Deuteronomy 19 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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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

^[1] When the LordH3068 thy GodH430 hath cut offH3772(HiphImpf) the nations,H1471 whose landH776 the LordH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414(QalActPtc) thee, and thou succeedestH3423(QalPerf) them, and dwellestH3427(QalPerf) in their cities,H5892 and in their houses;H1004 ^[2] Thou shalt separateH914(HiphImpf) threeH7969 citiesH5892 for thee in the midstH8432 of thy land,H776 which the LordH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414(QalActPtc) thee to possessH3423(QalInf) it. ^[3] Thou shalt prepareH3559(HiphImpf) thee a way,H1870 and divide the coastsH1366 of thy land,H776 which the LordH3068 thy GodH430 giveth thee to inherit,H5157(HiphImpf) into three parts,H8027(PielPerf) that every slayerH7523(QalActPtc) may fleeH5127(QalInf) thither. ^[4] And this [is] the caseH1697 of the slayer,H7523(QalActPtc) which shall fleeH5127(QalImpf) thither, that he may live:H2425(QalPerf) Whoso killethH5221(HiphImpf) his neighbourH7453 ignorantly,H1097 whom he hatedH8130(QalActPtc) not in timeH8543 past;H8032 ^[5] As when a man goethH935(QalImpf) into the woodH3293 with his neighbourH7453 to hewH2404(QalInf) wood,H6086 and his handH3027 fetcheth a strokeH5080(NiphPerf) with the axeH1631 to cut downH3772(QalInf) the tree,H6086 and the headH1270 slippethH5394(QalPerf) from the helve,H6086 and lightethH4672(QalPerf) upon his neighbour,H7453 that he die;H4191(QalPerf) he shall fleeH5127(QalImpf) unto oneH259 of those cities,H5892 and live:H2425(QalPerf) ^[6] Lest the avengerH1350(QalActPtc) of the bloodH1818(Ketiv) pursueH7291(QalImpf) the slayer,H310 whileH3588 his heartH3824 is hot,H3179(QalImpf) and overtakeH5381(HiphPerf) him, because the wayH1870 is long,H7235(QalImpf) and slayH5221(HiphPerf) him;H5315 whereas he [was] not worthyH4941 of death,H4194 inasmuch asH3588 he hatedH8130(QalActPtc) him not in timeH8543 past.H8032 ^[7] Wherefore I commandH6680(PielPtc) thee, saying,H559(QalInf) Thou shalt separateH914(HiphImpf) threeH7969 citiesH5892 for thee. ^[8] And if the LordH3068 thy GodH430 enlargeH7337(HiphImpf) thy coast,H1366 as he hath swornH7650(NiphPerf) unto thy fathers,H1 and giveH5414(QalPerf) thee all the landH776 which he promisedH1696(PielPerf) to giveH5414(QalInf) unto thy fathers;H1 ^[9] If thou shalt keepH8104(QalImpf) all these commandmentsH4687 to doH6213(QalInf) them, which I commandH6680(PielPtc) thee this day,H3117 to loveH157(QalInf) the LordH3068 thy God,H430 and to walkH3212(QalInf) everH3117 in his ways;H1870 then shalt thou addH3254(QalPerf) threeH7969 citiesH5892 more for thee, beside these three:H7969 ^[10] That innocentH5355 bloodH1818 be not shedH8210(NiphImpf) inH7130 thy land,H776 which the LordH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414(QalActPtc) thee [for] an inheritance,H5159 and [so] bloodH1818 be upon thee. ^[11] But if any manH376 hateH8130(QalActPtc) his neighbour,H7453 and lie in waitH693(QalPerf) for him, and rise upH6965(QalPerf) against him, and smiteH5221(HiphPerf) him mortallyH5315 that he die,H4191(QalPerf) and fleethH5127(QalPerf) into oneH259 of theseH411 cities:H5892 ^[12] Then the eldersH2205 of his cityH5892 shall sendH7971(QalPerf) and fetchH3947(QalPerf) him thence, and deliverH5414(QalPerf) him into the handH3027 of the avengerH1350(QalActPtc) of blood,H1818 that he may die.H4191(QalPerf) ^[13] Thine eyeH5869 shall not pityH2347(QalImpf) him, but thou shalt put awayH1197(PielPerf) [the guilt of] innocentH5355 bloodH1818 from Israel,H3478 that it may go wellH2895(QalPerf) with thee. ^[14] Thou shalt not removeH5253(HiphImpf) thy neighbour’sH7453 landmark,H1366 which they of old timeH7223 have setH1379(QalPerf) in thine inheritance,H5159 which thou shalt inheritH5157(QalImpf) in the landH776 that the LordH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414(QalActPtc) thee to possessH3423(QalInf) it. ^[15] OneH259 witnessH5707 shall not rise upH6965(QalImpf) against a manH376 for any iniquity,H5771 or for any sin,H2403 in any sinH2399 that he sinneth:H2398(QalImpf) at the mouthH6310 of twoH8147 witnesses,H5707 or at the mouthH6310 of threeH7969 witnesses,H5707 shall the matterH1697 be established.H6965(QalImpf) ^[16] If a falseH2555 witnessH5707 rise upH6965(QalImpf) against any manH376 to testifyH6030(QalInf) against him [that which is] wrong;H5627 ^[17] Then bothH8147 the men,H582 between whom the controversyH7379 [is], shall standH5975(QalPerf) beforeH6440 the Lord,H3068 beforeH6440 the priestsH3548 and the judges,H8199(QalActPtc) which shall be in those days;H3117 ^[18] And the judgesH8199(QalActPtc) shall make diligentH3190(HiphInf) inquisition:H1875(QalPerf) and, behold, [if] the witnessH5707 [be] a falseH8267 witness,H5707 [and] hath testifiedH6030(QalPerf) falselyH8267 against his brother;H251 ^[19] Then shall ye doH6213(QalPerf) unto him, as he had thoughtH2161(QalPerf) to have doneH6213(QalInf) unto his brother:H251 so shalt thou putH1197 the evilH7451 awayH1197(PielPerf) from amongH7130 you. ^[20] And those which remainH7604(NiphPtc) shall hear,H8085(QalImpf) and fear,H3372(QalImpf) and shall henceforthH3254(HiphImpf) commitH6213(QalInf) no more anyH1697 such evilH7451 amongH7130 you. ^[21] And thine eyeH5869 shall not pity;H2347(QalImpf) [but] lifeH5315 [shall go] for life,H5315 eyeH5869 for eye,H5869 toothH8127 for tooth,H8127 handH3027 for hand,H3027 footH7272 for foot.H7272

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