Deuteronomy 21
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- 1If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-ifH3588A
- יִמָּצֵ֣א
- יִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'it will be foundH4672
- חָלָ֗ל
- חָלָ֗לcha.Lal[one] slainH2491A
- בָּאֲדָמָה֙
- אֲשֶׁר֩
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH0834A
- יְהוָ֨ה
- יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ
- נֹתֵ֤ן
- נֹתֵ֤ןno.Ten[is] about to giveH5414G
- לְךָ֙
- לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ
- נֹפֵ֖ל
- נֹפֵ֖לno.FellyingH5307J
- בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- נוֹדַ֖ע
- נוֹדַ֖עno.Da'it is knownH3045
- מִ֥י
- מִ֥יmiwho?H4310
- הִכָּֽהוּ׃
- כִּי־
- 2then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
- 3and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
- וְהָיָ֣ה
- הָעִ֔יר
- הַקְּרֹבָ֖ה
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הֶחָלָ֑ל
- וְלָֽקְח֡וּ
- זִקְנֵי֩
- זִקְנֵי֩zik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205G
- הָעִ֨יר
- הַהִ֜וא
- עֶגְלַ֣ת
- עֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.Lata heifer ofH5697A
- בָּקָ֗ר
- בָּקָ֗רba.Kar[the] herdH1241
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- עֻבַּד֙
- עֻבַּד֙'u.Badit has been workedH5647I
- בָּ֔הּ
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- מָשְׁכָ֖ה
- מָשְׁכָ֖הma.she.Khahit has draggedH4900
- בְּעֹֽל׃
- 4and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.
- וְהוֹרִ֡דוּ
- זִקְנֵי֩
- זִקְנֵי֩zik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205G
- הָעִ֨יר
- הַהִ֤וא
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָֽעֶגְלָה֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- נַ֣חַל
- נַ֣חַלNa.chala wadiH5158N
- אֵיתָ֔ן
- אֵיתָ֔ן'ei.Tanever-flowingH0386
- אֲשֶׁ֛ר
- אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יֵעָבֵ֥ד
- יֵעָבֵ֥דye.'a.Vedit is tilledH5647I
- בּ֖וֹ
- וְלֹ֣א
- יִזָּרֵ֑עַ
- יִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'it is sownH2232
- וְעָֽרְפוּ־
- שָׁ֥ם
- שָׁ֥םshamthereH8033G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָעֶגְלָ֖ה
- בַּנָּֽחַל׃
- 5And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.
- וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ
- הַכֹּהֲנִים֮
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121A
- לֵוִי֒
- לֵוִי֒le.ViLeviH3878
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- בָ֗ם
- בָּחַ֞ר
- בָּחַ֞רba.Charhe has chosenH0977
- יְהוָ֤ה
- יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
- לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ
- וּלְבָרֵ֖ךְ
- בְּשֵׁ֣ם
- יְהוָ֑ה
- יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וְעַל־
- פִּיהֶ֥ם
- יִהְיֶ֖ה
- יִהְיֶ֖הyih.Yehit will beH1961
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- רִ֥יב
- רִ֥יבrivdisputeH7379
- וְכָל־
- נָֽגַע׃
- נָֽגַעNa.ga'woundH5061
- 6And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
- 7and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
- 8Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood [supplied: to remain] in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
- כַּפֵּר֩
- כַּפֵּר֩ka.Permake atonementH3722A
- לְעַמְּךָ֨
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- פָּדִ֙יתָ֙
- פָּדִ֙יתָ֙pa.Di.tayou ransomedH6299
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehO YahwehH3068G
- וְאַל־
- תִּתֵּן֙
- תִּתֵּן֙ti.Tenyou putH5414H
- דָּ֣ם
- דָּ֣םdambloodH1818
- נָקִ֔י
- נָקִ֔יna.KiinnocentH5355A
- בְּקֶ֖רֶב
- עַמְּךָ֣
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר
- לָהֶ֖ם
- הַדָּֽם׃
- כַּפֵּר֩
- 9So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.
- 10When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,
- 11and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;
- 12then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
- 13and she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thy house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
- וְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שִׂמְלַ֨ת
- שִׂמְלַ֨תsim.Lat[the] clothing ofH8071
- שִׁבְיָ֜הּ
- מֵעָלֶ֗יהָ
- וְיָֽשְׁבָה֙
- בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ
- וּבָֽכְתָ֛ה
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אָבִ֥יהָ
- וְאֶת־
- אִמָּ֖הּ
- יֶ֣רַח
- יֶ֣רַחYe.racha month ofH3391
- יָמִ֑ים
- יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117G
- וְאַ֨חַר
- כֵּ֜ן
- כֵּ֜ןkenthusH3651C
- תָּב֤וֹא
- תָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'you will goH0935G
- אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙
- וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּ
- וְהָיְתָ֥ה
- לְךָ֖
- לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
- 14And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.
- וְהָיָ֞ה
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- לֹ֧א
- לֹ֧אlo'notH3808
- חָפַ֣צְתָּ
- חָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.tayou delightH2654A
- בָּ֗הּ
- וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙
- לְנַפְשָׁ֔הּ
- וּמָכֹ֥ר
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- תִמְכְּרֶ֖נָּה
- בַּכָּ֑סֶף
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- תִתְעַמֵּ֣ר
- תִתְעַמֵּ֣רtit.'a.Meryou will treat as a slaveH6014B
- בָּ֔הּ
- תַּ֖חַת
- תַּ֖חַתTa.chatbecauseH8478J
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- עִנִּיתָֽהּ׃
- 15If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated;
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-ifH3588A
- תִהְיֶ֨יןָ
- תִהְיֶ֨יןָtih.Yei.nathey will belongH1961
- לְאִ֜ישׁ
- שְׁתֵּ֣י
- שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeitwoH8147
- נָשִׁ֗ים
- נָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimwivesH0802H
- הָאַחַ֤ת
- אֲהוּבָה֙
- אֲהוּבָה֙'a.hu.Vah[is] lovedH0157G
- וְהָאַחַ֣ת
- שְׂנוּאָ֔ה
- שְׂנוּאָ֔הse.nu.'Ah[is] hatedH8130
- וְיָֽלְדוּ־
- ל֣וֹ
- בָנִ֔ים
- בָנִ֔יםva.NimsonsH1121A
- הָאֲהוּבָ֖ה
- וְהַשְּׂנוּאָ֑ה
- וְהָיָ֛ה
- הַבֵּ֥ן
- הַבְּכ֖וֹר
- לַשְּׂנִיאָֽה׃
- כִּֽי־
- 16then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born:
- וְהָיָ֗ה
- בְּיוֹם֙
- הַנְחִיל֣וֹ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בָּנָ֔יו
- אֵ֥ת
- אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H0853
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-[that] whichH0834A
- יִהְיֶ֖ה
- יִהְיֶ֖הyih.Yehit will belongH1961
- ל֑וֹ
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יוּכַ֗ל
- יוּכַ֗לyu.Khalhe will be ableH3201
- לְבַכֵּר֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] sonH1121A
- הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- פְּנֵ֥י
- פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440H
- בֶן־
- בֶןven-[the] son ofH1121A
- הַשְּׂנוּאָ֖ה
- הַבְּכֹֽר׃
- 17but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first-born is his.
- כִּי֩
- כִּי֩kithatH3588A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַבְּכֹ֨ר
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜ה
- יַכִּ֗יר
- יַכִּ֗ירya.Kirhe will acknowledgeH5234A
- לָ֤תֶת
- לוֹ֙
- פִּ֣י
- פִּ֣יpia mouth ofH6310K
- שְׁנַ֔יִם
- שְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimtwoH8147
- בְּכֹ֥ל
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- יִמָּצֵ֖א
- יִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'it will be foundH4672
- ל֑וֹ
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-forH3588A
- הוּא֙
- הוּא֙hu'heH1931
- רֵאשִׁ֣ית
- רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[is] [the] beginning ofH7225G
- אֹנ֔וֹ
- ל֖וֹ
- מִשְׁפַּ֥ט
- מִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.Pat[the] claim ofH4941H
- הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃
- כִּי֩
- 18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-ifH3588A
- יִהְיֶ֣ה
- יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehhe will belongH1961
- לְאִ֗ישׁ
- בֵּ֚ן
- בֵּ֚ןbena sonH1121A
- סוֹרֵ֣ר
- סוֹרֵ֣רso.RerstubbornH5637
- וּמוֹרֶ֔ה
- אֵינֶ֣נּוּ
- שֹׁמֵ֔עַ
- שֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'[is] listeningH8085H
- בְּק֥וֹל
- אָבִ֖יו
- וּבְק֣וֹל
- אִמּ֑וֹ
- וְיסְּר֣וּ
- אֹת֔וֹ
- וְלֹ֥א
- יִשְׁמַ֖ע
- יִשְׁמַ֖עyish.Ma'he will listenH8085G
- אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
- כִּֽי־
- 19then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
- 20and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
- 21And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
- 22And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;
- 23his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- תָלִ֨ין
- תָלִ֨יןta.Linit will remain overnightH3885A
- נִבְלָת֜וֹ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הָעֵ֗ץ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- קָב֤וֹר
- קָב֤וֹרka.Vorcertainly <to bury>H6912
- תִּקְבְּרֶ֙נּוּ֙
- בַּיּ֣וֹם
- הַה֔וּא
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- קִלְלַ֥ת
- קִלְלַ֥תki.Lat[is] a curse ofH7045
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- תָּל֑וּי
- תָּל֑וּיta.Lui[one who] is hangedH8518
- וְלֹ֤א
- תְטַמֵּא֙
- תְטַמֵּא֙te.ta.Me'you will make uncleanH2930A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔
- אֲשֶׁר֙
- אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH0834A
- יְהוָ֣ה
- יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
- נֹתֵ֥ן
- נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[is] about to giveH5414G
- לְךָ֖
- נַחֲלָֽה׃
- נַחֲלָֽהna.cha.Lahan inheritanceH5159
- לֹא־
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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