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Deuteronomy 21:1-9

1If one shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672slainחָלָ֗לcha.LalH2491in thelandבָּאֲדָמָה֙ba.'a.da.MahH127which theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414thee topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it,lyingנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704, and it be notknownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045who hathslainהִכָּֽהוּ׃hi.Ka.huH5221him:

2Then thyeldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205and thyjudgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יךָve.sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199shall comeforthוְיָצְא֥וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318, and they shallmeasureוּמָדְדוּ֙u.ma.de.DuH4058to thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892which arearoundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439him that isslainהֶחָלָֽל׃he.cha.LalH2491:

3And it shall be, that thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892which isnextהַקְּרֹבָ֖הha.ke.ro.VahH7138to the slainmanהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491, even theeldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of thatcityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shalltakeוְלָֽקְח֡וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947anheiferעֶגְלַ֣ת בָּקָ֗ר'eg.Lat ba.KarH1241 H5697, which hath not beenworkedעֻבַּד֙'u.BadH5647, and which hath notpulledמָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.KhahH4900theyokeבְּעֹֽל׃be.'OlH5923;

4And theeldersזִקְנֵי֩zik.NeiH2205of thatcityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892shall bringdownוְהוֹרִ֡דוּve.ho.Ri.duH3381theheiferהָֽעֶגְלָה֙ha.'eg.LahH5697to aroughאֵיתָ֔ן'ei.TanH386valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158, which is neithertilledיֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.VedH5647norsownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232, and shall strikeoffH6202theheifer’sהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697neckוְעָֽרְפוּ־ve.'a.re.fu-H6202there in thevalleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158:

5And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִי֒le.ViH3878shall comenearוְנִגְּשׁ֣וּve.ni.ge.ShuH5066; for them theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenבָּחַ֞רba.CharH977toministerלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334to him, and toblessוּלְבָרֵ֖ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and by theirwordפִּיהֶ֥םpi.HemH6310shall everycontroversyרִ֥יבrivH7379and everystrokeנָֽגַע׃Na.ga'H5061be tried :

6And all theeldersזִקְנֵי֙zik.NeiH2205of thatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, that arenextהַקְּרֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138to theslainהֶחָלָ֑לhe.cha.LalH2491man, shallwashיִרְחֲצוּ֙yir.cha.TzuH7364theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027over theheiferהָעֶגְלָ֖הha.'eg.LahH5697that isbeheadedהָעֲרוּפָ֥הha.'a.ru.FahH6202in thevalleyבַנָּֽחַל׃va.Na.chalH5158:

7And they shallanswerוְעָנ֖וּve.'a.NuH6030andsayוְאָמְר֑וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Ourhandsיָדֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027have notshedשָֽׁפְכוּ֙sha.fe.khahH8210thisbloodהַדָּ֣םha.DamH1818, neither have oureyesוְעֵינֵ֖ינוּve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869seenרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200it .

8Bemercifulכַּפֵּר֩ka.PerH3722, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, to thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֨le.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whom thou hastredeemedפָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.taH6299, andlayתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414notinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818to thechargeבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And thebloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818shall beforgivenוְנִכַּפֵּ֥רve.nik.ka.PerH3722them.

9So shalt thouremoveתְּבַעֵ֛רte.va.'ErH1197the guilt ofinnocentהַנָּקִ֖יha.na.KiH5355bloodהַדָּ֥םha.DamH1818fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you, when thou shaltdoתַעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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