Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 22:1-12

1Thou shalt not seeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200thy brother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251oxשׁ֨וֹרShorH7794or his sheepשֵׂיוֹ֙se.YoH7716go astrayנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080,and hideוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956thyself from them: thou shalt in any caseהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725bring them againתְּשִׁיבֵ֖םte.shi.VemH7725unto thy brotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.

2And if thy brotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251benot nighקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138unto thee, or if thou knowיְדַעְתּ֑וֹye.da'.ToH3045him not, then thou shalt bringוַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙va.'a.saf.ToH622it untoתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432thine own houseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,and it shall be with thee until thy brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251seekדְּרֹ֤שׁde.RoshH1875after it, and thou shalt restore it to him againוַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹva.ha.she.vo.ToH7725.

3In like mannerH3651shalt thou doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213with his donkeyלַחֲמֹר֗וֹla.cha.mo.RoH2543;and so shalt thou doתַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.SehH6213with his raimentלְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒le.sim.la.ToH8071;and with all lost thingאֲבֵדַ֥ת'a.ve.DatH9of thy brother’sאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,which he hath lostתֹּאבַ֥דto.VadH6,and thou hast foundוּמְצָאתָ֑הּu.me.tza.TahH4672,shalt thou doתַּעֲשֶׂ֜הta.'a.SehH6213likewise: thou mayestתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201not hideלְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ סle.hit.'a.LemH5956thyself.

4Thou shalt not seeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200thy brother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251donkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543or his oxשׁוֹרוֹ֙sho.RoH7794fall downנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307by the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and hideוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956thyself from them: thou shalt surelyהָקֵ֥םha.KemH6965help him to lift themup againתָּקִ֖יםta.KimH6965.

5The womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802shall not wear that which pertainethכְלִי־khe.li-H3627unto a manגֶ֙בֶר֙ge.verH1397,neither shall a manגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397putיִלְבַּ֥שׁyil.BashH3847on a woman’sאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802garmentשִׂמְלַ֣תsim.LatH8071:for all that doעֹ֥שֵׂה'O.sehH6213soאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428areabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441unto Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

6If a bird’sצִפּ֣וֹר׀tzi.PorH6833nestקַן־kan-H7064chanceיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7122to be beforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in the wayבַּדֶּ֜רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870in any treeעֵ֣ץ׀'etzH6086,or on the groundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whether they beyoung onesאֶפְרֹחִים֙'ef.ro.ChimH667,or eggsבֵיצִ֔יםvei.TzimH1000,and the damוְהָאֵ֤םve.ha.'EmH517sittingרֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ro.Ve.tzetH7257upon the youngהָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔יםha.'ef.ro.ChimH667,or upon the eggsהַבֵּיצִ֑יםha.bei.TzimH1000,thou shalt not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947the damהָאֵ֖םha.'EmH517with the youngהַבָּנִֽים׃ha.ba.NimH1121:

7Butthou shalt in any wiseשַׁלֵּ֤חַsha.Le.achH7971let the damהָאֵ֔םha.'EmH517goתְּשַׁלַּח֙te.sha.LachH7971,and takeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947the youngהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121to thee; that it may be wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and thatthou mayest prolongוְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.'a.rakh.TaH748thydaysיָמִֽים׃ סya.MimH3117.

8When thou buildestתִבְנֶה֙tiv.NehH1129a newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,then thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a battlementמַעֲקֶ֖הma.'a.KehH4624for thy roofלְגַגֶּ֑ךָle.ga.Ge.khaH1406,that thou bringתָשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760not bloodדָּמִים֙da.MimH1818upon thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,if any manיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307fallהַנֹּפֵ֖לha.no.FelH5307from thence.

9Thou shalt not sowתִזְרַ֥עtiz.Ra'H2232thy vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754with divers seedsכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610:lest the fruitהַֽמְלֵאָ֤הham.le.'AhH4395of thy seedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233which thou hast sownתִּזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232,and the fruitוּתְבוּאַ֖תu.te.vu.'AtH8393of thy vineyardהַכָּֽרֶם׃ סha.Ka.remH3754,be defiledתִּקְדַּ֗שׁtik.DashH6942.

10Thou shalt not plowתַחֲרֹ֥שׁta.cha.RoshH2790with an oxבְּשׁוֹר־be.shor-H7794and a donkeyוּבַחֲמֹ֖רu.va.cha.MorH2543togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

11Thou shalt not wearתִלְבַּשׁ֙til.BashH3847a garment of divers sortsשַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔זsha.'at.NezH8162, asof woollenצֶ֥מֶרTze.merH6785and linenוּפִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fish.TimH6593togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

12Thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thee fringesגְּדִלִ֖יםge.di.LimH1434upon the fourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H702quartersכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of thy vestureכְּסוּתְךָ֖ke.su.te.KhaH3682,wherewith thou coverestתְּכַסֶּה־te.kha.seh-H3680thyself.

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