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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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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.

Deuteronomy 19:1 Heb. inheritest, or possessest
Deuteronomy 19:4 Heb. from yesterday the third day
Deuteronomy 19:5a Heb. iron
Deuteronomy 19:5b Heb. wood
Deuteronomy 19:5c Heb. findeth
Deuteronomy 19:6a Heb. smite him in life
Deuteronomy 19:6b Heb. from yesterday, third day
Deuteronomy 19:11 Heb. in life
Deuteronomy 19:16 Or, falling away

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Deuteronomy 19 (BYZ)

[1] εαν δε αφανιση κυριος ο θεος σου τα εθνη α ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι την γην αυτων και κατακληρονομησητε αυτους και κατοικησητε εν ταις πολεσιν αυτων και εν τοις οικοις αυτων
[2] τρεις πολεις διαστελεις σεαυτω εν μεσω της γης σου ης κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι
[3] στοχασαι σοι την οδον και τριμεριεις τα ορια της γης σου ην καταμεριζει σοι κυριος ο θεος σου και εσται καταφυγη εκει παντι φονευτη
[4] τουτο δε εσται το προσταγμα του φονευτου ος αν φυγη εκει και ζησεται ος αν παταξη τον πλησιον αυτου ακουσιως και ουτος ου μισων αυτον προ της εχθες και προ της τριτης
[5] και ος αν εισελθη μετα του πλησιον εις τον δρυμον συναγαγειν ξυλα και εκκρουσθη η χειρ αυτου τη αξινη κοπτοντος το ξυλον και εκπεσον το σιδηριον απο του ξυλου τυχη του πλησιον και αποθανη ουτος καταφευξεται εις μιαν των πολεων τουτων και ζησεται
[6] ινα μη διωξας ο αγχιστευων του αιματος οπισω του φονευσαντος οτι παρατεθερμανται τη καρδια και καταλαβη αυτον εαν μακροτερα η η οδος και παταξη αυτου την ψυχην και αποθανη και τουτω ουκ εστιν κρισις θανατου οτι ου μισων ην αυτον προ της εχθες και προ της τριτης
[7] δια τουτο εγω σοι εντελλομαι το ρημα τουτο λεγων τρεις πολεις διαστελεις σεαυτω
[8] εαν δε εμπλατυνη κυριος ο θεος σου τα ορια σου ον τροπον ωμοσεν τοις πατρασιν σου και δω σοι κυριος πασαν την γην ην ειπεν δουναι τοις πατρασιν σου
[9] εαν ακουσης ποιειν πασας τας εντολας ταυτας ας εγω εντελλομαι σοι σημερον αγαπαν κυριον τον θεον σου πορευεσθαι εν πασαις ταις οδοις αυτου πασας τας ημερας και προσθησεις σεαυτω ετι τρεις πολεις προς τας τρεις ταυτας
[10] και ουκ εκχυθησεται αιμα αναιτιον εν τη γη σου η κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι εν κληρω και ουκ εσται εν σοι αιματι ενοχος
[11] εαν δε γενηται ανθρωπος μισων τον πλησιον και ενεδρευση αυτον και επαναστη επ αυτον και παταξη αυτου ψυχην και απεθανη και φυγη εις μιαν των πολεων τουτων
[12] και αποστελουσιν η γερουσια της πολεως αυτου και λημψονται αυτον εκειθεν και παραδωσουσιν αυτον εις χειρας τω αγχιστευοντι του αιματος και αποθανειται
[13] ου φεισεται ο οφθαλμος σου επ αυτω και καθαριεις το αιμα το αναιτιον εξ ισραηλ και ευ σοι εσται
[14] ου μετακινησεις ορια του πλησιον σου α εστησαν οι πατερες σου εν τη κληρονομια σου η κατεκληρονομηθης εν τη γη η κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι εν κληρω
[15] ουκ εμμενει μαρτυς εις μαρτυρησαι κατα ανθρωπου κατα πασαν αδικιαν και κατα παν αμαρτημα και κατα πασαν αμαρτιαν ην αν αμαρτη επι στοματος δυο μαρτυρων και επι στοματος τριων μαρτυρων σταθησεται παν ρημα
[16] εαν δε καταστη μαρτυς αδικος κατα ανθρωπου καταλεγων αυτου ασεβειαν
[17] και στησονται οι δυο ανθρωποι οις εστιν αυτοις η αντιλογια εναντι κυριου και εναντι των ιερεων και εναντι των κριτων οι εαν ωσιν εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις
[18] και εξετασωσιν οι κριται ακριβως και ιδου μαρτυς αδικος εμαρτυρησεν αδικα αντεστη κατα του αδελφου αυτου
[19] και ποιησετε αυτω ον τροπον επονηρευσατο ποιησαι κατα του αδελφου αυτου και εξαρεις τον πονηρον εξ υμων αυτων
[20] και οι επιλοιποι ακουσαντες φοβηθησονται και ου προσθησουσιν ετι ποιησαι κατα το ρημα το πονηρον τουτο εν υμιν
[21] ου φεισεται ο οφθαλμος σου επ αυτω ψυχην αντι ψυχης οφθαλμον αντι οφθαλμου οδοντα αντι οδοντος χειρα αντι χειρος ποδα αντι ποδος

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.