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Deuteronomy 21:6-9

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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