Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 21:12-14

12He that smitethמַכֵּ֥הma.KehH5221a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376,so that he dieוָמֵ֖תva.MetH4191,shall be surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

13And if a man lie not in waitצָדָ֔הtza.DahH6658,but Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430deliverאִנָּ֣ה'i.NahH579himinto his handלְיָד֑וֹle.ya.DoH3027;then I will appointוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760thee a placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725whither he shall fleeיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127.

14But if a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376come presumptuouslyיָזִ֥דya.ZidH2102upon his neighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,to slayלְהָרְג֣וֹle.ha.re.GoH2026him with guileבְעָרְמָ֑הve.'a.re.MahH6195;thou shalt takeתִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947him from mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,that he may dieלָמֽוּת׃ סla.MutH4191.

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