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Deuteronomy 21:1-9

1IfonebefoundH4672slaininthelandבָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.MahH127whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theetopossessH3423it,lyinginthefieldH7704,anditbenotknownH3045whohathsmittenhim;

2thenthyeldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205andthyjudgesH8199shallcomeH3318forthH3318,andtheyshallmeasureוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058untothecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichareroundH5439abouthimthatisslainהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491:

3anditshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961,thatthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892whichisnearestהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138untotheslainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491manH2205,eventheeldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205ofthatcityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shalltakeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947aheiferעֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.LatH5697oftheherdבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,whichhathnotbeenH1961wroughtwith,andwhichhathnotdrawnH4900intheyokeבְּעֹֽל׃be.'OlH5923;

4andtheeldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205ofthatcityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shallbringוְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381downtheheiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.LahH5697untoavalleywithrunningwater,whichisneitherplowednorsownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232,andshallbreakוְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-H6202theheifer’sהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697neckH6202thereinthevalley.

5Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֒le.ViH3878shallcomenear;forthemJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenH977toministeruntohim,andtoblessוּלְבָרֵ֖ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288inthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah;andaccordingtotheirwordshalleverycontroversyandeverystrokebeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961.

6Andalltheeldersזִקְנֵי֙zik.NeiH2205ofthatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,whoarenearestהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138untotheslainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491manH2205,shallwashיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.TzuH7364theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027overtheheiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697whoseneckH6202wasbrokenH6202inthevalley;

7andtheyshallanswerוְעָנ֖וּve.'a.NuH6030andsayוְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Ourhandsיָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027havenotshedשָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khahH8210thisbloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818,neitherhaveoureyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869seenH7200it.

8Forgive,OJehovah, thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomthou hastredeemedH6299,andsuffernotinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818toremaininthemidstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andthebloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818shallbeforgiventhem.

9Soshalt thou put awaytheinnocentהַנָּקִ֖יha.na.KiH5355bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818fromthemidstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee,whenthou shaltdothatwhichisrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah.

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