H0834A–אֲשֶׁר–a.sher

as when he goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron slippeth from the handle, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; such an one 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 keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in his ways continually), then shalt thou add three cities more for thyself to 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 blood come not upon thee.

אֲשֶׁר֙ 'a.Sher “which”

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

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

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, and 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 unto 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 eaten of it? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

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”

only the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that shall be in the city, all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take as booty for thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee

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

Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities that 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 which 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 according to all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, so that ye sin against Jehovah your God.

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

Only the trees which thou knowest are not trees for meat, thou mayest destroy and cut them down, and 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, lying in the field, [ergänzt: and] it be not known who hath smitten him,

אֲשֶׁר֩ 'a.Sher “which”

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

אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “which”

and the city that is nearest unto him that is slain, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer that hath not been wrought with, that 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 an ever-flowing watercourse, which is not tilled, nor is it sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the watercourse;

אֲשֶׁ֛ר 'a.Sher “which”

Forgive thy people Israel, whom thou, Jehovah, hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel; and the blood shall be expiated for them.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go according to her desire; but thou shalt in no wise sell her for money; thou shalt not treat her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “that”

then it shall be, in the day that he maketh his sons to inherit what he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn;

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “[that] which”

but he shall acknowledge as firstborn the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that is found with him; for he is the firstfruits of his vigour: the right of the firstborn is his.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day (for he that is hanged is a curse of God); and thou shalt not defile 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 clothing; and so shalt thou do with everything that is lost of thy brother, which he loseth, and thou findest: thou mayest not hide thyself.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”