Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 19

1When theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallcutיַכְרִ֞יתyakh.RitH3772offH3772thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whoseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834landאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in theircitiesבְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892, and in theirhousesוּבְבָתֵּיהֶֽם׃u.ve.va.tei.HemH1004;

2thou shaltseparateתַּבְדִּ֣ילtav.DilH914threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892for thee in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

3Thou shaltprepareתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559thee thewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870, anddivideH5157thebordersגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430causeth thee toinheritH5157,intoH776threeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027partsH8027, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605manslayerרֹצֵֽחַ׃ro.Tze.achH7523mayfleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127thither.

4And this is thecaseדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,whichH834shallfleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbour unawares, andhatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotלֹא־lo'-H3808in timepastמִתְּמֹ֥לmi.te.MolH8543;

5as when amanH4191goethintoאֶל־'el-H413theforestבַיַּעַר֮vai.ya.'ArH3293with his neighbour to hewwoodH6086, and hishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027fetcheth a stroke with theaxeבַגַּרְזֶן֙va.gar.ZenH1631tocutלִכְרֹ֣תlikh.RotH3772downH3772thetreeH6086, and theheadהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270slippeth from the helve, and lightethuponיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935his neighbour, that hedieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191; he shallfleeיָנ֛וּסya.NusH5127unto one oftheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִים־he.'a.rim-H5892and live:

6lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theavengerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818pursueיִרְדֹּף֩yir.DofH7291themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,whileה֛וּאhu'H1931hisheartלְבָבוֹ֒le.va.VoH3824is hot, andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹve.hi.si.GoH5381him,becauseH3588thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870islongנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315, andsmiteוְהִכָּ֣הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221him mortally; whereas he wasnotH3808worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941ofdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194, inasmuch as hehatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotH3808in timepastמִתְּמ֥וֹלmi.te.MolH8543.

7Wherefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shaltseparateתַּבְדִּ֥ילtav.DilH914threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892for thee.

8Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430enlargeיַרְחִ֞יבyar.ChivH7337thyborderגְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ge.Vul.khaH1366, as he hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650unto thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, andgiveוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414theeallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834hepromisedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414unto thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;

9ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹר֩tish.MorH8104allH3605thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֨הha.mitz.VahH4687todoלַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּla.'a.so.TahH6213it,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayH3117, toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and towalkH1870everH5750in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870; then shalt thouaddוְיָסַפְתָּ֨ve.ya.saf.TaH3254threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892moreH5750for thee,besideעַ֖ל'alH5921theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428threeהַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁha.sha.LoshH7969:

10thatinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818benotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shedיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159, andsoוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961bloodדָּמִֽים׃ סda.MimH1818beuponעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee.

11Butifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588anyH376manH376hateשֹׂנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130his neighbour, andlieוְאָ֤רַבve.'A.ravH693inwaitH693for him, andriseוְקָ֣םve.KamH6965upH6965againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, andsmiteוְהִכָּ֥הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221himmortallyH4191that hedieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191; and hefleeוְנָ֕סve.NasH5127intoאֶל־'el-H413one oftheseהָאֵֽל׃ha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892:

12then theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of hiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892shallsendוְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ve.sha.le.ChuH7971and fetch him thence, anddeliverוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414himintoH3027thehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of theavengerגֹּאֵ֥לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818, that he maydieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

13Thineeyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808pityתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347him, but thou shalt put away theinnocentהַנָּקִ֛יha.na.KiH5355bloodדַֽם־dam-H1818fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that it may gowellH2896with thee.

14Thou shaltnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808remove thy neighbour’s landmark,whichH834they ofoldרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223time havesetנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414, in thineinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙be.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159whichH834thou shaltinheritתִּנְחַ֔לtin.ChalH5157, in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423it.

15Onewitnessעֵ֨ד'edH5707shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808riseH6965upH6965againstH5921amanבְּאִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376foranyלְכָל־le.kholH3605iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771, or foranyוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605sinיֶֽחֱטָ֑אye.che.Ta'H2398, inanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605sinH2398that he sinneth: at themouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310oftwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147witnessesעֵדִ֗ים'e.DimH5707, or at themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofthreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707, shall amatterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697beestablishedH6965.

16Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588an unrighteouswitnessעֵד־'ed-H5707riseH6965upH6965againstH376anyH376manH376totestifyלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6030againstH376him of wrong-doing;

17thenbothשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147themenH376, betweenwhomH834thecontroversyהָרִ֖יבha.RivH7379is, shallstandוְעָמְד֧וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and thejudgesוְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםve.ha.Sho.fe.TimH8199whichH834shall be inthoseH834daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117;

18and thejudgesהַשֹּׁפְטִ֖יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199shallmakeהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190diligent inquisition: and,beholdH2009,ifH2009thewitnessעֵֽד־'ed-H5707be afalseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267witnessהָעֵ֔דha.'EdH5707, and hath testifiedfalselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267against hisbrotherבְאָחִֽיו׃ve.'a.ChivH251;

19then shall yedoH6213unto him, as he hadthoughtH7130todoH6213unto hisbrotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251:soH6213shalt thou putawayH7451theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

20AndthoseH2088whichH2088remainוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604shallhearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085, andfearוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372, and shall henceforth commitnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreH5750anyH5750suchH2088evilהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451in themidstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

21And thineeyeעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808pityתָח֖וֹסta.ChosH2347;lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315shall go forlifeבְּנֶ֗פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,eyeעַ֤יִן'A.yinH5869foreyeבְּעַ֙יִן֙be.'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127fortoothבְּשֵׁ֔ןbe.ShenH8127,handיָ֥דyadH3027forhandבְּיָ֖דbe.YadH3027,footרֶ֥גֶלRe.gelH7272forfootבְּרָֽגֶל׃ סbe.Ra.gelH7272.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19

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