New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 19:2-9

2you shall setתַּבְדִּ֣ילtav.DilH914asideH914threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892for yourself in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of your landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

3You shall prepareתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559theroadsהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870for yourself, and divideH8027into threeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027partsH8027the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of your landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will giveיַנְחִֽילְךָ֖yan.chi.le.KhaH5157you as a possessionH5157,so that anyכָּל־kol-H3605manslayerרֹצֵֽחַ׃ro.Tze.achH7523may fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033.

4“Now thisוְזֶה֙ve.ZehH2088is the caseדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834may fleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033and liveוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421:whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hekillsיַכֶּ֤הya.KehH5221his friendרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453unintentionallyבִּבְלִי־ דַ֔עַתbiv.li- Da.'atH1847 H1097,not hatingשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him previouslyמִתְּמֹ֥ל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃mi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032--

5as whenוַאֲשֶׁר֩va.'a.SherH834a mangoesיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935into the forestבַיַּעַר֮vai.ya.'ArH3293with his friendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453to cutלַחְטֹ֣בlach.ToH2404woodעֵצִים֒'e.TzimH6086,and his handיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027swingsוְנִדְּחָ֨הve.ni.de.ChahH5080the axeבַגַּרְזֶן֙va.gar.ZenH1631to cutלִכְרֹ֣תlikh.RotH3772downH3772the treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,and the ironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270headslipsH5394offH5394thehandleהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086andstrikesוּמָצָ֥אu.ma.Tza'H4672his friendרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453so that he diesוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191--he may fleeיָנ֛וּסya.NusH5127to oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִים־he.'a.rim-H5892and liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421;

6otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435the avengerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818might pursueיִרְדֹּף֩yir.DofH7291the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523in the heatיֵחַם֮ye.ChamH2552of his angerלְבָבוֹ֒le.va.VoH3824,and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹve.hi.si.GoH5381him, becauseH3588the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is longיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235, andtakeוְהִכָּ֣הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221his lifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315,though he was not deservingמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194,sinceH3588he had not hatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him previouslyמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃mi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

7Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651,I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘You shall setתַּבְדִּ֥ילtav.DilH914asideH914threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892for yourself.’

8“Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430enlargesיַרְחִ֞יבyar.ChivH7337your territoryגְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ge.Vul.khaH1366,justH3152as He has swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and givesוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414you allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834Hepromisedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1--

9ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588youcarefullyלַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּla.'a.so.TahH6213observeתִשְׁמֹר֩tish.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֨הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I commandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117,to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and to walkוְלָלֶ֥כֶתve.la.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֑יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117--then you shall addוְיָסַפְתָּ֨ve.ya.saf.TaH3254threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892for yourself, besidesעַ֖ל'alH5921theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428threeהַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁha.sha.LoshH7969.

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