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World English Bible Classic
[1] If someone is found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it isn’t known who has struck him, [2] then your elders and your judges shall come out, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is slain. [3] It shall be that the elders of the city which is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn’t been worked with and which has not drawn in the yoke. [4] The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley. [5] The priests the sons of Levi shall come near, for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in Yahweh’s name; and according to their word shall every controversy and every assault be decided. [6] All the elders of that city which is nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley. [7] They shall answer and say, “Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. [8] Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don’t allow innocent blood among your people Israel.” The blood shall be forgiven them. [9] So you shall put away the innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in Yahweh’s eyes. [10] When you go out to battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God delivers them into your hands and you carry them away captive, [11] and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her, and desire to take her as your wife, [12] then you shall bring her home to your house. She shall shave her head and trim her nails. [13] She shall take off the clothing of her captivity, and shall remain in your house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month. After that you shall go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. [14] It shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she desires; but you shall not sell her at all for money. You shall not deal with her as a slave, because you have humbled her. [15] If a man has two wives, the one beloved and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated, and if the firstborn son is hers who was hated, [16] then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not give the son of the beloved the rights of the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn; [17] but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength. The right of the firstborn is his. [18] If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not listen to them, [19] then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place. [20] They shall tell the elders of his city, “This our son is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey our voice. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” [21] All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall remove the evil from among you. All Israel shall hear, and fear. [22] If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, [23] his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God. Don’t defile your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.
King James Version
[1] If H3588 one be found H4672 slain H2491 in the land H127 which H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee to possess it, H3423 lying H5307 in the field, H7704 and it be H3045 not H3808 known H3045 who H4310 hath slain him: H5221 [2] then thy elders H2205 and thy judges H8199 shall come forth, H3318 and they shall measure H4058 unto H413 the cities H5892 which H834 are round about H5439 him that is slain: H2491 [3] and it shall be, H1961 that the city H5892 which is next H7138 unto H413 the slain man, H2491 even the elders H2205 of that H1931 city H5892 shall take H3947 an heifer, H5697 H1241 which H834 hath H5647 not H3808 been wrought H5647 with, and which H834 hath H4900 not H3808 drawn H4900 in the yoke; H5923 [4] and the elders H2205 of that H1931 city H5892 shall bring down H3381 H853 the heifer H5697 unto H413 a rough H386 valley, H5158 which H834 is H5647 neither H3808 eared H5647 nor H3808 sown, H2232 and shall strike off H6202 H853 the heifer’s H5697 neck H6202 there H8033 in the valley: H5158 [5] and the priests H3548 the sons H1121 of Levi H3878 shall come near; H5066 for H3588 them the Lord H3068 thy God H430 hath chosen H977 to minister unto him, H8334 and to bless H1288 in the name H8034 of the Lord; H3068 and by H5921 their word H6310§ shall H1961 every H3605 controversy H7379 and every H3605 stroke H5061 be H1961 tried: [6] and all H3605 the elders H2205 of that H1931 city, H5892 that are next H7138 unto H413 the slain H2491 man, shall wash H7364 H853 their hands H3027 over H5921 the heifer H5697 that is beheaded H6202 in the valley: H5158 [7] and they shall answer H6030 and say, H559 Our hands H3027 have H8210 not H3808 shed H8210 H853 this H2088 blood, H1818 neither H3808 have H7200 our eyes H5869 seen H7200 it. [8] Be merciful, H3722 O Lord, H3068 unto thy people H5971§ Israel, H3478 whom H834 thou hast redeemed, H6299 and lay H5414 not H408 innocent H5355 blood H1818 unto thy people H5971 of Israel’s H3478 charge. H7130 And the blood H1818 shall be forgiven H3722 them. [9] So shalt H1197 thou H859 put away H1197 the guilt of innocent H5355 blood H1818 from among you, H7130 when H3588 thou shalt do H6213 that which is right H3477 in the sight H5869 of the Lord. H3068 [10] When H3588 thou goest forth H3318 to war H4421 against H5921 thine enemies, H341 and the Lord H3068 thy God H430 hath delivered them H5414 into thine hands, H3027 and thou hast taken H7617 them captive, H7628 [11] and seest H7200 among the captives H7633 a beautiful H3303 H8389 woman, H802 and hast a desire H2836 unto her, that thou wouldest have her H3947 to thy wife; H802 [12] then thou shalt bring her H935 home H8432 to H413 thine house; H1004 and she shall shave H1548 H853 her head, H7218 and pare H6213§ H853 her nails; H6856 [13] and she shall put H5493 H853 the raiment H8071 of her captivity H7628 from off her, H5921 and shall remain H3427 in thine house, H1004 and bewail H1058 H853 her father H1 and H853 her mother H517 a full H3117 month: H3391 and after H310 that H3651 thou shalt go in H935 unto her, H413 and be her husband, H1166 and she shall be H1961 thy wife. H802 [14] And it shall be, H1961 if H518 thou have H2654 no H3808 delight H2654 in her, then thou shalt let her go H7971 whither she will; H5315 but thou shalt H4376 not H3808 sell her H4376 at all H4376 for money, H3701 thou shalt H6014 not H3808 make merchandise H6014 of her, because H8478 H834 thou hast humbled her. H6031

Other Statutes

[15] If H3588 a man H376 have H1961 two H8147 wives, H802 one H259 beloved, H157 and another H259 hated, H8130 and they have born H3205 him children, H1121 both the beloved H157 and the hated; H8130 and if the firstborn H1060 son H1121 be H1961 her’s that was hated: H8146 [16] then it shall be, H1961 when H3117 he maketh H5157 H853 his sons H1121 to inherit H5157 that H853 which H834 he hath, H1961 that he may H3201 not H3808 make H1069 H853 the son H1121 of the beloved H157 firstborn H1069 before H5921 H6440 the son H1121 of the hated, H8130 which is indeed the firstborn: H1060 [17] but H3588 he shall acknowledge H5234 the son H1121 of the hated H8130 H853 for the firstborn, H1060 by giving H5414 him a double H8147 portion H6310 of all H3605 that H834 he hath: H4672§ for H3588 he H1931 is the beginning H7225 of his strength; H202 the right H4941 of the firstborn H1062 is his. [18] If H3588 a man H376 have H1961 a stubborn H5637 and rebellious H4784 son, H1121 which will H8085 not H369 obey H8085 the voice H6963 of his father, H1 or the voice H6963 of his mother, H517 and H3256 that, when they have chastened H3256 him, H853 will H8085 not H3808 hearken H8085 unto them: H413 [19] then shall H8610 his father H1 and his mother H517 lay hold H8610 on him, and bring H3318 him H853 out H3318 unto H413 the elders H2205 of his city, H5892 and unto H413 the gate H8179 of his place; H4725 [20] and they shall say H559 unto H413 the elders H2205 of his city, H5892 This H2088 our son H1121 is stubborn H5637 and rebellious, H4784 he will H8085 not H369 obey H8085 our voice; H6963 he is a glutton, H2151 and a drunkard. H5433 [21] And all H3605 the men H582 of his city H5892 shall stone him H7275 with stones, H68 that he die: H4191 so shalt thou put H1197 evil H7451 away H1197 from among you; H7130 and all H3605 Israel H3478 shall hear, H8085 and fear. H3372 [22] And if H3588 a man H376 have committed H1961 a sin H2399 worthy of H4941 death, H4194 and he be to be put to death, H4191 and thou hang H8518 him H853 on H5921 a tree: H6086 [23] his body H5038 shall H3885 not H3808 remain all night H3885 upon H5921 the tree, H6086 but H3588 thou shalt H6912 in any wise H6912 bury him H6912 that H1931 day; H3117 (for H3588 he that is hanged H8518 is accursed H7045 of God;)§ H430 H853 that thy land H127 be H2930 not H3808 defiled, H2930 which H834 the Lord H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee for an inheritance. H5159

Footnotes

  1. § 21:5 Heb. mouth
  2. § 21:8 Heb. in the midst
  3. § 21:12 Or, suffer to grow. Heb. make or dress
  4. § 21:17 Heb. that is found with him
  5. § 21:23 Heb. the curse of God
Septuaginta
[1] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 εὑρεθῇ G2147 τραυματίας ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ, G1093 ᾗ G3739 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι G4671 κληρονομῆσαι, G2816 πεπτωκὼς G4098 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πεδίῳ καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 οἴδασιν G1492 τὸν G3588 πατάξαντα, G3960 [2] ἐξελεύσεται G1831 ἡ G3588 γερουσία G1087 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 κριταί G2923 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐκμετρήσουσιν ἐπὶ G1909 τὰς G3588 πόλεις G4172 τὰς G3588 κύκλῳ G2945 τοῦ G3588 τραυματίου, [3] καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ἡ G3588 πόλις G4172 ἡ G3588 ἐγγίζουσα G1448 τῷ G3588 τραυματίᾳ καὶ G2532 λήμψεται G2983 ἡ G3588 γερουσία G1087 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 ἐκείνης G1565 δάμαλιν G1151 ἐκ G1537 βοῶν, G1016 ἥτις G3748 οὐκ G3756 εἴργασται G2038 καὶ G2532 ἥτις G3748 οὐχ G3756 εἵλκυσεν G1670 ζυγόν, G2218 [4] καὶ G2532 καταβιβάσουσιν G2601 ἡ G3588 γερουσία G1087 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 ἐκείνης G1565 τὴν G3588 δάμαλιν G1151 εἰς G1519 φάραγγα G5327 τραχεῖαν, G5138 ἥτις G3748 οὐκ G3756 εἴργασται G2038 οὐδὲ G3761 σπείρεται, G4687 καὶ G2532 νευροκοπήσουσιν τὴν G3588 δάμαλιν G1151 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 φάραγγι. G5327 [5] Καὶ G2532 προσελεύσονται G4334 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 οἱ G3588 Λευῖται G3019 —ὅτι G3754 αὐτοὺς G846 ἐπέλεξεν G1951 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 παρεστηκέναι G3936 αὐτῷ G846 καὶ G2532 εὐλογεῖν G2127 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 στόματι G4750 αὐτῶν G846 ἔσται G2071 πᾶσα G3956 ἀντιλογία G485 καὶ G2532 πᾶσα G3956 ἁφή G860 — [6] καὶ G2532 πᾶσα G3956 ἡ G3588 γερουσία G1087 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 ἐκείνης G1565 οἱ G3588 ἐγγίζοντες G1448 τῷ G3588 τραυματίᾳ νίψονται G3538 τὰς G3588 χεῖρας G5495 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 τῆς G3588 δαμάλεως G1151 τῆς G3588 νενευροκοπημένης ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 φάραγγι G5327 [7] καὶ G2532 ἀποκριθέντες G611 ἐροῦσιν G2046 Αἱ G3588 χεῖρες G5495 ἡμῶν G2257 οὐκ G3756 ἐξέχεαν G1632 τὸ G3588 αἷμα G129 τοῦτο, G5124 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ὀφθαλμοὶ G3788 ἡμῶν G2257 οὐχ G3756 ἑωράκασιν· G3708 [8] ἵλεως G2436 γενοῦ G1096 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 σου G4675 Ισραηλ, G2474 οὓς G3739 ἐλυτρώσω, G3084 κύριε, G2962 ἐκ G1537 γῆς G1093 Αἰγύπτου, G125 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 γένηται G1096 αἷμα G129 ἀναίτιον G338 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 σου G4675 Ισραηλ. G2474 Καὶ G2532 ἐξιλασθήσεται αὐτοῖς G846 τὸ G3588 αἷμα. G129 [9] Σὺ G4771 δὲ G1161 ἐξαρεῖς G1808 τὸ G3588 αἷμα G129 τὸ G3588 ἀναίτιον G338 ἐξ G1537 ὑμῶν G5216 αὐτῶν, G846 ἐὰν G1437 ποιήσῃς G4160 τὸ G3588 καλὸν G2570 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ἀρεστὸν G701 ἔναντι G1725 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 σου. G4675 [10] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 ἐξελθὼν G1831 εἰς G1519 πόλεμον G4171 ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 ἐχθρούς G2190 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 παραδῷ G3860 σοι G4671 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 χεῖράς G5495 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 προνομεύσεις τὴν G3588 προνομὴν αὐτῶν G846 [11] καὶ G2532 ἴδῃς G1492 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 προνομῇ γυναῖκα G1135 καλὴν G2570 τῷ G3588 εἴδει G1491 καὶ G2532 ἐνθυμηθῇς G1760 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 λάβῃς G2983 αὐτὴν G846 σαυτῷ G4572 γυναῖκα, G1135 [12] καὶ G2532 εἰσάξεις G1521 αὐτὴν G846 ἔνδον εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 οἰκίαν G3614 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ξυρήσεις G3587 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 περιονυχιεῖς αὐτὴν G846 [13] καὶ G2532 περιελεῖς G4014 τὰ G3588 ἱμάτια G2440 τῆς G3588 αἰχμαλωσίας G161 αὐτῆς G846 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτῆς, G846 καὶ G2532 καθίεται G2523 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 οἰκίᾳ G3614 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 κλαύσεται G2799 τὸν G3588 πατέρα G3962 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 μητέρα G3384 μηνὸς G3376 ἡμέρας, G2250 καὶ G2532 μετὰ G3326 ταῦτα G5023 εἰσελεύσῃ G1525 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὴν G846 καὶ G2532 συνοικισθήσῃ αὐτῇ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 σου G4675 γυνή. G1135 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ἐὰν G1437 μὴ G3361 θέλῃς G2309 αὐτήν, G846 ἐξαποστελεῖς G1821 αὐτὴν G846 ἐλευθέραν, G1658 καὶ G2532 πράσει οὐ G3756 πραθήσεται G4097 ἀργυρίου· G694 οὐκ G3756 ἀθετήσεις G114 αὐτήν, G846 διότι G1360 ἐταπείνωσας G5013 αὐτήν. G846 [15] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 γένωνται G1096 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 δύο G1417 γυναῖκες, G1135 μία G3391 αὐτῶν G846 ἠγαπημένη G25 καὶ G2532 μία G3391 αὐτῶν G846 μισουμένη, G3404 καὶ G2532 τέκωσιν G5088 αὐτῷ G846 ἡ G3588 ἠγαπημένη G25 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μισουμένη, G3404 καὶ G2532 γένηται G1096 υἱὸς G5207 πρωτότοκος G4416 τῆς G3588 μισουμένης, G3404 [16] καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ᾗ G3739 ἂν G302 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 κατακληροδοτῇ G2624 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 τὰ G3588 ὑπάρχοντα G5225 αὐτοῦ, G846 οὐ G3756 δυνήσεται G1410 πρωτοτοκεῦσαι τῷ G3588 υἱῷ G5207 τῆς G3588 ἠγαπημένης G25 ὑπεριδὼν G5237 τὸν G3588 υἱὸν G5207 τῆς G3588 μισουμένης G3404 τὸν G3588 πρωτότοκον, G4416 [17] ἀλλὰ G235 τὸν G3588 πρωτότοκον G4416 υἱὸν G5207 τῆς G3588 μισουμένης G3404 ἐπιγνώσεται G1921 δοῦναι G1325 αὐτῷ G846 διπλᾶ G1362 ἀπὸ G575 πάντων, G3956 ὧν G3739 ἂν G302 εὑρεθῇ G2147 αὐτῷ, G846 ὅτι G3754 οὗτός G3778 ἐστιν G2076 ἀρχὴ G746 τέκνων G5043 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 τούτῳ G5129 καθήκει G2520 τὰ G3588 πρωτοτόκια. G4415 [18] Ἐὰν G1437 δέ G1161 τινι G5100 ᾖ G5600 υἱὸς G5207 ἀπειθὴς G545 καὶ G2532 ἐρεθιστὴς οὐχ G3756 ὑπακούων G5219 φωνὴν G5456 πατρὸς G3962 καὶ G2532 φωνὴν G5456 μητρὸς G3384 καὶ G2532 παιδεύσωσιν G3811 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 εἰσακούῃ G1522 αὐτῶν, G846 [19] καὶ G2532 συλλαβόντες G4815 αὐτὸν G846 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐξάξουσιν G1806 αὐτὸν G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 γερουσίαν G1087 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 πύλην G4439 τοῦ G3588 τόπου G5117 αὐτοῦ G846 [20] καὶ G2532 ἐροῦσιν G2046 τοῖς G3588 ἀνδράσιν G435 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 αὐτῶν G846 Ὁ G3588 υἱὸς G5207 ἡμῶν G2257 οὗτος G3778 ἀπειθεῖ G544 καὶ G2532 ἐρεθίζει, G2042 οὐχ G3756 ὑπακούει G5219 τῆς G3588 φωνῆς G5456 ἡμῶν, G2257 συμβολοκοπῶν οἰνοφλυγεῖ· [21] καὶ G2532 λιθοβολήσουσιν G3036 αὐτὸν G846 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 λίθοις, G3037 καὶ G2532 ἀποθανεῖται· G599 καὶ G2532 ἐξαρεῖς G1808 τὸν G3588 πονηρὸν G4190 ἐξ G1537 ὑμῶν G5216 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἐπίλοιποι G1954 ἀκούσαντες G191 φοβηθήσονται. G5399 [22] Ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 γένηται G1096 ἔν G1722 τινι G5100 ἁμαρτία G266 κρίμα G2917 θανάτου G2288 καὶ G2532 ἀποθάνῃ G599 καὶ G2532 κρεμάσητε G2910 αὐτὸν G846 ἐπὶ G1909 ξύλου, G3586 [23] οὐκ G3756 ἐπικοιμηθήσεται τὸ G3588 σῶμα G4983 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τοῦ G3588 ξύλου, G3586 ἀλλὰ G235 ταφῇ G5027 θάψετε G2290 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἐκείνῃ, G1565 ὅτι G3754 κεκατηραμένος G2672 ὑπὸ G5259 θεοῦ G2316 πᾶς G3956 κρεμάμενος G2910 ἐπὶ G1909 ξύλου· G3586 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μιανεῖτε G3392 τὴν G3588 γῆν, G1093 ἣν G3739 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 σου G4675 δίδωσίν G1325 σοι G4671 ἐν G1722 κλήρῳ. G2819
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament