set apart three cities in the middle of your land, preparing the way and dividing the land into three parts, so that every manslayer may flee there.
Conditional
If a man kills his neighbor unintentionally and did not hate him in time past, then he shall flee to one of these cities and live.
Conditional
If Yahweh enlarges your border as he swore to your fathers and you keep all this commandment to love Yahweh and walk in his ways, then you shall add three more cities, so that innocent blood is not shed in your land.
Conditional
If a man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, strikes him mortally, and flees into one of these cities, then the elders shall deliver him to the avenger of blood so that he may die.
Conditional
If an unrighteous witness rises against a man and the judges’ diligent inquiry shows the witness is false, then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother.
Conditional
When you draw near a city to fight, you shall proclaim peace; if it accepts peace, its people shall become forced laborers, but if it makes war, you shall besiege it, and when Yahweh delivers it you shall strike every male and take the plunder.
Conditional
For cities far off you shall do as described, but in the cities of these peoples that Yahweh gives you for an inheritance you shall save alive nothing that breathes, utterly destroying them, so that they not teach you their abominations and you sin against Yahweh.
Conditional
If someone is found slain in the field and it is not known who struck him, then the elders and judges shall measure to the cities, and the nearest city’s elders shall break a heifer’s neck in a valley, wash their hands, and pray that innocent blood be forgiven.
Conditional
If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother and will not listen to chastening, then his parents shall bring him to the elders and accuse him of being stubborn, rebellious, a glutton, and a drunkard.
Conditional
If a man commits a sin worthy of death, is put to death, and is hung on a tree, then his body shall not remain all night but shall surely be buried the same day, for he who is hanged is accursed of God, and you shall not defile your land.
Conclusions
Conclusion
That his heart not be lifted up above his brothers and he not turn aside from the commandment, so that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the middle of Israel.
Conclusion
Whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh, and because of these abominations Yahweh your God drives them out from before you; you shall be blameless, for Yahweh has not allowed you to do so.
Conclusion
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.
Conclusion
So you shall remove the evil from among you, and those who remain shall hear, fear, and never again commit any such evil.
Conclusion
So you shall put away the innocent blood from among you when you do what is right in Yahweh’s eyes.
Conclusion
All the men of his city shall stone him to death, so you shall remove the evil from among you, and all Israel shall hear and fear.
How the claims relate
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- A person who is to die shall be put to death at the mouth of qualifies If the diligent inquiry confirms that the abomination was tr
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- If a matter in judgment is too hard for you, then you shall supports You shall do according to the verdict they give and shall no
- If a man presumes not to listen to the priest or the judge, supports All the people shall hear and fear, and do no more presumptu
- When you come to the land and say you will set a king over y qualifies The king shall not multiply horses, cause the people to retu
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- When he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write a supports That his heart not be lifted up above his brothers and he no
- The priests and Levites have no inheritance with Israel, for supports If a Levite comes with all the desire of his soul to the pla
- When you enter the land, you shall not learn to imitate the supports Whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh, and b
- Yahweh will raise up a prophet from among your brothers like supports If anyone will not listen to the words that the prophet spea
- If a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name and the thing does not supports If a prophet speaks presumptuously in Yahweh’s name what Yah
- When Yahweh cuts off the nations and you dwell in their citi supports If a man kills his neighbor unintentionally and did not hate
- Otherwise the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer wh supports Therefore I command you to set apart three cities for yourse
- If a man kills his neighbor unintentionally and did not hate contrasts If a man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, strikes h
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- One witness shall not rise against a man for any iniquity or qualifies If an unrighteous witness rises against a man and the judges
- If an unrighteous witness rises against a man and the judges supports So you shall remove the evil from among you, and those who r
- The officers shall send home the man with a new house, a pla supports When you go out to battle and see horses, chariots, and a pe
- When you draw near a city to fight, you shall proclaim peace qualifies For cities far off you shall do as described, but in the cit
- If someone is found slain in the field and it is not known w supports So you shall put away the innocent blood from among you when
- If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey supports All the men of his city shall stone him to death, so you sha