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Deuteronomy 19:16-21

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.

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