New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 19:4-7

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.’

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