H0834A–אֲשֶׁר–a.sher

as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, so that he dieth; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live:

וַאֲשֶׁר֩ (אֲשֶׁר֩) 'a.Sher “who”

And if Jehovah thy God enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

if thou shalt keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, besides these three:

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “which”

that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

אֲשֶׁר֙ 'a.Sher “which”

Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”אֲשֶׁר֙ 'a.Sher “which”

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days;

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “whom”אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “who”

And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “who”

And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “who”

And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “who”

but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “that”אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

אֲשֶׁ֛ר 'a.Sher “which”

But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth;

אֲשֶׁר֙ 'a.Sher “which”

that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so would ye sin against Jehovah your God.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “that”אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Only the trees of which thou knowest that they are not trees for food, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

If 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;

אֲשֶׁר֩ 'a.Sher “which”

then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “which”

and 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;

אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “which”אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

and 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.

אֲשֶׁ֛ר 'a.Sher “which”

Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood [ergänzt: to remain] in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

And 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.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “that”

then 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:

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “[that] which”

but 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.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

his 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.

אֲשֶׁר֙ 'a.Sher “which”

And so shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his garment; and so shalt thou do with every lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found: thou mayest not hide thyself.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”