Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 21

1Ifכִּי־ki-H3588oneis foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672slainחָלָ֗לcha.LalH2491,lyingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307in a fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704in the landבָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414youto possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423,and it is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045whoמִ֥יmiH4310killed himהִכָּֽהוּ׃hi.Ka.huH5221,

2your eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205and judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָve.sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199must come outוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318and measure the distanceוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058from the victimהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491toאֶל־'el-H413the neighboringסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834.

3Thenוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961the eldersהָעִ֔יר זִקְנֵי֩ הַהִ֜ואha.'Ir zik.Nei ha.Hiv'H2205 H5892 H1931of the cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892nearestהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138אֶל־'el-H413the victimהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491shall takeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֣ת בָּקָ֗ר'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697 H1241thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834has neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been yokedבְּעֹֽל׃be.'OlH5923or used for workעֻבַּד֙'u.BadH5647אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834לֹא־lo'-H3808מָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.KhahH4900,

4bringוְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381זִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205הַהִ֤ואha.Hiv'H1931אֶת־'et-H853הָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892the heiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.LahH5697toאֶל־'el-H413a valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158with running waterאֵיתָ֔ן'ei.TanH386thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834has notלֹא־lo'-H3808been plowedיֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.VedH5647וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808or sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232,and break itsהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697neckוְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-H6202thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033אֶת־'et-H853by the streamבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

5And the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִי֒le.ViH3878,shall come forwardוְנִגְּשׁ֣וּve.ni.ge.ShuH5066,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has chosen themבָּחַ֞רba.CharH977to serve Himלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334and pronounce blessingsוּלְבָרֵ֖ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in Hisיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034and to give a rulingוְעַל־ פִּיהֶ֥ם יִהְיֶ֖הve.'al- pi.Hem yih.YehH5921 H6310 H1961in everyכָּל־kol-H3605disputeרִ֥יב וְכָל־riv ve.kholH7379 H3605and case of assaultנָֽגַע׃Na.ga'H5061.

6Then allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵי֙zik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔ואha.'Ir ha.Hiv'H5892 H1931nearestהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138אֶל־'el-H413the victimהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491shall washיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.TzuH7364אֶת־'et-H853their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027by the streamבַנָּֽחַל׃va.Na.chalH5158overעַל־'al-H5921the heiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697whose neck has been brokenהָעֲרוּפָ֥הha.'a.ru.FahH6202,

7and they shall declareוְעָנ֖וּ וְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.Nu ve.'a.me.RuH6030 H559, “Our handsיָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808shedשָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khahH8210אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088bloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818,nor didלֹ֥אlo'H3808our eyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869see itרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200.

8Accept this atonementכַּפֵּר֩ka.PerH3722,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,for Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You have redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408holdתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414the shedding of innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818againstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130themעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל'a.me.Kha Yis.ra.'ElH5971 H3478.”And the bloodshedהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818will be atoned forוְנִכַּפֵּ֥רve.nik.ka.PerH3722.

9So youוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859shall purgeתְּבַעֵ֛רte.va.'ErH1197from among youמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130the guilt of shedding innocentהַנָּקִ֖יha.na.KiH5355bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have doneתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Marrying a Captive Woman

10Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you goתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341and the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430delivers themוּנְתָנ֞וֹu.ne.ta.NoH5414into your handבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027and you take themוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617captiveשִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shiv.YoH7628,

11if you seeוְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.TaH7200a beautifulיְפַת־ תֹּ֑אַרye.fat- To.'arH3303 H8389womanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802amongבַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.YahH7633them,and you desireוְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ve.cha.shak.TaH2836herand want to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947heras your wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802,

12then you shall bring herוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.TahH935intoאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432your houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004.She must shaveוְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.ChahH1548אֶת־'et-H853her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,trimוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213אֶת־'et-H853her nailsצִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.haH6856,

13and put asideוְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rahH5493אֶת־'et-H853the clothingשִׂמְלַ֨תsim.LatH8071of her captivityשִׁבְיָ֜הּshiv.YahH7628מֵעָלֶ֗יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921.Afterוְאַ֨חַרve.'A.charH310כֵּ֜ןkenH3651she has livedוְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.VahH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004a full monthיֶ֣רַח יָמִ֑יםYe.rach ya.MimH3391 H3117and mournedוּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.TahH1058אֶת־'et-H853her fatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517,you may have relations withתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413and be her husbandH1166,and she shall beוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961your wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

14Andוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961ifאִם־'im-H518you are notלֹ֧אlo'H3808pleasedחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654with her,you are to let her goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971wherever she wishesלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315.But you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808sell herH4376for moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶף לֹא־ba.Ka.sef lo'-H3701 H3808or treat her as a slaveתִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.MerH6014,sinceתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have dishonored herעִנִּיתָֽהּ׃ ס'i.ni.TahH6031.

Inheritance Rights of the Firstborn

15Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376hasתִהְיֶ֨יןָtih.Yei.naH1961twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259belovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157and the otherוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259unlovedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130,andהָאֲהוּבָ֖ה וְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הha.'a.hu.Vah ve.ha.se.nu.'AhH157 H8130bothbearוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205himsonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,but the unlovedלַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃la.se.ni.'AhH8146wife hasוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961the firstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121,

16וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961whenבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that manאֲשֶׁר־ יִהְיֶ֖ה'a.Sher- yih.YehH834 H1961assigns his inheritanceהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157אֶת־'et-H853to his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121אֵ֥ת'etH853he must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808appointיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the beloved wifeהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157asעַל־'al-H5921the firstbornפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440overבֶן־ven-H1121the sonלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069אֶת־'et-H853of the unloved wifeהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה הַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.se.nu.'Ah ha.be.KhorH8130 H1060.

17Insteadכִּי֩kiH3588אֶת־'et-H853,he must acknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of his unloved wifeהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,by givingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414hima doubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310of allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hasיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672.Forכִּי־ki-H3588that sonהוּא֙hu'H1931is the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of his father’s strengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202;the rightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the firstbornהַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ סha.be.kho.RahH1062belongs to him.

A Rebellious Son

(Luke 15:11–32)

18Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376hasיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784sonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121who does notאֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369obeyשֹׁמֵ֔עַ בְּק֥וֹלsho.Me.a' be.KolH8085 H6963his fatherאָבִ֖יו וּבְק֣וֹל'a.Viv u.ve.KolH1 H6963and motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517andוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808does not listenיִשְׁמַ֖עyish.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413when disciplinedוְיסְּר֣וּve.yi.se.RuH3256אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,

19his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517are to lay holdוְתָ֥פְשׂוּve.Ta.fe.suH8610of himand bringוְהוֹצִ֧יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his hometownמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,

20and sayוְאָמְר֞וּve.'a.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205עִיר֗וֹi.RoH5892, “Thisזֶה֙zehH2088son of oursבְּנֵ֤נוּbe.Ne.nuH1121is stubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784;he does notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369obey usשֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּsho.Me.a' be.ko.Le.nuH8085 H6963.He is a gluttonזוֹלֵ֖לzo.LelH2151and a drunkardוְסֹבֵֽא׃ve.so.Ve'H5433.”

21Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of his cityעִיר֤וֹi.RoH5892will stone himוּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ בָֽאֲבָנִים֙U.re.ga.mu.hu va.'a.va.NimH7275 H68to deathוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191.So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from among youמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will hearיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085and be afraidוְיִרָֽאוּ׃ סve.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

Cursed Is Anyone Hung on a Tree

22Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manבְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376has committedיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a sinחֵ֛טְאchet'H2399worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of deathמָ֖וֶתMa.vetH4194,and he is executedוְהוּמָ֑תve.hu.MatH4191,and you hangוְתָלִ֥יתָve.ta.Li.taH8518his bodyאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853onעַל־'al-H5921a treeעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086,

23you must not leaveלֹא־lo'-H3808the bodyנִבְלָת֜וֹniv.la.ToH5038onעַל־'al-H5921the treeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086overnightתָלִ֨יןta.LinH3885,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588you must be sure to buryH6912himהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyone who is hungתָּל֑וּיta.LuiH8518on a treeis under God’sאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430curseקִלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045.You must notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808defileתְטַמֵּא֙te.ta.Me'H2930אֶת־'et-H853the landאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youas an inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.LahH5159.