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Deuteronomy 19:2-13

2thou shaltseparateH914threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892forthyselfinthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theetopossessH3423.

3Thou shaltprepareH3559theethewayH1870,anddivideH5157theterritoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theetoinheritH5157,intothreeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027parts,sothateveryslayermayfleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thither.

4Andthisisthecaseoftheslayerwhoshallfleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127thitherthathemaylive:hethatsmitethhisneighbour unwittingly,whomhehatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130notpreviously;

5aswhenH834hegoethintothewoodH6086withhisneighbourtohewwoodH6086,andhishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027fetchethastrokewiththeaxeבַגַּרְזֶן֙va.gar.ZenH1631tocutלִכְרֹ֣תlikh.RotH3772downthetreeH6086,andtheironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270slippethfromthehandle,andlightethuponhisneighbour,thathedieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191;suchanoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259shallfleeיָנ֛וּסya.NusH5127untooneH259ofthesecitiesהֶעָרִים־he.'a.rim-H5892,andlive;

6lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theavengerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818pursueיִרְדֹּף֩yir.DofH7291themanslayer,whilehisheartלְבָבוֹ֒le.va.VoH3824ishot,andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹve.hi.si.GoH5381him,becausethewayH1870islong,andsmitehimmortally; whereashewasnotworthyofdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194,sincehehatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotpreviously.

7ThereforeH3651Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shaltseparateH914threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892forthyself.

8AndifJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430enlargeיַרְחִ֞יבyar.ChivH7337thyborderH1366,ashehathswornH7650unto thyfathersH1,andgiveוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414theeallthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichhepromisedtogiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414unto thyfathersH1

9(ifthoukeepתִשְׁמֹר֩tish.MorH8104allthiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֨הha.mitz.VahH4687todoit,whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayH3117,toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andtowalkinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870continually),thenshalt thouaddוְיָסַפְתָּ֨ve.ya.saf.TaH3254threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892moreforthyselftothesethreeהַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁha.sha.LoshH7969,

10thatinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961notshedיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210inthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159,andbloodדָּמִֽים׃ סda.MimH1818comenotuponthee.

11ButifamanH376hateH8130hisneighbour,andlieוְאָ֤רַבve.'A.ravH693inwaitH693forhim,andriseוְקָ֣םve.KamH6965upagainsthim,andsmitehimmortallythathedieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,andhefleeוְנָ֕סve.NasH5127intooneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259ofthesecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892,

12thentheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofhiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892shallsendוְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ve.sha.le.ChuH7971andfetchhimthence,anddeliverhimintothehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027oftheavengerגֹּאֵ֥לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818,thathemaydieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

13Thineeyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shallnotsparehim;andthou shalt put awayinnocentהַנָּקִ֛יha.na.KiH5355bloodדַֽם־dam-H1818fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatitmaybewellwiththee.

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