Deuteronomy 17:12

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	וְהָאִ֞ישׁ ve.ha.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
do	יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה ya.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
presumptuously	בְזָד֗וֹן ve.za.Don	H2087	arrogance · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
hearken	שְׁמֹ֤עַ she.Mo.a'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal infinitive construct
priest	הַכֹּהֵן֙ ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
standeth	הָעֹמֵ֞ד ha.'o.Med	H5975	to stand · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
minister	לְשָׁ֤רֶת le.Sha.ret	H8334	to attend as a menial or worshipper · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
judge	הַשֹּׁפֵ֑ט ha.sho.Fet	H8199	to judge · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
man	הָאִ֣ישׁ ha.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
die	וּמֵת֙ u.Met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
away	וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ u.vi.'ar.Ta	H1197	to kindle · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
evil	הָרָ֖ע ha.Ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל mi.Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Numbers 15:30 But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul sh…
Deuteronomy 13:5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which br…
Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto hi…
Deuteronomy 17:7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evi…
Deuteronomy 18:5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy 18:7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.
Ezra 10:8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be for…
Hosea 4:4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:8-13

Courts of judgment were ordered to be erected in every city (Deu 16:18), and they were empowered to hear and determine causes according to law, both those which we call pleas of the crown and those between party and party; and we may suppose that ordinarily they ended the matters that were brought before them, and their sentence was definitive; but, 1. It is here taken for granted that sometimes a case might come into their court too difficult for those inferior judges to determine, who could not be thought to be so learned in the laws as those that presided in the higher courts; so that (to speak in the language of our law) they must find a special verdict, and take time to advise before th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 17:8

THE PRIESTS AND JUDGES TO DETERMINE CONTROVERSIES. (Deu 17:8-13) If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment--In all civil or criminal cases, where there was any doubt or difficulty in giving a decision, the local magistrates were to submit them by reference to the tribunal of the Sanhedrim--the supreme council, which was composed partly of civil and partly of ecclesiastical persons. "The priests and Levites," should rather be "the priests--the Levites"; that is, the Levitical priests, including the high priest, who were members of the legislative assembly; and who, as forming one body, are called "the judge." Their sittings were held in the neighborhood of the sanctuary because i…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 17:12

The judge of the country court that makes his application to that at Jerusalem for information and direction; if, after all, he is conceited in his own opinion, and rejects theirs, and is obstinate, and will not be guided and directed, but will take his own way, and pursue his own sense of things, and act according to that: and will not hearken to the priest that standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God; the priests of the tribe of Levi, of whom the court generally consisted, Deuteronomy 17:9, priest for priests; though some think the high priest is meant, to whom the character very well agrees; but he was not always at the head of the sanhedrim, nor indeed a member of it, unless…

Dictionary and topics

Murder — Wilful murder was distinguished from accidental homicide, and was invariably visited with capital punishment (Num. 35:16, 18, 21, 31; Lev. 24:17). This law in its principle is founded on the fact of…
Priest — The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved…
Assault And Battery · LAWS CONCERNING — LAWS CONCERNING
Court · SUPERIOR, AND INFERIOR — SUPERIOR, AND INFERIOR
Courts Of Justice · Superior court: Presided over by the governor or the high priest — Superior court: Presided over by the governor or the high priest
Priests · Services of: Judging in cases of controversy — Services of: Judging in cases of controversy
Punishment · .For refusing to abi — .For refusing to abi

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 17:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:8-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 17:8

John Gill on Deuteronomy 17:12

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 17:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:8-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 17:8

John Gill on Deuteronomy 17:12

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 17:12-13

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 17:8-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 17:12

Rashi on Deuteronomy 17:11