Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 19:4-7

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.

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