text_original: For if he had not been the interpreter of the laws and word, that office must have belonged either to every private person, or to a congregation or synagogue of many, or to the high priest or to other prophets. First, that that office belonged not to private men, or any congregation made of them, appears hence ; that RELIGION. they were not admitted, nay, they were prohibited chap. xvi. with most heavy threats, to hear God speak, other  "" ' " wise than by the means of Moses.
text_transcription: FOR IF HE HAD NOT BEEN THE INTERPRETER OF THE LAWS AND WORD THAT OFFICE MUST HAVE BELONGED EITHER TO EVERY PRIVATE PERSON OR TO A CONGREGATION OR SYNAGOGUE OF MANY OR TO THE HIGH PRIEST OR TO OTHER PROPHETS FIRST THAT THE OFFICE BELONGED NOT TO PRIVATE MEN OR ANY CONGREGATIONS MADE OF THEM APPEARS HENCE THAT THEY WERE NOT ADMITTED NAY THEY WERE PROHIBITED WITH MOST HEAVY THREATS TO HEAR GOD SPEAK OTHERWISE THAN BY THE MEANS OF MOSES
phonemes: fɔːɹ ɪf hiː hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn ðɪ ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɔːz ænd wˈɜːd, ðæt ˈɑːfɪs mˈʌstɐv bᵻlˈɔŋd ˈiːðɚ tʊ ˈɛvɹi pɹˈaɪvət pˈɜːsən, ɔːɹ tʊ ɐ kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ sˈɪnɐɡˌɑːɡ ʌv mˈɛni, ɔːɹ tə ðə hˈaɪ pɹˈiːst ɔːɹ tʊ ˈʌðɚ pɹˈɑːfɪts. fˈɜːst, ðæt ðæt ˈɑːfɪs bᵻlˈɔŋd nˌɑːt tə pɹˈaɪvət mˈɛn, ɔːɹ ˌɛni kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən mˈeɪd ʌv ðˌɛm, ɐpˈɪɹz hˈɛns ; ðæt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən. ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd, nˈeɪ, ðeɪ wɜː pɹəhˈɪbɪɾᵻd tʃˈæp. ɹˌoʊmən sˈɪkstiːn. wɪð mˈoʊst hˈɛvi θɹˈɛts, tə hˈɪɹ ɡˈɑːd spˈiːk, ˈʌðɚ  "" " wˈaɪz ðɐn baɪ ðə mˈiːnz ʌv mˈoʊsᵻz.