New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 19

Cities of Refuge

1“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430cutsיַכְרִ֞יתyakh.RitH3772offH3772the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whoseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834landאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you, and you dispossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֕םvi.rish.TamH3423them and settleוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in their citiesבְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892and in their housesוּבְבָתֵּיהֶֽם׃u.ve.va.tei.HemH1004,

2you shall setתַּבְדִּ֣ילtav.DilH914asideH914for yourself threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of your landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

3You shall prepareתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559theroadsהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870for yourself, and divideH8027intoH8027threeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027regionsH8027the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of your landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will giveיַנְחִֽילְךָ֖yan.chi.le.KhaH5157you asH5157anH5157inheritanceH5157,so that anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523may fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033.

4“Now thisוְזֶה֙ve.ZehH2088is the caseדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523,whoאֲשֶׁר־'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 persongoesיָבֹ֨אya.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-H6435,the avengerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818might pursueיִרְדֹּף֩yir.DofH7291himin the heatH2552ofH2552his angerלְבָבוֹ֒le.va.VoH2552 H3824,and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹve.hi.si.GoH5381him becauseH3588the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870isH7235longH7235, andtakeוְהִכָּ֣הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221his lifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315,though he was not sentencedמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941to deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194sinceH3588he had not hatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him previouslyמִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃mi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

7Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘You shall setתַּבְדִּ֥ילtav.DilH914asideH914for yourself threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.’

8“And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430enlargesיַרְחִ֞יבyar.ChivH7337your territoryגְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ge.Vul.khaH1366,justH3512asH3512He has swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and givesוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414you allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776that Hepromisedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1--

9ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588youcarefullyתִשְׁמֹר֩tish.MorH8104followלַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּla.'a.so.TahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605of thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֨הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֮me.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.

10So innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodH1818will not be shedיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of your landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you as an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159, andguiltH1818forH1818bloodshedH1818will not be on you.

11“Butifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588there is a personאִישׁ֙'ishH376who hatesשֹׂנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130his neighborלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and waitsוְאָ֤רַבve.'A.ravH693inH693ambushH693for him and risesוְקָ֣םve.KamH6965upH6965againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him and strikesוְהִכָּ֥הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221him so that he diesוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191,and he fleesוְנָ֕סve.NasH5127to oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259of theseהָאֵֽל׃ha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892,

12then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of his cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892shall sendוְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ve.sha.le.ChuH7971menand takeוְלָקְח֥וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947him from thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033,and handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH5414 H3027him overH5414to the avengerגֹּאֵ֥לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818,so that he may dieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

13You shall not pityתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347him, butyou shall eliminateוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֧u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the guiltH1818forH1818the bloodshedH1818of the innocentהַנָּקִ֛יha.na.KiH5355from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,so that it may goH2895wellH2895for you.

Laws of Landmark and Testimony

14“You shall not displaceH5472your neighbor’sרֵֽעֲךָ֔re.'a.KhaH7453boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366markerH1366,whichH834the ancestorsרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223have setגָּבְל֖וּga.ve.LuH1379,in your inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙be.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159whichH834you will inheritתִּנְחַ֔לtin.ChalH5157in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423.

15“A singleאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259witnessH5707shall not riseH6965upH6965against a personבְּאִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376regarding anyH3605wrongdoingעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771or anyH3605sinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399that he commitsיֶֽחֱטָ֑אye.che.Ta'H2398; on thetestimonyH6310of twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147orא֛וֹ'oH176threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969witnessesH5707a matterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697shall be confirmedH6965.

16Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a maliciousחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707risesH6965upH6965against a personבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376to testifyלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6030against him of wrongdoingסָרָֽה׃sa.RahH5627,

17then bothשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147peopleH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have the disputeהָרִ֖יבha.RivH7379shall standוְעָמְד֧וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the judgesוְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםve.ha.Sho.fe.TimH8199whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will be in officein thoseהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117.

18And the judgesהַשֹּׁפְטִ֖יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199shall investigateוְדָרְשׁ֥וּve.da.re.ShuH1875thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190,and ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009the witnessעֵֽד־'ed-H5707is a falseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267witnessהָעֵ֔דha.'EdH5707andhe has testifiedעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030against his brotherבְאָחִֽיו׃ve.'a.ChivH251falselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267,

19thenyou shall doוַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶםva.'a.Si.temH6213to him justH3512asH3512he had plannedזָמַ֖םza.MamH2161to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to his brotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251.So you shall eliminateוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

20Andthe restוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604of the peoplewill hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085and beH3372afraidH3372,and will neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againיֹסִ֨פוּ ע֗וֹדyo.Si.fu odH5750 H3254doלַעֲשׂ֜וֹתla.'a.SotH6213suchהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088an evilהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451thingכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697amongבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

21Soyou shall not showH2347pityתָח֖וֹסta.ChosH2347:lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for lifeבְּנֶ֗פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,eyeH5869for eyeH5869,toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127for toothבְּשֵׁ֔ןbe.ShenH8127,handיָ֥דyadH3027for handבְּיָ֖דbe.YadH3027, andfootרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272for footבְּרָֽגֶל׃ סbe.Ra.gelH7272.

Cities of Refuge

Laws of Landmark and Testimony

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19