Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 19:1-7

1When Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath cut offיַכְרִ֞יתyakh.RitH3772the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whose landאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee, and thou succeedestוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֕םvi.rish.TamH3423them, and dwellestוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in their citiesבְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892,and in their housesוּבְבָתֵּיהֶֽם׃u.ve.va.tei.HemH1004;

2Thou shalt separateתַּבְדִּ֣ילtav.DilH914threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892for thee in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

3Thou shalt prepareתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559thee a wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870,and divide the coastsגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee to inheritיַנְחִֽילְךָ֖yan.chi.le.KhaH5157,into three partsוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027,that every slayerרֹצֵֽחַ׃ro.Tze.achH7523may fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thither.

4And this isthe caseדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the slayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,which shall fleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127thither, that he may liveH2425:Whoso killethיַכֶּ֤הya.KehH5221his neighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453ignorantlyבִּבְלִי־ דַ֔עַתbiv.li- Da.'atH1847 H1097,whom he hatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130not in timeמִתְּמֹ֥לmi.te.MolH8543pastשִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃shil.ShomH8032;

5As when a man goethיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935into the woodבַיַּעַר֮vai.ya.'ArH3293with his neighbourרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453to hewלַחְטֹ֣בlach.ToH2404woodעֵצִים֒'e.TzimH6086,and his handיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027fetcheth a strokeוְנִדְּחָ֨הve.ni.de.ChahH5080with the axeבַגַּרְזֶן֙va.gar.ZenH1631to cut downלִכְרֹ֣תlikh.RotH3772the treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,and the headהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270slippethוְנָשַׁ֤לve.na.ShalH5394from the helveהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,and lightethוּמָצָ֥אu.ma.Tza'H4672upon his neighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,that he dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191;he shall fleeיָנ֛וּסya.NusH5127unto oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of those citiesהֶעָרִים־he.'a.rim-H5892,and liveH2425:

6Lest the avengerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of the bloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818pursueיִרְדֹּף֩yir.DofH7291the slayerאַחֲרֵ֣י הָרֹצֵ֗חַ'a.cha.Rei ha.ro.Tze.achH7523 H310,whileH3588his heartלְבָבוֹ֒le.va.VoH3824is hotH3179,and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹve.hi.si.GoH5381him, because the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is longיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235,and slayוְהִכָּ֣הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221himנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315; whereas he wasnot worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941of deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194,inasmuch asH3588he hatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him not in timeמִתְּמ֥וֹלmi.te.MolH8543pastשִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃shil.ShomH8032.

7Wherefore I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thou shalt separateתַּבְדִּ֥ילtav.DilH914threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892for thee.

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