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Deuteronomy 19 (WEBP)

[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.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Deuteronomy 19 (KJVS)

[1] When the LORD thy God hath cut off () the nations , whose land the LORD thy God giveth () thee, and thou succeedest () them, and dwellest () in their cities , and in their houses ;
[2] Thou shalt separate () three cities for thee in the midst of thy land , which the LORD thy God giveth () thee to possess () it.
[3] Thou shalt prepare () thee a way , and divide the coasts of thy land , which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit (), into three parts (), that every slayer () may flee () thither.
[4] And this [is] the case of the slayer (), which shall flee () thither, that he may live (): Whoso killeth () his neighbour ignorantly , whom he hated () not in time past ;
[5] As when a man goeth () into the wood with his neighbour to hew () wood , and his hand fetcheth a stroke () with the axe to cut down () the tree , and the head slippeth () from the helve , and lighteth () upon his neighbour , that he die (); he shall flee () unto one of those cities , and live ():
[6] Lest the avenger () of the blood () pursue () the slayer (), while his heart is hot (), and overtake () him, because the way is long (), and slay () him ; whereas he [was] not worthy of death , inasmuch as he hated () him not in time past .
[7] Wherefore I command () thee, saying (), Thou shalt separate () three cities for thee.
[8] And if the LORD thy God enlarge () thy coast , as he hath sworn () unto thy fathers , and give () thee all the land which he promised () to give () unto thy fathers ;
[9] If thou shalt keep () all these commandments to do () them, which I command () thee this day , to love () the LORD thy God , and to walk () ever in his ways ; then shalt thou add () three cities more for thee, beside these three :
[10] That innocent blood be not shed () in thy land , which the LORD thy God giveth () thee [for] an inheritance , and [so] blood be upon thee.
[11] But if any man hate () his neighbour , and lie in wait () for him, and rise up () against him, and smite () him mortally that he die (), and fleeth () into one of these cities :
[12] Then the elders of his city shall send () and fetch () him thence, and deliver () him into the hand of the avenger () of blood , that he may die ().
[13] Thine eye shall not pity () him, but thou shalt put away () [the guilt of] innocent blood from Israel , that it may go well () with thee.
[14] Thou shalt not remove () thy neighbour’s landmark , which they of old time have set () in thine inheritance , which thou shalt inherit () in the land that the LORD thy God giveth () thee to possess () it.
[15] One witness shall not rise up () against a man for any iniquity , or for any sin , in any sin that he sinneth (): at the mouth of two witnesses , or at the mouth of three witnesses , shall the matter be established ().
[16] If a false witness rise up () against any man to testify () against him [that which is] wrong ;
[17] Then both the men , between whom the controversy [is], shall stand () before the LORD , before the priests and the judges (), which shall be in those days ;
[18] And the judges () shall make diligent () inquisition (): and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness , [and] hath testified () falsely against his brother ;
[19] Then shall ye do () unto him, as he had thought () to have done () unto his brother : so shalt thou put the evil away () from among you.
[20] And those which remain () shall hear (), and fear (), and shall henceforth () commit () no more any such evil among you.
[21] And thine eye shall not pity (); [but] life [shall go] for life , eye for eye , tooth for tooth , hand for hand , foot for foot .

Young’s Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 19 (YLT)

[1] ‘When Jehovah thy God doth cut off the nations, whose land Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, and thou hast succeeded them, and dwelt in their cities, and in their houses,
[2] three cities thou dost separate for thee in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.
[3] Thou dost prepare for thee the way, and hast divided into three parts the border of thy land which Jehovah thy God doth cause thee to inherit, and it hath been for the fleeing thither of every man-slayer.
[4] ‘And this is the matter of the man-slayer who fleeth thither, and hath lived: He who smiteth his neighbour unknowingly, and is not hating him heretofore,
[5] even he who cometh in with his neighbour into a forest to hew wood, and his hand hath driven with an axe to cut the tree, and the iron hath slipped from the wood, and hath met his neighbour, and he hath died-he doth flee unto one of these cities, and hath lived,
[6] lest the redeemer of blood pursue after the man-slayer when his heart is hot, and hath overtaken him (because the way is great), and hath smitten him-the life, and he hath no sentence of death, for he is not hating him heretofore;
[7] therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Three cities thou dost separate to thee.
[8] ‘And if Jehovah thy God doth enlarge thy border, as He hath sworn to thy fathers, and hath given to thee all the land which He hath spoken to give to thy fathers-
[9] when thou keepest all this command to do it, which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Jehovah thy God, and to walk in His ways all the days-then thou hast added to thee yet three cities to these three;
[10] and innocent blood is not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee-an inheritance, and there hath been upon thee blood.
[11] ‘And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him-the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities,
[12] then the elders of his city have sent and taken him from thence, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he hath died;
[13] thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.
[14] ‘Thou dost not remove a border of thy neighbour, which they of former times have made, in thine inheritance, which thou dost inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it.
[15] ‘One witness doth not rise against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he sinneth; by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, is a thing established.
[16] ‘When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy,
[17] then have both the men who have the strife stood before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges who are in those days,
[18] and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness is a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother:
[19] ‘Then ye have done to him as he devised to do to his brother, and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst,
[20] and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;
[21] and thine eye doth not pity-life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.