Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 19:4-7

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.

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