Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 19:16-19

16If a falseחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707rise upיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965against any manבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376to testifyלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6030against him that which iswrongסָרָֽה׃sa.RahH5627;

17Then bothשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,between whom the controversyהָרִ֖יבha.RivH7379is,shall standוְעָמְד֧וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the judgesוְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםve.ha.Sho.fe.TimH8199,which shall be in those daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117;

18And the judgesהַשֹּׁפְטִ֖יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199shall make diligentהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190inquisitionוְדָרְשׁ֥וּve.da.re.ShuH1875: and, behold, ifthe witnessעֵֽד־'ed-H5707bea falseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267witnessהָעֵ֔דha.'EdH5707, andhath testifiedעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030falselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267against his brotherבְאָחִֽיו׃ve.'a.ChivH251;

19Then shall ye doוַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶםva.'a.Si.temH6213unto him, as he had thoughtזָמַ֖םza.MamH2161to have doneלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto his brotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251:so shalt thou putH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayH1197from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

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