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Deuteronomy 19

1WhenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallcutיַכְרִ֞יתyakh.RitH3772offthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whoselandאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee,andthou succeedestthem,anddwellestintheircitiesבְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892,andintheirhousesH1004;

2thou shaltsetH5414apartתַּבְדִּ֣ילtav.DilH914threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892fortheeinthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theetopossessH3423it.

3Thou shaltprepareH3559theethewayH1870,anddivideH5157thebordersH1366ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430causeth theetoinheritH5157,intothreeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027parts,thateverymanslayermayfleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thither.

4Andthisisthecaseofthemanslayer,thatshallfleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127thitherandlive: whoso killethhisneighborH7453unawares,andhatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotintimepast;

5aswhenH834amangoethintotheforestבַיַּעַר֮vai.ya.'ArH3293withhisneighborH7453tohewwoodH6086,andhishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027fetchethastrokewiththeaxeבַגַּרְזֶן֙va.gar.ZenH1631tocutלִכְרֹ֣תlikh.RotH3772downthetreeH6086,andtheheadslippethfromthehelve,andlightethuponhisneighborH7453,sothathedieth;heshallfleeיָנ֛וּסya.NusH5127untooneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ofthesecitiesהֶעָרִים־he.'a.rim-H5892andlive:

6lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theavengerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818pursueיִרְדֹּף֩yir.DofH7291themanslayer,whilehisheartלְבָבוֹ֒le.va.VoH3824ishot,andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹve.hi.si.GoH5381him,becausethewayH1870islong,andsmitehimmortally; whereashewasnotworthyofdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194, inasmuchashehatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotintimepast.

7WhereforeIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shaltsetתַּבְדִּ֥ילtav.DilH914apartH914threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892forthee.

8AndifJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430enlargeיַרְחִ֞יבyar.ChivH7337thyborderH1366,ashehathswornH7650unto thyfathersH1,andgiveוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414theeallthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichhepromisedtogiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414unto thyfathersH1;

9ifthou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹר֩tish.MorH8104allthiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֨הha.mitz.VahH4687todoit,whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayH3117,toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andtowalkeverinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870;thenshalt thouaddוְיָסַפְתָּ֨ve.ya.saf.TaH3254threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892moreforthee,besidesthesethreeהַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁha.sha.LoshH7969:

10thatinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961notshedיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210inthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,andsobloodדָּמִֽים׃ סda.MimH1818beH1961uponthee.

11ButifanymanH376hateH8130hisneighborלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,andlieוְאָ֤רַבve.'A.ravH693inwaitH693forhim,andriseוְקָ֣םve.KamH6965upagainsthim,andsmitehimmortallysothathedieth,andhefleeוְנָ֕סve.NasH5127intooneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259ofthesecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892;

12thentheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofhiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892shallsendוְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ve.sha.le.ChuH7971andfetchhimthence,anddeliverhimintothehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027oftheavengerגֹּאֵ֥לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818,thathemaydieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

13Thineeyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shallnotpityתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347him,butthou shalt put awaytheinnocentהַנָּקִ֛יha.na.KiH5355bloodדַֽם־dam-H1818fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatitmaygowellwiththee.

14Thou shaltnotremove thyneighbor’sרֵֽעֲךָ֔re.'a.KhaH7453landmark,whichtheyofoldtimeH7223havesetH5414,inthineinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙be.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159whichthou shaltinheritתִּנְחַ֔לtin.ChalH5157,inthelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theetopossessH3423it.

15Oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259witnessH5707shallnotriseH6965upagainstamanH376foranyiniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,orforanysinיֶֽחֱטָ֑אye.che.Ta'H2398,inanysinH2398thathesinneth:atthemouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310oftwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147witnessesH5707,oratthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofthreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969witnessesH5707,shallamatterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697beestablishedH6965.

16Ifanunrighteouswitnessעֵד־'ed-H5707riseH6965upagainstanymanH376totestifyלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6030againsthimofwrong-doing,

17thenboththemenH376, betweenwhomthecontroversyis,shallstandוְעָמְד֧וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeJehovah,beforethepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andthejudgesH8199thatshallbeיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117;

18andthejudgesH8199shallmakeH3190diligent inquisition:and,behold,ifthewitnessעֵֽד־'ed-H5707beafalsewitnessהָעֵ֔דha.'EdH5707,andhavetestifiedfalselyagainsthisbrotherH251;

19thenshallyedountohim,ashehadthoughttodountohisbrotherH251:soshalt thou putawaytheevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromthemidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

20AndthosethatremainH7604shallhearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085,andfearוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,andshallhenceforth commitnomoreanysuchevilהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthemidstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

21Andthineeyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869shallnotpityתָח֖וֹסta.ChosH2347;lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315shallgoforlifeבְּנֶ֗פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,eyeעַ֤יִן'A.yinH5869foreyeבְּעַ֙יִן֙be.'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127fortoothבְּשֵׁ֔ןbe.ShenH8127,handיָ֥דyadH3027forhandבְּיָ֖דbe.YadH3027,footרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272forfootבְּרָֽגֶל׃ סbe.Ra.gelH7272.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19

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