You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep - - with any defect (or) serious flaw , for that is detestable to the LORD your God.
If a man or woman - among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives is found doing - evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant
and going to worship other gods , bowing down or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven — which I have forbidden ... —
and if it is reported and you hear about it , you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true ... and such an abomination has happened in Israel ,
you must bring out - to your gates - - ... - - - the man or - woman ... who has done - this evil thing , and you must stone that person ... to death.
On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death ... , but he shall not be executed on the testimony ... of a lone witness.
The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death , and after that , the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.
If a case is too difficult for you to judge , whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed ... , ... lawsuits ... , ... or assaults ... , ... you must go up to the place - the LORD your God will choose.
You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who ... presides at that time. Inquire of them , and they will give - a verdict in the case.
You must abide by ... ... the verdict - they give at the place ... - the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything - they instruct you ,
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
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.
Then all the people will hear and be afraid , and will no longer behave arrogantly.
When you enter ... the land that the LORD your God is giving and have taken possession of it and settled and you say , “ Let us set a king over us like all the nations - around us , ”
you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers ; ... you are not ... to set ... over yourselves a foreigner ... who is not one of your brothers.
But (the king) must not acquire many horses (or) send the people back - to Egypt to acquire more horses , for the LORD has said ‘ You are never to go back that way again. ’
He must not take many wives lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.
- When he is seated on his royal throne , he must write a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
It is to remain with him , and he is to read all the days of his life , so that he may learn to fear - the LORD his God by carefully observing - all the words of this - instruction and these statutes -.
Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen , and he will not turn aside from the commandment , to the right or to the left , in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.