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Deuteronomy 21:6-9

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.

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