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Deuteronomy 21:1-9

1“Ifכִּי־ki-H3588a person who has been killedחָלָ֗לcha.LalH2491by someoneis foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672lyingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307in the open countryבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704in the landבָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414you topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423, andit is not knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045whoמִ֥יmiH4310struckהִכָּֽהוּ׃hi.Ka.huH5221him,

2then your eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205and your judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָve.sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199shall goוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318outH3318and measureוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058the distanceto the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the oneהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491who was killedH2491.

3And it shall be that the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892which is nearestהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138to the personH2491killedH2491,that is, that the eldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shall takeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.LatH5697of the herdבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241that has not been workedעֻבַּד֙'u.BadH5647and has 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 they 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 comeH5066forwardH5066,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the 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 everyH3605disputeרִ֥יבrivH7379andviolentH5061crimeH5061shall besettledוְעַל־ פִּיהֶ֥םve.'al- pi.HemH5921 H6310by them.

6And allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵי֙zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892which is nearestהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138to the personH2491killedH2491shallwashיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.TzuH7364their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the heiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697whose neckH6202wasH6202brokenH6202in the valleyבַנָּֽחַל׃va.Na.chalH5158;

7and they shall respondוְעָנ֖וּve.'a.NuH6030and sayוְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Our handsיָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027did not shedשָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khahH8210thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088bloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818,norH3808did our eyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869seeרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200who did.

8Forgiveכַּפֵּר֩ka.PerH3722Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You have redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and do not placeתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414the guiltH1818forH1818innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodH1818in the midstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’And the guiltH1818forH1818bloodshedH1818shall beforgivenוְנִכַּפֵּ֥רve.nik.ka.PerH3722them.

9So you shall removeתְּבַעֵ֛רte.va.'ErH1197the guiltH1818forH1818innocentהַנָּקִ֖יha.na.KiH5355bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818from your midstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you doתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213whatH3477isH3477rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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