Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 21:1-9

1If onebe foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672slainחָלָ֗לcha.LalH2491in the landבָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.MahH127which Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414thee to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, lyingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704, andit be not knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045who hath slainהִכָּֽהוּ׃hi.Ka.huH5221him:

2Then thy eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205and thy judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָve.sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199shall come forthוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318,and they shall measureוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058unto the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892which areround aboutסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439him that is slainהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491:

3And it shall be, thatthe cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892which isnextהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138unto the slain manהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491,even the eldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shall takeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947an heiferעֶגְלַ֣ת בָּקָ֗ר'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697 H1241,which hath not been wrought withעֻבַּד֙'u.BadH5647, andwhich hath not drawnמָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.KhahH4900in the yokeבְּעֹֽל׃be.'OlH5923;

4And the eldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shall bring downוְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381the heiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.LahH5697unto a roughאֵיתָ֔ן'ei.TanH386valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158,which is neither earedיֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.VedH5647nor sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232,and shall strike offH6202the heifer’sהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697neckוְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-H6202there in the valleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158:

5And the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִי֒le.ViH3878shall come nearוְנִגְּשׁ֣וּve.ni.ge.ShuH5066;for them Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath chosenבָּחַ֞רba.CharH977to ministerלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334unto him, and to blessוּלְבָרֵ֖ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and by their wordפִּיהֶ֥םpi.HemH6310shall every controversyרִ֥יבrivH7379and every strokeנָֽגַע׃Na.ga'H5061be tried:

6And all the eldersזִקְנֵי֙zik.NeiH2205of that cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, that arenextהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138unto the slainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491man,shall washיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.TzuH7364their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027over the heiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697that is beheadedהָעֲרוּפָ֥הha.'a.ru.FahH6202in the valleyבַנָּֽחַל׃va.Na.chalH5158:

7And they shall answerוְעָנ֖וּve.'a.NuH6030and sayוְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Our handsיָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027have not shedשָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khahH8210this bloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818,neither have our eyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869seenרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200it.

8Be mercifulכַּפֵּר֩ka.PerH3722,O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,unto thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whom thou hast redeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299,and layתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414not innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818unto thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478chargeבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130.And the bloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818shall be forgivenוְנִכַּפֵּ֥רve.nik.ka.PerH3722them.

9So shalt thou put awayתְּבַעֵ֛רte.va.'ErH1197the guilt ofinnocentהַנָּקִ֖יha.na.KiH5355bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818from amongמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you, when thou shalt doתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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