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Mattityahu 22:6-18 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

6. Meanwhile, the others seized the Mesharetim HaMelech (Ministers of the King) and abused them and killed them.

7. So the Melech was angry and, having sent his armies, the King destroyed those ratzchaniyot (murderers), and their city he burned.

8. Then the King says to his ministers, The chasunoh is ready, but the invited ones were not worthy.

9. Therefore, go to the intersections of the streets, and, whoever you find, invite as muzmanim (guests) to the chasunoh.

10. And having gone out to the highways, those ministers congregated everyone they found, rah and tov, and the chasunoh was filled with muzmanim (guests).

11. And the Melech, having entered to see the ones sitting bimesibba (reclining at tish), spotted there a man lacking the attire proper for the chasunoh [see Yn 3:3,5].

12. And the Melech says to him, Chaver, how did you get in here, not having the attire proper for the chasunoh? But the man had nothing to say.

13. Then the King said to the servants, Bind him feet and hands and expel him into the outer choshech, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

14. For the invited ones are many, but the nivcharim (chosen ones) are few.

15. Then, having departed, the Perushim took counsel together so that they might entrap Yehoshua in his own words.

16. And they are sending to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach their talmidim with the Herodians, saying, Rabbi, we know that you are an ehrliche Yid (a good Jew) and of the Derech Hashem you give Divrei Torah in Emes, and you show no deference to flesh, for you are impartial toward Bnei Adam.

17. Therefore, tell us what to you seems right: is it mutar (permissible) to pay poll tax to Caesar or not?

18. But he, having known their rah (evil), said to them, Why do you test me, tzevuim?

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