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And they will have no heritage among their countrymen: the Lord is their heritage, as he has said to them.

בְּקֶ֣רֶב (בְּ) be. “in”

For he, and his sons after him for ever, have been marked out by the Lord your God from all your tribes, to do the work of priests in the name of the Lord.

ב֗וֹ (ב֗) v “<in> <the>”בְּשֵׁם־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And if a Levite, moved by a strong desire, comes from any town in all Israel where he is living to the place marked out by the Lord;

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then he will do the work of a priest in the name of the Lord his God, with all his brothers the Levites who are there before the Lord.

בְּשֵׁ֖ם (בְּ) be. “in”

Let there not be seen among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter go through the fire, or anyone using secret arts, or a maker of strange sounds, or a reader of signs, or any wonder-worker,

בְךָ֔ (בְ) ve. “among <the>”בָּאֵ֑שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

For all who do such things are disgusting to the Lord; and because of these disgusting things the Lord your God is driving them out before you.

וּבִגְלַל֙ (בִ) vi “on”

In answer to the request you made to the Lord your God in Horeb on the day of the great meeting, when you said, Let not the voice of the Lord my God come to my ears again, and let me not see this great fire any more, or death will overtake me.

בְּחֹרֵ֔ב (בְּ) be. “at”בְּי֥וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”

I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say.

בְּפִ֔יו (בְּ) be. “in”

And whoever does not give ear to my words which he will say in my name, will be responsible to me.

בִּשְׁמִ֑י (בִּ) bi “in”

But the prophet who takes it on himself to say words in my name which I have not given him orders to say, or who says anything in the name of other gods, will come to his death.

בִּשְׁמִ֗י (בִּ) bi “in”בְּשֵׁ֖ם (בְּ) be. “in”

And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?

בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ (בִּ) bi “in”

When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and his words do not come true, then his word is not the word of the Lord: the words of the prophet were said in the pride of his heart, and you are to have no

בְּשֵׁ֣ם (בְּ) be. “in”בְּזָדוֹן֙ (בְּ) be. “with”

When the nations, whose land the Lord your God is giving you, have been cut off by him, and you have taken their place and are living in their towns and in their houses;

בְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם (בְ) ve. “in”וּבְבָתֵּיהֶֽם׃ (בְ) ve. “in”

You are to have three towns marked out in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.

בְּת֣וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

This is to be the rule for anyone who goes in flight there, after causing the death of his neighbour in error and not through hate;

בִּבְלִי־ (בִּ) bi “with”

For example, if a man goes into the woods with his neighbour for the purpose of cutting down trees, and when he takes his axe to give a blow to the tree, the head of the axe comes off, and falling on to his neighbour gives him a wound causing his death;

בַיַּעַר֮ (בַ) va “in the”בַגַּרְזֶן֙ (בַ) va. “by the”

If you keep and do all these orders which I give you today, loving the Lord your God and walking ever in his ways; then let three more towns, in addition to these three, be marked out for you:

בִּדְרָכָ֖יו (בִּ) bi “in”

So that in all your land, which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, no man may be wrongly put to death, for which you will be responsible.

בְּקֶ֣רֶב (בְּ) be. “in”

The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.

בְּיַ֛ד (בְּ) be. “in”

Your neighbour's landmark, which was put in its place by the men of old times, is not to be moved or taken away in the land of your heritage which the Lord your God is giving you.

בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּאָ֕רֶץ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.

בְּאִ֗ישׁ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

If a false witness makes a statement against a man, saying that he has done wrong,

בְּאִ֑ישׁ (בְּ) be. “in”בּ֖וֹ (בּ֖) b “against <the>”

Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the priests and judges who are then in power;

בַּיָּמִ֥ים (בַּ) ba “in the”

And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother,

בְאָחִֽיו׃ (בְ) ve. “against”

And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.

בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”