Deuteronomy 21

1IfH3588 one be foundH4672 slainH5221 in the landH127 whichH834 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 giveth thee to possessH3423 it, lyingH5307 in the fieldH7704, and it be notH3808 knownH3045 who hath smittenH5221 him: 2then thy eldersH2205 and thy judgesH8199 shall comeH3318 forthH3318, and they shall measureH4058 unto the citiesH5892 whichH834 are roundH5439 aboutH5439 him that is slainH2491: 3and it shall be, that the cityH5892 whichH834 is nearestH7138 unto the slainH2491 manH2205, evenH3808 the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892 shall takeH3947 an heiferH5697 of the herdH1241, whichH834 hath notH3808 been wrought with, and whichH834 hath notH3808 drawnH4900 in the yokeH5923; 4and the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892 shall bringH3381 downH3381 the heiferH5697 unto a valleyH5158 with runningH386 waterH386, whichH834 is neitherH3808 plowedH5647 norH3808 sownH2232, and shall breakH6202 the heifer’sH5697 neckH6202 there in the valleyH5158: 5and the priestsH3548 the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 shall comeH1961 nearH5066; for them the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 hath chosenH977 to ministerH8334 unto him, and to blessH1288 in the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068; and accordingH5921 to their wordH6310 shall everyH3605 controversyH7379 and everyH3605 strokeH5061 be: 6and allH3605 the eldersH2205 of that cityH5892, who are nearestH7138 unto the slainH2491 manH2205, shall washH7364 their handsH3027 over the heiferH5697 whoseH3605 neckH6202 was brokenH6202 in the valleyH5158: 7and they shall answerH6030 and sayH559, Our handsH3027 have notH3808 shedH8210 this bloodH1818, neitherH3808 have our eyesH5869 seenH7200 it. 8ForgiveH3722, O LORDH3068, thy peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, whomH834 thou hast redeemedH6299, and suffer notH408 innocentH5355 bloodH1818 to remain in the midstH7130 of thy peopleH5971 IsraelH3478. And the bloodH1818 shall be forgiven them. 9SoH6213 shalt thou put away the innocentH5355 bloodH1818 from the midstH7130 of thee, when thou shalt doH6213 that whichH5869 is rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068. 10When thou goest forthH3318 to battleH4421 againstH5921 thine enemiesH341, and the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 delivereth them intoH5921 thine handsH3027, and thou carriest them awayH7617 captiveH7617, 11and seest among the captivesH7633 a beautifulH3303 womanH802, and thou hast a desire unto herH3947, and wouldest takeH3947 herH3947 to thee to wifeH802; 12then thou shalt bringH935 herH413 homeH1004 to thine houseH1004; and she shall shaveH1548 herH413 headH7218, and pare herH413 nailsH6856; 13and sheH517 shall putH5493 the raiment of herH413 captivityH7633 from offH5921 herH413, and shall remainH3427 in thine houseH1004, and bewailH1058 herH413 fatherH1 and herH413 motherH517 a fullH3117 monthH3391: and afterH310 that thou shalt goH935 in unto herH413, and be herH413 husbandH1167, and sheH517 shall be thy wifeH802. 14And it shall be, ifH518 thou have noH3808 delightH2654 in herH7971, then thou shalt letH7971 herH7971 goH7971 whither sheH834 will; but thou shalt notH3808 sellH4376 herH7971 at all for moneyH3701, thou shalt notH3808 deal with herH7971 as a slaveH5315, becauseH834 thou hast humbled herH7971. 15IfH3588 a manH376 have twoH8147 wivesH802, the one belovedH157, and the otherH259 hatedH8130, and they have borneH3205 him childrenH1121, bothH8147 the belovedH157 and the hatedH8130; and ifH3588 the firstbornH1060 sonH1121 be hers that was hatedH8130; 16then it shall be, in the dayH3117 that he causeth his sonsH1121 to inheritH5157 that whichH834 he hath, that he may notH3808 makeH1069 the sonH1121 of the belovedH157 the firstbornH1060 beforeH6440 the sonH1121 of the hatedH8130, whichH834 is the firstbornH1060: 17but he shall acknowledgeH5234 the firstbornH1060, the sonH1121 of the hatedH8130, by givingH5414 him a doubleH8147 portionH6310 of allH3605 that he hath: for he is the beginningH7225 of his strengthH202; the rightH4941 of the firstbornH1060 is his. 18IfH3588 a manH376 have a stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784 sonH1121, which will notH3808 obeyH8085 the voiceH6963 of his fatherH1, or the voiceH6963 of his motherH517, and thoughH3588 they chastenH3256 him, will notH3808 hearken unto them: 19then shall his fatherH1 and his motherH517 layH8610 holdH8610 on him, and bringH3318 him outH3318 unto the eldersH2205 of his cityH5892, and unto the gateH8179 of his placeH4725; 20and they shall sayH559 unto the eldersH2205 of his cityH5892, This our sonH1121 is stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784, he will notH369 obeyH8085 our voiceH6963; he is a riotous liver, and a drunkard. 21And allH3605 the menH376 of his cityH5892 shall stoneH68 him with stonesH68, that he dieH4191: soH4191 shalt thou putH4191 awayH3605 the evilH7451 from the midstH7130 of thee; and allH3605 IsraelH3478 shall hearH8085, and fearH3372. 22And ifH3588 a manH376 have committedH5921 a sinH2399 worthyH4941 of deathH4191, and he be putH4191 to deathH4191, and thou hangH8518 him on a treeH6086; 23his bodyH5038 shall notH3808 remainH3885 allH3117 night uponH5921 the treeH6086, but thou shalt surelyH3588 buryH6912 him the sameH1931 dayH3117; for he that is hangedH8518 is accursedH7045 of GodH430; that thou defileH2930 notH3808 thy landH127 whichH834 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 giveth thee for an inheritanceH5159.