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Deuteronomy 19

1When theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath cutoffיַכְרִ֞יתyakh.RitH3772thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, whoselandאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee, and thousucceedestוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֕םvi.rish.TamH3423them, anddwellestוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in theircitiesבְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892, and in theirhousesוּבְבָתֵּיהֶֽם׃u.ve.va.tei.HemH1004;

2Thou shalt setapartתַּבְדִּ֣ילtav.DilH914threeשָׁל֥וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892for thee in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776, which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

3Thou shaltprepareתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559thee awayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870, and divide theboundsגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776, which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee toinheritיַנְחִֽילְךָ֖yan.chi.le.KhaH5157, into threepartsוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027, that everyslayerרֹצֵֽחַ׃ro.Tze.achH7523mayfleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127there.

4And this is thecaseדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523, who shallfleeיָנ֥וּסya.NusH5127there, that he mayliveH2425: Whoeverkillethיַכֶּ֤הya.KehH5221hisneighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453unintentionallyבִּבְלִי־ דַ֔עַתbiv.li- Da.'atH1097 H1847, whom hehatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130not intimeמִתְּמֹ֥לmi.te.MolH8543pastשִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃shil.ShomH8032;

5As when a mangoethיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935into theforestבַיַּעַר֮vai.ya.'ArH3293with hisneighbourרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453tohewלַחְטֹ֣בlach.ToH2404woodעֵצִים֒'e.TzimH6086, and hishandיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027maketh astrokeוְנִדְּחָ֨הve.ni.de.ChahH5080with theaxeבַגַּרְזֶן֙va.gar.ZenH1631to cutdownלִכְרֹ֣תlikh.RotH3772thetreeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086, and theheadהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270slippethוְנָשַׁ֤לve.na.ShalH5394from thehelveהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086, andfallethוּמָצָ֥אu.ma.Tza'H4672upon hisneighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453, that hediethוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191; he shallfleeיָנ֛וּסya.NusH5127tooneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of thesecitiesהֶעָרִים־he.'a.rim-H5892, andliveH2425:

6Lest theavengerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֜םha.DamH1818shallpursueיִרְדֹּף֩yir.DofH7291theslayerאַחֲרֵ֣י הָרֹצֵ֗חַ'a.cha.Rei ha.ro.Tze.achH310 H7523,whileH3588hisheartלְבָבוֹ֒le.va.VoH3824ishotH3179, andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹve.hi.si.GoH5381him, because thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870islongיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235, andslayוְהִכָּ֣הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221himנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315; though he was notworthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941ofdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194, inasmuchasH3588hehatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him not intimeמִתְּמ֥וֹלmi.te.MolH8543pastשִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃shil.ShomH8032.

7Therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shalt setapartתַּבְדִּ֥ילtav.DilH914threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892for thee.

8And if theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallenlargeיַרְחִ֞יבyar.ChivH7337thylandגְּבֻ֣לְךָ֔ge.Vul.khaH1366, as he hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, andgiveוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414thee all thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which hepromisedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;

9If thou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹר֩tish.MorH8104all thesecommandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֨הha.mitz.VahH4687todoלַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּla.'a.so.TahH6213them, which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117, toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and towalkH3212everהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870; then shalt thouaddוְיָסַפְתָּ֨ve.ya.saf.TaH3254threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892more for thee, besides thesethreeהַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁha.sha.LoshH7969:

10Thatinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818may not beshedיִשָּׁפֵךְ֙yi.sha.feKhH8210inבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776, which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159, and sobloodדָּמִֽים׃ סda.MimH1818be upon thee.

11But if anymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shallhateשֹׂנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453, and lie inwaitוְאָ֤רַבve.'A.ravH693for him, and riseupוְקָ֣םve.KamH6965against him, andsmiteוְהִכָּ֥הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221himmortallyנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that hediethוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191, and he shallfleeוְנָ֕סve.NasH5127intooneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259oftheseהָאֵֽל׃ha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892:

12Then theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of hiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892shallsendוְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ve.sha.le.ChuH7971andbringוְלָקְח֥וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947him from there, anddeliverוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414him into thehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of theavengerגֹּאֵ֥לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818, that he maydieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

13Thyeyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shall notpityתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347him, but thou shallremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֧u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the guilt ofinnocentהַנָּקִ֛יha.na.KiH5355bloodדַֽם־dam-H1818fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that it may bewellוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2895with thee.

14Thou shalt notremoveתַסִּיג֙ta.SigH5253thyneighbour’sרֵֽעֲךָ֔re.'a.KhaH7453landmarkגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366, which they of oldtimeרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223havesetגָּבְל֖וּga.ve.LuH1379in thyinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙be.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159, which thou shaltinheritתִּנְחַ֔לtin.ChalH5157in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423it.

15Oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259witnessעֵ֨ד'edH5707shall not riseupיָקוּם֩ya.KumH6965against amanבְּאִ֗ישׁbe.'IshH376for anyiniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771, or for anysinחַטָּ֔אתcha.TatH2403, in anysinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399that hesinnethיֶֽחֱטָ֑אye.che.Ta'H2398: at themouthפִּ֣י׀piH6310oftwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147witnessesעֵדִ֗ים'e.DimH5707, or at themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofthreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707, shall thematterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697beestablishedיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965.

16If afalseחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707shall riseupיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965against anymanבְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'IshH376totestifyלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6030against him that which iswrongסָרָֽה׃sa.RahH5627;

17Thenbothשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, between whom thecontroversyהָרִ֖יבha.RivH7379is, shallstandוְעָמְד֧וּve.'a.me.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and thejudgesוְהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםve.ha.Sho.fe.TimH8199, who shall be in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117;

18And thejudgesהַשֹּׁפְטִ֖יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199shall makediligentהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190inquisitionוְדָרְשׁ֥וּve.da.re.ShuH1875: and, behold, if thewitnessעֵֽד־'ed-H5707is afalseשֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerH8267witnessהָעֵ֔דha.'EdH5707, and hathtestifiedעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030falselyשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267against hisbrotherבְאָחִֽיו׃ve.'a.ChivH251;

19Then shall yedoוַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶםva.'a.Si.temH6213to him, as he hadthoughtזָמַ֖םza.MamH2161todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to hisbrotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251: so shalt thouremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

20And those whoremainוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604shallhearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085, andfearוְיִרָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372, and shallhenceforthיֹסִ֨פוּyo.Si.fuH3254commitלַעֲשׂ֜וֹתla.'a.SotH6213no moreanyכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697suchevilהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451amongבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

21And thyeyeעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869shall notpityתָח֖וֹסta.ChosH2347; butlifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.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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