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Deuteronomy 21

1IfonebefoundH4672slaininthelandבָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.MahH127whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theetopossessH3423,lyinginthefieldH7704, [and]itbenotknownH3045whohathsmittenhim,

2thenthineeldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205andthyjudgesH8199shallgoוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318forthH3318,andtheyshallmeasureוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058untothecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichareroundH5439abouthimthatisslainהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491;

3andthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892thatisnearestהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138untohimthatisslainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491,eventheeldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205ofthatcityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shalltakeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947aheiferעֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.LatH5697thathathnotbeenוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961wroughtwith,thathathnotdrawnH4900intheyokeבְּעֹֽל׃be.'OlH5923;

4andtheeldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205ofthatcityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shallbringוְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381downtheheiferH5697untoanever-flowingwatercourse,whichisnottilled,norisitsownH2232,andshallbreakוְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-H6202theheifer'sneckH6202thereinthewatercourse;

5andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֒le.ViH3878shallcomenear;forthemJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenH977todoserviceuntohim,andtoblessוּלְבָרֵ֖ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288inthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah;andaccordingtotheirwordshallbeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961everycontroversyandeverystroke.

6Andalltheeldersזִקְנֵי֙zik.NeiH2205ofthatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,thatarenearestהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138untohimthatisslainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491,shallwashיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.TzuH7364theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027overtheheiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697whoseneckH6202isbrokenH6202inthewatercourse,

7andshallanswerוְעָנ֖וּve.'a.NuH6030andsayוְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Ourhandsיָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027havenotshedשָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khahH8210thisbloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818,neitherhaveoureyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869seenH7200it.

8Forgivethypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomthou,Jehovah, hastredeemedH6299,andlaynotinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818tothechargeofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthebloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818shallbeexpiatedforthem.

9Soshalt thou put awayinnocentהַנָּקִ֖יha.na.KiH5355bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818fromthymidstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130,whenthou shaltdowhatisrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah.

10Whenthou goestforthH3318towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430delivereththemintothyhandsבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,andthou hasttakenוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617captivesשִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shiv.YoH7628ofthem,

11andthou seestamongthecaptivesH7633awomanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofbeautifulיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303formH8389,andhastadesire untoher,andtakestherasthywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

12thenthou shaltbringוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.TahH935herhometothyhouseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004;andsheshallshaveוְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.ChahH1548herheadרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,andparehernails;

13andsheshallputtheclothesשִׂמְלַ֨תsim.LatH8071ofhercaptivityH7633fromoffher,andshallabideinthyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,andbewailherfatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1andmotherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517afullmonthיֶ֣רַחYe.rachH3391,andafterwardsthou mayestgoתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935inuntoher,andbeH1961herhusbandוּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּu.ve.'al.TahH1167,andsheshallbeH1961thywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

14Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,ifthouhavenodelightחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654inher,thenthou shaltlethergoוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971accordingtoherdesireH5315;butthou shaltinnowisesellH4376herformoneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701; thou shaltnottreatherasaslave,becausethou hast humbledher.

15Ifamanלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376havetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesH802,oneהָאַחַ֤תha.'a.ChatH259beloved,andoneוְהָאַחַ֣תve.ha.'a.ChatH259hatedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130,andtheyhaveborneוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205himchildren,boththebelovedandthehatedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130,andthefirstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonH1121beH1961hersthatwasH1961hatedH8130;

16thenitshallbeH1961,inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117thathemakethhissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121toinheritהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157whathehath,thathemaynotmakethesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthebelovedfirstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060beforethesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofthehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,whoisthefirstbornH1060;

17butheshallacknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234asfirstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,bygivingH5414himadoubleportionofallthatisfoundH4672withhim;forheisthefirstfruitsofhisvigour:therightH4941ofthefirstbornH1060ishis.

18IfamanH376haveanunmanageableandrebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784sonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121,whohearkenethnotuntothevoiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963ofhisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,noruntothevoiceוּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.KolH6963ofhismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,andtheyhavechastenedhim,buthehearkenethnotuntothem;

19thenshallhisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1andhismotherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517layholdonhim,andbringוְהוֹצִ֧יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318himoutuntotheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofhiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,anduntothegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofhisplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725;

20andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֞וּve.'a.me.RuH559untotheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofhiscityעִיר֗וֹi.RoH5892,Thisoursonבְּנֵ֤נוּbe.Ne.nuH1121isunmanageableandrebelliousוּמֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784,hehearkenethnotuntoourvoiceבְּקֹלֵ֑נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963;heisaprofligateandadrunkard.

21AndallthemenH376ofhiscityעִיר֤וֹi.RoH5892shallstoneH68himwithstonesH68,thathedieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191.Andthou shaltputH4191evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayfromthymidstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130;andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallhearיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085andfearוְיִרָֽאוּ׃ סve.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

22AndifamanH376havecommittedasinחֵ֛טְאchet'H2399worthyofdeathוְהוּמָ֑תve.hu.MatH4191,andhebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961putH4191todeathH4191,andthouhavehangedוְתָלִ֥יתָve.ta.Li.taH8518himonatreeעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086,

23hisbodyshallnotremainתָלִ֨יןta.LinH3885allnightuponthetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086,butthou shaltinanywiseburyH6912himthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117(forhethatishangedתָּל֑וּיta.LuiH8518isacurseקִלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430);andthou shaltnotdefileH2930thylandאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.LahH5159.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21

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