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Deuteronomy 19:2-9

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:

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