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[1] When Yahweh your God cuts off the nations whose land Yahweh your God gives you, and you succeed them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, [2] you shall set apart three cities for yourselves in the middle of your land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess. [3] You shall prepare the way, and divide the borders of your land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit into three parts, that every man slayer may flee there. [4] This is the case of the man slayer who shall flee there and live: Whoever kills his neighbor unintentionally, and didn’t hate him in time past— [5] as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood and his hand swings the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and hits his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live. [6] Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the man slayer while hot anger is in his heart and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally, even though he was not worthy of death, because he didn’t hate him in time past. [7] Therefore I command you to set apart three cities for yourselves. [8] If Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which he promised to give to your fathers; [9] and if you keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you today, to love Yahweh your God, and to walk ever in his ways, then you shall add three cities more for yourselves, in addition to these three. [10] This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you. [11] But if any man hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities; [12] then the elders of his city shall send and bring him there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. [13] Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you. [14] You shall not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which they of old time have set, in your inheritance which you shall inherit, in the land that Yahweh your God gives you to possess. [15] One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established. [16] If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, [17] then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days; [18] and the judges shall make diligent inquisition; and behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother, [19] then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you. [20] Those who remain shall hear, and fear, and will never again commit any such evil among you. [21] Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
King James Version

Criminal Law

[1] When H3588 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 hath cut off H3772 H853 the nations, H1471 H853 whose H834 land H776 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee, and thou succeedest§ them, H3423 and dwellest H3427 in their cities, H5892 and in their houses; H1004 [2] thou shalt separate H914 three H7969 cities H5892 for thee in the midst H8432 of thy land, H776 which H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee to possess it. H3423 [3] Thou shalt prepare H3559 thee a way, H1870 and divide H8027 H853 the coasts H1366 of thy land, H776 which H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 giveth thee to inherit, H5157 into three parts, H8027 that H1961 every H3605 slayer H7523 may flee H5127 thither. H8033 [4] And this H2088 is the case H1697 of the slayer, H7523 which H834 shall flee H5127 thither, H8033 that he may live: H2425 Whoso H834 killeth H5221 H853 his neighbour H7453 ignorantly, H1097 H1847 whom he H1931 hated H8130 not H3808 in time H8543 past; H8032§ [5] as when H834 a man goeth H935 into the wood H3293 with H854 his neighbour H7453 to hew H2404 wood, H6086 and his hand H3027 fetcheth a stroke H5080 with the axe H1631 to cut down H3772 the tree, H6086 and the head H1270§ slippeth H5394 from H4480 the helve, H6086§ and lighteth H4672§ upon H4672 H853 his neighbour, H7453 that he die; H4191 he H1931 shall flee H5127 unto H413 one H259 of those H428 cities, H5892 and live: H2425 [6] lest H6435 the avenger H1350 of the blood H1818 pursue H7291 H310 the slayer, H7523 while H3588 his heart H3824 is hot, H3179 and overtake him, H5381 because H3588 the way H1870 is long, H7235 and slay him; H5221§ H5315 whereas he was not H369 worthy H4941 of death, H4194 inasmuch as H3588 he H1931 hated H8130 him not H3808 in time H8543 past. H8032§ [7] Wherefore H5921 H3651 I H595 command thee, H6680 saying, H559 Thou shalt separate H914 three H7969 cities H5892 for thee. [8] And if H518 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 enlarge H7337 H853 thy coast, H1366 as H834 he hath sworn H7650 unto thy fathers, H1 and give H5414 thee H853 all H3605 the land H776 which H834 he promised H1696 to give H5414 unto thy fathers; H1 [9] if H3588 thou shalt keep H8104 H853 all H3605 these H2063 commandments H4687 to do them, H6213 which H834 I H595 command thee H6680 this day, H3117 to love H157 H853 the Lord H3068 thy God, H430 and to walk H3212 ever H3605 H3117 in his ways; H1870 then shalt thou add H3254 three H7969 cities H5892 more H5750 for thee, beside H5921 these H428 three: H7969 [10] that innocent H5355 blood H1818 be H8210 not H3808 shed H8210 in H7130 thy land, H776 which H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee for an inheritance, H5159 and so blood H1818 be H1961 upon thee. H5921 [11] But if H3588 H1961 any man H376 hate H8130 his neighbour, H7453 and lie in wait H693 for him, and rise up H6965 against him, H5921 and smite H5221 him H5221 mortally H5315§ that he die, H4191 and fleeth H5127 into H413 one H259 of these H411 cities: H5892 [12] then the elders H2205 of his city H5892 shall send H7971 and fetch H3947 him H853 thence, H8033 and deliver H5414 him H853 into the hand H3027 of the avenger H1350 of blood, H1818 that he may die. H4191 [13] Thine eye H5869 shall H2347 not H3808 pity H2347 him, H5921 but thou shalt put away H1197 the guilt of innocent H5355 blood H1818 from Israel, H3478 that it may go well H2895 with thee. [14] Thou shalt H5253 not H3808 remove H5253 thy neighbour’s H7453 landmark, H1366 which H834 they of old time H7223 have set H1379 in thine inheritance, H5159 which H834 thou shalt inherit H5157 in the land H776 that H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee to possess it. H3423 [15] One H259 witness H5707 shall H6965 not H3808 rise up H6965 against a man H376 for any H3605 iniquity, H5771 or for any H3605 sin, H2403 in any H3605 sin H2399 that H834 he sinneth: H2398 at H5921 the mouth H6310 of two H8147 witnesses, H5707 or H176 at H5921 the mouth H6310 of three H7969 witnesses, H5707 shall the matter H1697 be established. H6965 [16] If H3588 a false H2555 witness H5707 rise up H6965 against§ any man H376 to testify H6030 against him that which is wrong; H5627 [17] then both H8147 the men, H582 between whom H834 the controversy H7379 is, shall stand H5975 before H6440 the Lord, H3068 before H6440 the priests H3548 and the judges, H8199 which H834 shall be H1961 in those H1992 days; H3117 [18] and the judges H8199 shall make H1875 diligent H3190 inquisition: H1875 and, behold, H2009 if the witness H5707 be a false H8267 witness, H5707 and hath testified H6030 falsely H8267 against his brother; H251 [19] then shall ye do H6213 unto him, as H834 he had thought H2161 to have done H6213 unto his brother: H251 so shalt thou put H1197 the evil H7451 away H1197 from among you. H7130 [20] And those which remain H7604 shall hear, H8085 and fear, H3372 and shall henceforth H3254 commit H6213 no H3808 more H5750 any H1697 such H2088 evil H7451 among you. H7130 [21] And thine eye H5869 shall H2347 not H3808 pity; H2347 but life H5315 shall go for life, H5315 eye H5869 for eye, H5869 tooth H8127 for tooth, H8127 hand H3027 for hand, H3027 foot H7272 for foot. H7272

Footnotes

  1. § 19:1 Heb. inheritest, or possessest
  2. § 19:4 Heb. from yesterday the third day
  3. § 19:5a Heb. iron
  4. § 19:5b Heb. wood
  5. § 19:5c Heb. findeth
  6. § 19:6a Heb. smite him in life
  7. § 19:6b Heb. from yesterday, third day
  8. § 19:11 Heb. in life
  9. § 19:16 Or, falling away
Septuaginta
[1] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 ἀφανίσῃ G853 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 τὰ G3588 ἔθνη, G1484 ἃ G3739 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι G4671 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 κατακληρονομήσητε G2624 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 κατοικήσητε G2730 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 πόλεσιν G4172 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 οἴκοις G3624 αὐτῶν, G846 [2] τρεῖς G5140 πόλεις G4172 διαστελεῖς G1291 σεαυτῷ G4572 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 σου, G4675 ἧς G3739 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι. G4671 [3] Στόχασαί σοι G4671 τὴν G3588 ὁδὸν G3598 καὶ G2532 τριμεριεῖς τὰ G3588 ὅρια G3725 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 σου, G4675 ἣν G3739 καταμερίζει σοι G4671 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 καταφυγὴ ἐκεῖ G1563 παντὶ G3956 φονευτῇ. [4] Τοῦτο G5124 δὲ G1161 ἔσται G2071 τὸ G3588 πρόσταγμα τοῦ G3588 φονευτοῦ, ὃς G3739 ἂν G302 φύγῃ G5343 ἐκεῖ G1563 καὶ G2532 ζήσεται· G2198 ὃς G3739 ἂν G302 πατάξῃ G3960 τὸν G3588 πλησίον G4139 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀκουσίως καὶ G2532 οὗτος G3778 οὐ G3756 μισῶν G3404 αὐτὸν G846 πρὸ G4253 τῆς G3588 ἐχθὲς G5504 καὶ G2532 πρὸ G4253 τῆς G3588 τρίτης, G5154 [5] καὶ G2532 ὃς G3739 ἂν G302 εἰσέλθῃ G1525 μετὰ G3326 τοῦ G3588 πλησίον G4139 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 δρυμὸν συναγαγεῖν G4863 ξύλα, G3586 καὶ G2532 ἐκκρουσθῇ ἡ G3588 χεὶρ G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 τῇ G3588 ἀξίνῃ G513 κόπτοντος G2875 τὸ G3588 ξύλον, G3586 καὶ G2532 ἐκπεσὸν G1601 τὸ G3588 σιδήριον ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 ξύλου G3586 τύχῃ G5177 τοῦ G3588 πλησίον, G4139 καὶ G2532 ἀποθάνῃ, G599 οὗτος G3778 καταφεύξεται G2703 εἰς G1519 μίαν G3391 τῶν G3588 πόλεων G4172 τούτων G5130 καὶ G2532 ζήσεται, G2198 [6] ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 διώξας G1377 ὁ G3588 ἀγχιστεύων τοῦ G3588 αἵματος G129 ὀπίσω G3694 τοῦ G3588 φονεύσαντος, G5407 ὅτι G3754 παρατεθέρμανται τῇ G3588 καρδίᾳ, G2588 καὶ G2532 καταλάβῃ G2638 αὐτόν, G846 ἐὰν G1437 μακροτέρα G3117 ᾖ G5600 ἡ G3588 ὁδός, G3598 καὶ G2532 πατάξῃ G3960 αὐτοῦ G846 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν, G5590 καὶ G2532 ἀποθάνῃ, G599 καὶ G2532 τούτῳ G5129 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 κρίσις G2920 θανάτου, G2288 ὅτι G3754 οὐ G3756 μισῶν G3404 ἦν G2258 αὐτὸν G846 πρὸ G4253 τῆς G3588 ἐχθὲς G5504 καὶ G2532 πρὸ G4253 τῆς G3588 τρίτης. G5154 [7] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ἐγώ G1473 σοι G4671 ἐντέλλομαι G1781 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 τοῦτο G5124 λέγων G3004 Τρεῖς G5140 πόλεις G4172 διαστελεῖς G1291 σεαυτῷ· G4572 [8] ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 ἐμπλατύνῃ κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 τὰ G3588 ὅριά G3725 σου, G4675 ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 ὤμοσεν G3660 τοῖς G3588 πατράσιν G3962 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 δῷ G1325 σοι G4671 κύριος G2962 πᾶσαν G3956 τὴν G3588 γῆν, G1093 ἣν G3739 εἶπεν G2036 δοῦναι G1325 τοῖς G3588 πατράσιν G3962 σου, G4675 [9] ἐὰν G1437 ἀκούσῃς G191 ποιεῖν G4160 πάσας G3956 τὰς G3588 ἐντολὰς G1785 ταύτας, G3778 ἃς G3739 ἐγὼ G1473 ἐντέλλομαί G1781 σοι G4671 σήμερον, G4594 ἀγαπᾶν G25 κύριον G2962 τὸν G3588 θεόν G2316 σου, G4675 πορεύεσθαι G4198 ἐν G1722 πάσαις G3956 ταῖς G3588 ὁδοῖς G3598 αὐτοῦ G846 πάσας G3956 τὰς G3588 ἡμέρας, G2250 καὶ G2532 προσθήσεις G4369 σεαυτῷ G4572 ἔτι G2089 τρεῖς G5140 πόλεις G4172 πρὸς G4314 τὰς G3588 τρεῖς G5140 ταύτας, G3778 [10] καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐκχυθήσεται G1632 αἷμα G129 ἀναίτιον G338 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ G1093 σου, G4675 ᾗ G3739 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι G4671 ἐν G1722 κλήρῳ, G2819 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔσται G2071 ἐν G1722 σοὶ G4671 αἵματι G129 ἔνοχος. G1777 — [11] ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 γένηται G1096 ἄνθρωπος G444 μισῶν G3404 τὸν G3588 πλησίον G4139 καὶ G2532 ἐνεδρεύσῃ G1748 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπαναστῇ G1881 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 πατάξῃ G3960 αὐτοῦ G846 ψυχήν, G5590 καὶ G2532 ἀπεθάνῃ, G599 καὶ G2532 φύγῃ G5343 εἰς G1519 μίαν G3391 τῶν G3588 πόλεων G4172 τούτων, G5130 [12] καὶ G2532 ἀποστελοῦσιν G649 ἡ G3588 γερουσία G1087 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 λήμψονται G2983 αὐτὸν G846 ἐκεῖθεν G1564 καὶ G2532 παραδώσουσιν G3860 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 τῷ G3588 ἀγχιστεύοντι τοῦ G3588 αἵματος, G129 καὶ G2532 ἀποθανεῖται· G599 [13] οὐ G3756 φείσεται G5339 ὁ G3588 ὀφθαλμός G3788 σου G4675 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 καθαριεῖς G2511 τὸ G3588 αἷμα G129 τὸ G3588 ἀναίτιον G338 ἐξ G1537 Ισραηλ, G2474 καὶ G2532 εὖ G2095 σοι G4671 ἔσται. G2071 [14] Οὐ G3756 μετακινήσεις G3334 ὅρια G3725 τοῦ G3588 πλησίον G4139 σου, G4675 ἃ G3739 ἔστησαν G2476 οἱ G3588 πατέρες G3962 σου G4675 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 κληρονομίᾳ G2817 σου, G4675 ᾗ G3739 κατεκληρονομήθης G2624 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ, G1093 ᾗ G3739 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι G4671 ἐν G1722 κλήρῳ. G2819 [15] Οὐκ G3756 ἐμμενεῖ G1696 μάρτυς G3144 εἷς G1520 μαρτυρῆσαι G3140 κατὰ G2596 ἀνθρώπου G444 κατὰ G2596 πᾶσαν G3956 ἀδικίαν G93 καὶ G2532 κατὰ G2596 πᾶν G3956 ἁμάρτημα G265 καὶ G2532 κατὰ G2596 πᾶσαν G3956 ἁμαρτίαν, G266 ἣν G3739 ἂν G302 ἁμάρτῃ· G264 ἐπὶ G1909 στόματος G4750 δύο G1417 μαρτύρων G3144 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 στόματος G4750 τριῶν G5140 μαρτύρων G3144 σταθήσεται G2476 πᾶν G3956 ῥῆμα. G4487 [16] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 καταστῇ G2525 μάρτυς G3144 ἄδικος G94 κατὰ G2596 ἀνθρώπου G444 καταλέγων G2639 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀσέβειαν, G763 [17] καὶ G2532 στήσονται G2476 οἱ G3588 δύο G1417 ἄνθρωποι, G444 οἷς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 αὐτοῖς G846 ἡ G3588 ἀντιλογία, G485 ἔναντι G1725 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 ἔναντι G1725 τῶν G3588 ἱερέων G2409 καὶ G2532 ἔναντι G1725 τῶν G3588 κριτῶν, G2923 οἳ G3739 ἐὰν G1437 ὦσιν G5600 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἡμέραις G2250 ἐκείναις, G1565 [18] καὶ G2532 ἐξετάσωσιν G1833 οἱ G3588 κριταὶ G2923 ἀκριβῶς, G199 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 μάρτυς G3144 ἄδικος G94 ἐμαρτύρησεν G3140 ἄδικα, G94 ἀντέστη G436 κατὰ G2596 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 αὐτοῦ, G846 [19] καὶ G2532 ποιήσετε G4160 αὐτῷ G846 ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 ἐπονηρεύσατο ποιῆσαι G4160 κατὰ G2596 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐξαρεῖς G1808 τὸν G3588 πονηρὸν G4190 ἐξ G1537 ὑμῶν G5216 αὐτῶν. G846 [20] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἐπίλοιποι G1954 ἀκούσαντες G191 φοβηθήσονται G5399 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 προσθήσουσιν G4369 ἔτι G2089 ποιῆσαι G4160 κατὰ G2596 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 τὸ G3588 πονηρὸν G4190 τοῦτο G5124 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν. G5213 [21] Οὐ G3756 φείσεται G5339 ὁ G3588 ὀφθαλμός G3788 σου G4675 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῷ· G846 ψυχὴν G5590 ἀντὶ G473 ψυχῆς, G5590 ὀφθαλμὸν G3788 ἀντὶ G473 ὀφθαλμοῦ, G3788 ὀδόντα G3599 ἀντὶ G473 ὀδόντος, G3599 χεῖρα G5495 ἀντὶ G473 χειρός, G5495 πόδα G4228 ἀντὶ G473 ποδός. G4228
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament