Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 19

(Numbers 35:9–34; Deuteronomy 4:41–43; Joshua 20:1–9)

1Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853has cut offיַכְרִ֞יתyakh.RitH3772the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834whose landאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776Heיְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָYah.weh 'e.lo.Hei.khaH3068 H430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853,and when you have driven them outוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֕םvi.rish.TamH3423and settledוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in their citiesבְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892and housesוּבְבָתֵּיהֶֽם׃u.ve.va.tei.HemH1004,

2then you are to set apartתַּבְדִּ֣ילtav.DilH914for yourselvesthreeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youto possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

3You are to buildתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559roadsהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870for yourselvesand divide into three regionsוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027אֶת־'et-H853גְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366the landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֕ה'e.lo.Hei.kha ve.ha.YahH430 H1961is giving you as an inheritanceיַנְחִֽילְךָ֖yan.chi.le.KhaH5157,so that anyכָּל־kol-H3605manslayerרֹצֵֽחַ׃ro.Tze.achH7523can fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127to these citiesשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033.

4Now thisוְזֶה֙ve.ZehH2088is the situationדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697regarding the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fleesיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127to one of these citiesשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033to save his lifeוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834,having killedיַכֶּ֤הya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853his neighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453accidentallyבִּבְלִי־ דַ֔עַת וְה֛וּאbiv.li- Da.'at ve.Hu'H1097 H1847 H1931,withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808intending to harmשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himמִתְּמֹ֥לmi.te.MolH8543שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃shil.ShomH8032:

5Ifוַאֲשֶׁר֩va.'a.SherH834he goesיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935into the forestבַיַּעַר֮vai.ya.'ArH3293withאֶת־'et-H854his neighborרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453to cutלַחְטֹ֣בlach.ToH2404timberעֵצִים֒'e.TzimH6086and swingsוְנִדְּחָ֨ה יָד֤וֹve.ni.de.Chah ya.DoH3027 H5080his axeבַגַּרְזֶן֙va.gar.ZenH1631to chop downלִכְרֹ֣תlikh.RotH3772a treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,but the blade flies offוְנָשַׁ֤ל הַבַּרְזֶל֙ מִן־ve.na.Shal ha.bar.Zel min-H5394 H1270 H4480the handleהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086and strikesוּמָצָ֥אu.ma.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853and killsוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,heה֗וּאHu'H1931may fleeיָנ֛וּסya.NusH5127toאֶל־'el-H413oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִים־he.'a.rim-H5892to save his lifeוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.

6Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435,the avengerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818might pursueיִרְדֹּף֩yir.DofH7291the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310in a rageלְבָבוֹ֒le.va.VoH3824כִּי־ki-H3588יֵחַם֮ye.ChamH2552,overtake himוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹve.hi.si.GoH5381ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588the distanceהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is greatיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235,and strike himוְהִכָּ֣הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221deadנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315though hedid notאֵ֣ין'einH369deserveמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941to dieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194,sinceכִּ֠יkiH3588heה֛וּאhu'H1931did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808intend any harmשֹׂנֵ֥א מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃so.Ne' mi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8130 H8543 H8032.

7This is whyעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑רme.tza.ve.Kha le.MorH6680 H559you to set apartתַּבְדִּ֥ילtav.DilH914for yourselvesthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

8And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853enlargesיַרְחִ֞יבyar.ChivH7337your territoryגְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ge.Vul.khaH1366,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and givesוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414youאֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He promisedדִּבֶּ֖ר לָתֵ֥תdi.Ber la.TetH1696 H5414themלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

9and ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you carefully keepתִשְׁמֹר֩tish.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853לַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּla.'a.so.TahH6213אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֹּ֜אתha.ZotH2063commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֨הha.mitz.VahH4687Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595am giving youמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680todayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117,lovingלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and walkingוְלָלֶ֥כֶתve.la.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870at all timesכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֑יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117,then you are to addוְיָסַפְתָּ֨ve.ya.saf.TaH3254threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892toעַ֖ל'alH5921theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428threeהַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁha.sha.LoshH7969.

10Thus innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808be shedיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210inבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you asan inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,so that you will not beוְהָיָ֥ה עָלֶ֖יךָve.ha.Yah 'a.Lei.khaH1961 H5921guilty of bloodshedדָּמִֽים׃ סda.MimH1818.

11If, howeverוְכִֽי־ יִהְיֶ֥הve.khi- yih.YehH3588 H1961,a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376hatesשֹׂנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130his neighborלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453and lies in waitוְאָ֤רַבve.'A.ravH693,attacksוְקָ֣םve.KamH6965himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921and kills himוְהִכָּ֥הוּ נֶ֖פֶשׁ וָמֵ֑תve.hi.Ka.hu Ne.fesh va.MetH5221 H5315 H4191,and then fleesוְנָ֕סve.NasH5127toאֶל־'el-H413oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259of theseהָאֵֽל׃ha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892,

12the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of his cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892must send for himוְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ve.sha.le.ChuH7971,bringוְלָקְח֥וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853backמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033,and hand him over toוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414אֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853בְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027the avengerגֹּאֵ֥לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818to dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

13You must show him no pityלֹא־ תָח֥וֹס עֵֽינְךָ֖ עָלָ֑יוlo'- ta.Chos 'ei.ne.Kha 'a.LavH3808 H2347 H5921 H5869.You are to purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֧u.vi.'ar.TaH1197from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478the guilt of shedding innocentהַנָּקִ֛יha.na.KiH5355bloodדַֽם־dam-H1818,that it may go wellH2896with you.

14You must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808moveתַסִּיג֙ta.SigH5253your neighbor’sרֵֽעֲךָ֔re.'a.KhaH7453אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834boundary markerגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,which was set upגָּבְל֖וּga.ve.LuH1379by your ancestorsרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223to markthe inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙be.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall receiveתִּנְחַ֔לtin.ChalH5157in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youto possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423.

The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses

(Matthew 18:15–20)

15A loneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259witnessעֵ֨ד'edH5707is not sufficientלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to establishיָקוּם֩ya.KumH6965anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605wrongdoingעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771orוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605sinחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403against a manבְּאִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376,regardless of whatבְּכָל־be.kholH3605offenseחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he may have committedיֶֽחֱטָ֑אye.che.Ta'H2398.A matterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697must be establishedיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965byעַל־'al-H5921the testimonyפִּ֣י׀piH6310of twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147orא֛וֹ עַל־ פִּ֥י'o 'al- piH176 H5921 H6310threeעֵדִ֗ים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־'e.Dim she.lo.shah-H7969 H5707witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707.

16Ifכִּֽי־ יָק֥וּםki- ya.KumH3588 H6965a falseחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707testifiesלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6030againstsomeoneבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376,accusing him of a crimeסָרָֽה׃sa.RahH5627,

17bothשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147partiesהָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to the disputeהָרִ֖יבha.RivH7379must standוְעָמְד֧וּve.'a.me.DuH5975in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and judgesוְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםve.ha.Sho.fe.TimH8199whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834areיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961in officeat thatהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992timeבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117.

18The judgesהַשֹּׁפְטִ֖יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199shall investigateוְדָרְשׁ֥וּve.da.re.ShuH1875thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190,and ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009the witnessעֵֽד־'ed-H5707is proven to be a liarשֶׁ֙קֶר֙ הָעֵ֔דshe.ker ha.'EdH8267 H5707who has falselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267accusedעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030his brotherבְאָחִֽיו׃ve.'a.ChivH251,

19you must doוַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶםva.'a.Si.temH6213to himasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he intendedזָמַ֖םza.MamH2161to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to his brotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251.So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

20Then the restוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604of the peoplewill hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085and be afraidוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372,and they will neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againיֹסִ֨פוּ ע֗וֹדyo.Si.fu odH3254 H5750doלַעֲשׂ֜וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697soהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088evilהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451among youבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130.

21You must show no pityוְלֹ֥א תָח֖וֹס עֵינֶ֑ךָve.Lo' ta.Chos 'ei.Ne.khaH3808 H2347 H5869:lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for lifeבְּנֶ֗פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,eyeעַ֤יִן'A.yinH5869for eyeבְּעַ֙יִן֙be.'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127for toothבְּשֵׁ֔ןbe.ShenH8127,handיָ֥דyadH3027for handבְּיָ֖דbe.YadH3027, andfootרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272for footבְּרָֽגֶל׃ סbe.Ra.gelH7272.

(Numbers 35:9–34; Deuteronomy 4:41–43; Joshua 20:1–9)

The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses

(Matthew 18:15–20)

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19