New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 21:6-9

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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