New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 22:1-12

1“You shall not seeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200your countryman’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251oxשׁ֨וֹרShorH7794orא֤וֹ'oH176his sheepשֵׂיוֹ֙se.YoH7716strayingH5080awayH5080,and avoidוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956them; you shall certainlyH7725bringH7725them backH7725to your countrymanלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.

2And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518your countrymanאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251is not nearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138you, or if you do not knowיְדַעְתּ֑וֹye.da'.ToH3045him, then you shall bringוַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙va.'a.saf.ToH622it to your houseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,and it shall remainוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961with you untilעַ֣ד'adH5704your countrymanאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251looksH1875forH1875it; then you shall restoreוַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹva.ha.she.vo.ToH7725it to him.

3You shall also doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213thisוְכֵ֧ןve.KhenH3651with his donkeyלַחֲמֹר֗וֹla.cha.mo.RoH2543,and you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.SehH6213the sameוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651with his garmentלְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒le.sim.la.ToH8071,and you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֜הta.'a.SehH6213likewiseוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651with anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605lostH9propertyH9of your countrymanאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has been lostתֹּאבַ֥דto.VadH6by him and you have foundוּמְצָאתָ֑הּu.me.tza.TahH4672.You are not allowedתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201to avoidלְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ סle.hit.'a.LemH5956them.

4You shall not seeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200your countryman’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251donkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543orא֤וֹ'oH176his oxשׁוֹרוֹ֙sho.RoH7794fallenנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307downH5307on the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and avoidוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956them; you shall certainlyH6965helpH6965him raiseH6965themupH6965.

5“A womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802shall not wearיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961a man’sגֶ֙בֶר֙ge.verH1397clothingכְלִי־khe.li-H3627,norH3808shall a manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397putH3847onH3847a woman’sאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802clothingשִׂמְלַ֣תsim.LatH8071;for whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605doesעֹ֥שֵׂה'O.sehH6213theseH428thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428is an abominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

6“Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you happenH7122toH7122comeH7122upon a bird’sצִפּ֣וֹר׀tzi.PorH6833nestקַן־kan-H7064along the wayבַּדֶּ֜רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,in anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605treeעֵ֣ץ׀'etzH6086orא֣וֹ'oH176on the groundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,with youngאֶפְרֹחִים֙'ef.ro.ChimH667onesH667orא֣וֹ'oH176eggsבֵיצִ֔יםvei.TzimH1000in it,and the motherוְהָאֵ֤םve.ha.'EmH517sittingרֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ro.Ve.tzetH7257on the youngהָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔יםha.'ef.ro.ChimH667orא֖וֹ'oH176on the eggsהַבֵּיצִ֑יםha.bei.TzimH1000,you shall not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947the motherהָאֵ֖םha.'EmH517with the youngהַבָּנִֽים׃ha.ba.NimH1121;

7you shall certainlyH7971letH7971the motherהָאֵ֔םha.'EmH517goH7971,but the youngהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121you may takeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947for yourself,inH4616orderH4616thatH4616it may goיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190wellH3190for you and that you may prolongוְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.'a.rakh.TaH748your daysיָמִֽים׃ סya.MimH3117.

8“Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you buildתִבְנֶה֙tiv.NehH1129a newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213aparapetמַעֲקֶ֖הma.'a.KehH4624for your roofלְגַגֶּ֑ךָle.ga.Ge.khaH1406,so that you will not bringתָשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760guiltH1818forH1818bloodshedH1818on your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyoneיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307fallsהַנֹּפֵ֖לha.no.FelH5307from it.

9“You shall not sowתִזְרַ֥עtiz.Ra'H2232your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754with twoכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610of seed, otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435allH4395the produceהַֽמְלֵאָ֤הham.le.'AhH4395of the seedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have sownתִּזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232and the yieldוּתְבוּאַ֖תu.te.vu.'AtH8393of the vineyardהַכָּֽרֶם׃ סha.Ka.remH3754will beforfeitedH6942toH6942theH6942sanctuaryH6942.

10“You shall not plowתַחֲרֹ֥שׁta.cha.RoshH2790with an oxבְּשׁוֹר־be.shor-H7794and a donkeyוּבַחֲמֹ֖רu.va.cha.MorH2543togetherH3164.

11“You shall not wearתִלְבַּשׁ֙til.BashH3847a materialH8162of woolצֶ֥מֶרTze.merH6785and linenוּפִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fish.TimH6593combinedH8162togetherH3164.

12“You shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213yourself tasselsגְּדִלִ֖יםge.di.LimH1434on the fourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of your garmentכְּסוּתְךָ֖ke.su.te.KhaH3682with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you coverתְּכַסֶּה־te.kha.seh-H3680yourself.

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