New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 21:1-9

1“Ifכִּי־ki-H3588a slainחָלָ֗לcha.LalH2491person is foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672lyingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307in the open countryבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704in the landבָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414you topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423, andit is not knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045whoמִ֥יmiH4310has struckהִכָּֽהוּ׃hi.Ka.huH5221him,

2then your eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205and your judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָve.sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199shall goוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318out and measureוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058the distanceto the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the slainהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491oneH2491.

3It shall be that the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892which is nearestהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138to the slainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491manH2491,that is, the eldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892,shall takeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.LatH5697of the herdבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834has not been workedעֻבַּד֙'u.BadH5647and whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has not pulledמָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.KhahH4900in a yokeבְּעֹֽל׃be.'OlH5923;

4and the eldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shall bringוְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the heiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.LahH5697downH3381to a valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158with runningH386waterH386,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834has not been plowedיֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.VedH5647or sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232,and shall breakוְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-H6202the heifer’sהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697neckH6202thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033in the valleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

5Thenthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִי֒le.ViH3878,shall comeH5066nearH5066,for the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has chosenבָּחַ֞רba.CharH977them to serveלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334Him and to blessוּלְבָרֵ֖ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and everyכָּל־kol-H3605disputeרִ֥יבrivH7379and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605assaultנָֽגַע׃Na.ga'H5061shall be settledוְעַל־ פִּיהֶ֥םve.'al- pi.HemH5921 H6310by them.

6Allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵי֙zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892which is nearestהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138to the slainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491manH2491shallwashיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.TzuH7364their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the heiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697whose neckH6202was brokenH6202in the valleyבַנָּֽחַל׃va.Na.chalH5158;

7and they shall answerוְעָנ֖וּve.'a.NuH6030and sayוְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Our handsיָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027did not shedשָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khahH8210thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088bloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818,norH3808did our eyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869seeרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200it.

8Forgiveכַּפֵּר֩ka.PerH3722Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You have redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and do not placeתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414the guiltH1818ofinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodH1818in the midstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’And the bloodguiltinessH1818shall beforgivenוְנִכַּפֵּ֥רve.nik.ka.PerH3722them.

9So you shall removeתְּבַעֵ֛רte.va.'ErH1197the guiltH1818of innocentהַנָּקִ֖יha.na.KiH5355bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818from your midstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you doתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213whatH3477is rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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