H9003–/ב–b

Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ (בְּ) be. “for”בְּעַ֙יִן֙ (בְּ) be. “for”בְּשֵׁ֔ן (בְּ) be. “for”בְּיָ֖ד (בְּ) be. “for”בְּרָֽגֶל׃ (בְּ) be. “for”

And let the overseers say to the people, If there is any man who has made for himself a new house and has not gone into it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not take his house for himself.

בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.

בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Or if any man is newly married and has had no sex relations with his wife, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another man may not take her.

בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Then, after saying these words to the people, let the overseers put captains over the army.

בְּרֹ֥אשׁ (בְּ) be. “at”

And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.

בָ֗הּ (בָ֗) Va “in <the>”

And when the Lord your God has given it into your hands, let every male in it be put to death without mercy.

בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

But the women and the children and the cattle and everything in the town and all its wealth, you may take for yourselves: the wealth of your haters, which the Lord your God has given you, will be your food.

בָעִ֛יר (בָ) va. “in the”

If in war a town is shut in by your armies for a long time, do not let its trees be cut down and made waste; for their fruit will be your food; are the trees of the countryside men for you to take up arms against them?

בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

If, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you come across the dead body of a man in the open country, and you have no idea who has put him to death:

בָּאֲדָמָה֙ (בָּ) ba. “in the”בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke;

בָּ֔הּ (בָּ֔) Ba “by <the>”בְּעֹֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “by”

And they are to take the cow into a valley where there is flowing water, and which is not ploughed or planted, and there the neck of the cow is to be broken:

בּ֖וֹ (בּ֖) b “in <the>”בַּנָּֽחַל׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:

בָ֗ם (בָ֗) Va “<in> <the>”בְּשֵׁ֣ם (בְּ) be. “in”

And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley,

בַנָּֽחַל׃ (בַ) va. “in the”

Have mercy, O Lord, on your people Israel whom you have made free, and take away from your people the crime of a death without cause. Then they will no longer be responsible for the man's death.

בְּקֶ֖רֶב (בְּ) be. “in”

So you will take away the crime of a death without cause from among you, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

When you go out to war against other nations, and the Lord your God gives them up into your hands and you take them as prisoners;

בְּיָדֶ֖ךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife;

בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “among the”בָ֔הּ (בָ֔) Va “<in> <the>”

And let her take off the dress in which she was made prisoner and go on living in your house and weeping for her father and mother for a full month: and after that you may go in to her and be her husband and she will be your wife.

בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

But if you have no delight in her, you are to let her go wherever she will; you may not take a price for her as if she was your property, for you have made use of her for your pleasure.

בָּ֗הּ (בָּ֗) Ba “in <the>”בַּכָּ֑סֶף (בַּ) ba. “for <the>”בָּ֔הּ (בָּ֔) Ba “<in> <the>”

Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:

בְּיוֹם֙ (בְּ) be. “on”

But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.

בְּכֹ֥ל (בְּ) be. “in”

If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

בְּק֥וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”וּבְק֣וֹל (בְ) ve. “to”

Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;

ב֖וֹ (ב֖) v “<in> <the>”

And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink.

בְּקֹלֵ֑נוּ (בְּ) be. “to”