Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 21

1Ifכִּי־ki-H3588one befoundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672slainH5221in thelandבָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it,lyingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704, and it benotלֹ֥אlo'H3808knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045who hathsmittenH5221him:

2then thyeldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205and thyjudgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָve.sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199shallcomeH3318forthH3318, and they shallmeasureוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058unto thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834areroundH5439aboutH5439him that isslainהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491:

3and it shall be, that thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892whichH834isnearestהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138unto theslainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491manH2205,evenH3808theeldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of thatcityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shalltakeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947anheiferעֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.LatH5697of theherdבָּקָ֗רba.KarH1241,whichH834hathnotH3808been wrought with, andwhichH834hathnotH3808drawnמָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.KhahH4900in theyokeבְּעֹֽל׃be.'OlH5923;

4and theeldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of thatcityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shallbringוְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381downH3381theheiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.LahH5697unto avalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158withrunningH386waterH386,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834isneitherלֹא־lo'-H3808plowedיֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.VedH5647norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232, and shallbreakוְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-H6202theheifer’sהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697neckH6202there in thevalleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158:

5and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֒le.ViH3878shallcomeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961nearוְנִגְּשׁ֣וּve.ni.ge.ShuH5066; for them theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenבָּחַ֞רba.CharH977toministerלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334unto him, and toblessוּלְבָרֵ֖ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andaccordingוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921to theirwordפִּיהֶ֥םpi.HemH6310shalleveryכָּל־kol-H3605controversyרִ֥יבrivH7379andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605strokeנָֽגַע׃Na.ga'H5061be:

6andallH3605theeldersזִקְנֵי֙zik.NeiH2205of thatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, who arenearestהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138unto theslainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491manH2205, shallwashיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.TzuH7364theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027over theheiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697whoseH3605neckH6202wasbrokenH6202in thevalleyבַנָּֽחַל׃va.Na.chalH5158:

7and they shallanswerוְעָנ֖וּve.'a.NuH6030andsayוְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Ourhandsיָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027havenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808shedשָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khahH8210thisbloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808have oureyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869seenרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200it.

8ForgiveH3722, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastredeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299, and suffernotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818to remain in themidstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And thebloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818shall be forgiven them.

9SoH6213shalt thou put away theinnocentהַנָּקִ֖יha.na.KiH5355bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee, when thou shaltdoH6213thatwhichH5869isrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10When thou goestforthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH5921thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430delivereth themintoH5921thinehandsבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, and thou carriest themawayH7617captiveוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617,

11and seest among thecaptivesבַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.YahH7633abeautifulיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303womanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802, and thou hast a desire untoherH3947, and wouldesttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947herH3947to thee towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

12then thou shaltbringוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.TahH935herH413homeH1004to thinehouseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004; and she shallshaveוְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.ChahH1548herH413headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218, and pareherH413nailsצִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.haH6856;

13andsheH517shallputוְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rahH5493the raiment ofherH413captivityH7633fromoffמֵעָלֶ֗יהָme.'a.Lei.haH5921herH413, and shallremainוְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.VahH3427in thinehouseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004, andbewailוּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.TahH1058herH413fatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1andherH413motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517afullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117monthיֶ֣רַחYe.rachH3391: andafterוְאַ֨חַרve.'A.charH310that thou shaltgoתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935in untoherH413, and beherH413husbandוּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּu.ve.'al.TahH1167, andsheH517shall be thywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

14And it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518thou havenoלֹ֧אlo'H3808delightחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654inherH7971, then thou shaltletH7971herH7971goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ve.shi.lach.TahH7971whithersheH834will; but thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sellH4376herH7971at all formoneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808deal withherH7971as aslaveלְנַפְשָׁ֔הּle.naf.ShahH5315,becauseH834thou hast humbledherH7971.

15IfH3588amanלְאִ֜ישׁle.'IshH376havetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802, the onebelovedאֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.VahH157, and theotherH259hatedשְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'AhH8130, and they haveborneוְיָֽלְדוּ־ve.yal.du-H3205himchildrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,bothH8147thebelovedהָאֲהוּבָ֖הha.'a.hu.VahH157and thehatedוְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑הve.ha.se.nu.'AhH8130; andifH3588thefirstbornהַבְּכ֖וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonהַבֵּ֥ןha.BenH1121be hers that washatedH8130;

16then it shall be, in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that he causeth hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121toinheritהַנְחִיל֣וֹhan.chi.LoH5157thatwhichH834he hath, that he maynotלֹ֣אlo'H3808makeלְבַכֵּר֙le.va.KerH1069thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thebelovedהָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔הha.'a.hu.VahH157thefirstbornהַבְּכֹֽר׃ha.be.KhorH1060beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of thehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֖הha.se.nu.'AhH8130,whichH834is thefirstbornH1060:

17but he shallacknowledgeיַכִּ֗ירya.KirH5234thefirstbornהַבְּכֹ֨רha.be.KhorH1060, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thehatedהַשְּׂנוּאָ֜הha.se.nu.'AhH8130, bygivingלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414him adoubleשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּ֣יpiH6310ofallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that he hath: for he is thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of hisstrengthאֹנ֔וֹ'o.NoH202; therightמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of thefirstbornH1060is his.

18IfH3588amanלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376have astubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637andrebelliousוּמוֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784sonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121, which willnotH3808obeyH8085thevoiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, or thevoiceוּבְק֣וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, andthoughH3588theychastenוְיסְּר֣וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him, willnotH3808hearken unto them:

19then shall hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and hismotherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517layH8610holdH8610on him, andbringוְהוֹצִ֧יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318himoutH3318unto theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892, and unto thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of hisplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725;

20and they shallsayוְאָמְר֞וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of hiscityעִיר֗וֹi.RoH5892, This oursonבְּנֵ֤נוּbe.Ne.nuH1121isstubbornסוֹרֵ֣רso.RerH5637andrebelliousוּמֹרֶ֔הu.mo.RehH4784, he willnotאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369obeyשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085ourvoiceבְּקֹלֵ֑נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963; he is a riotous liver, and a drunkard.

21AndallH3605themenH376of hiscityעִיר֤וֹi.RoH5892shallstoneH68him withstonesH68, that hedieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191:soH4191shalt thouputH4191awayH3605theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee; andallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallhearיִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'UH8085, andfearוְיִרָֽאוּ׃ סve.yi.Ra.'uH3372.

22Andifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588amanבְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376havecommittedעַל־'al-H5921asinחֵ֛טְאchet'H2399worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941ofdeathוְהוּמָ֑תve.hu.MatH4191, and he beputH4191todeathH4191, and thouhangוְתָלִ֥יתָve.ta.Li.taH8518him on atreeעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086;

23hisbodyנִבְלָת֜וֹniv.la.ToH5038shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808remainתָלִ֨יןta.LinH3885allH3117nightuponעַל־'al-H5921thetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086, but thou shaltsurelyH3588buryH6912him thesameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; for he that ishangedתָּל֑וּיta.LuiH8518isaccursedקִלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430; that thoudefileתְטַמֵּא֙te.ta.Me'H2930notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808thylandאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ סna.cha.LahH5159.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21

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