Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 21:1-9

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.

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