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Deuteronomy 21 (WEBP)

[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.

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 21 (KJVS)

[1] If one be found () slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth () thee to possess () it, lying () in the field, and it be not known () who hath slain () him:
[2] then thy elders and thy judges () shall come forth, () and they shall measure () unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
[3] and it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take () an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, () and which hath not drawn () in the yoke;
[4] and the elders of that city shall bring down () the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared () nor sown, () and shall strike off the heifer’s neck () there in the valley:
[5] and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; () for them the Lord thy God hath chosen () to minister () unto him, and to bless () in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
[6] and all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash () their hands over the heifer that is beheaded () in the valley:
[7] and they shall answer () and say, () Our hands have not shed () this blood, neither have our eyes seen () it.
[8] Be merciful, () O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, () and lay () not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven () them.
[9] So shalt thou put away () the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do () that which is right in the sight of the Lord.
[10] When thou goest forth () to war against thine enemies, () and the Lord thy God hath delivered () them into thine hands, and thou hast taken () them captive,
[11] and seest () among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire () unto her, that thou wouldest have her () to thy wife;
[12] then thou shalt bring () her home to thine house; and she shall shave () her head, and pare () her nails;
[13] and she shall put () the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain () in thine house, and bewail () her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go () in unto her, and be her husband, () and she shall be thy wife.
[14] And it shall be, if thou have no delight () in her, then thou shalt let her go () whither she will; but thou shalt not sell () her at all () for money, thou shalt not make merchandise () of her, because thou hast humbled () her.
[15] If a man have two wives, one beloved, () and another hated, () and they have born () him children, both the beloved () and the hated; () and if the firstborn son be her’s that was hated:
[16] then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit () that which he hath, that he may () not make the son of the beloved () firstborn () before the son of the hated, () which is indeed the firstborn:
[17] but he shall acknowledge () the son of the hated () for the firstborn, by giving () him a double portion of all that he hath: () for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
[18] If a man have a stubborn () and rebellious () son, which will not obey () the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened () him, will not hearken () unto them:
[19] then shall his father and his mother lay hold () on him, and bring him out () unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
[20] and they shall say () unto 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] And all the men of his city shall stone () him with stones, that he die: () so shalt thou put evil away () from among you; and all Israel shall hear, () and fear. ()
[22] And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, () and thou hang () him on a tree:
[23] his body shall not remain all night () upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise () bury () him that day; (for he that is hanged () is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, () which the Lord thy God giveth () thee for an inheritance.

Deuteronomy 21:5 Heb. mouth
Deuteronomy 21:8 Heb. in the midst
Deuteronomy 21:12 Or, suffer to grow. Heb. make or dress
Deuteronomy 21:17 Heb. that is found with him
Deuteronomy 21:23 Heb. the curse of God

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 21 (BYZ)

[1] εαν δε ευρεθη τραυματιας εν τη γη η κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι κληρονομησαι πεπτωκως εν τω πεδιω και ουκ οιδασιν τον παταξαντα
[2] εξελευσεται η γερουσια σου και οι κριται σου και εκμετρησουσιν επι τας πολεις τας κυκλω του τραυματιου
[3] και εσται η πολις η εγγιζουσα τω τραυματια και λημψεται η γερουσια της πολεως εκεινης δαμαλιν εκ βοων ητις ουκ ειργασται και ητις ουχ ειλκυσεν ζυγον
[4] και καταβιβασουσιν η γερουσια της πολεως εκεινης την δαμαλιν εις φαραγγα τραχειαν ητις ουκ ειργασται ουδε σπειρεται και νευροκοπησουσιν την δαμαλιν εν τη φαραγγι
[5] και προσελευσονται οι ιερεις οι λευιται οτι αυτους επελεξεν κυριος ο θεος σου παρεστηκεναι αυτω και ευλογειν επι τω ονοματι αυτου και επι τω στοματι αυτων εσται πασα αντιλογια και πασα αφη
[6] και πασα η γερουσια της πολεως εκεινης οι εγγιζοντες τω τραυματια νιψονται τας χειρας επι την κεφαλην της δαμαλεως της νενευροκοπημενης εν τη φαραγγι
[7] και αποκριθεντες ερουσιν αι χειρες ημων ουκ εξεχεαν το αιμα τουτο και οι οφθαλμοι ημων ουχ εωρακασιν
[8] ιλεως γενου τω λαω σου ισραηλ ους ελυτρωσω κυριε εκ γης αιγυπτου ινα μη γενηται αιμα αναιτιον εν τω λαω σου ισραηλ και εξιλασθησεται αυτοις το αιμα
[9] συ δε εξαρεις το αιμα το αναιτιον εξ υμων αυτων εαν ποιησης το καλον και το αρεστον εναντι κυριου του θεου σου
[10] εαν δε εξελθων εις πολεμον επι τους εχθρους σου και παραδω σοι κυριος ο θεος σου εις τας χειρας σου και προνομευσεις την προνομην αυτων
[11] και ιδης εν τη προνομη γυναικα καλην τω ειδει και ενθυμηθης αυτης και λαβης αυτην σαυτω γυναικα
[12] και εισαξεις αυτην ενδον εις την οικιαν σου και ξυρησεις την κεφαλην αυτης και περιονυχιεις αυτην
[13] και περιελεις τα ιματια της αιχμαλωσιας αυτης απ αυτης και καθιεται εν τη οικια σου και κλαυσεται τον πατερα και την μητερα μηνος ημερας και μετα ταυτα εισελευση προς αυτην και συνοικισθηση αυτη και εσται σου γυνη
[14] και εσται εαν μη θελης αυτην εξαποστελεις αυτην ελευθεραν και πρασει ου πραθησεται αργυριου ουκ αθετησεις αυτην διοτι εταπεινωσας αυτην
[15] εαν δε γενωνται ανθρωπω δυο γυναικες μια αυτων ηγαπημενη και μια αυτων μισουμενη και τεκωσιν αυτω η ηγαπημενη και η μισουμενη και γενηται υιος πρωτοτοκος της μισουμενης
[16] και εσται η αν ημερα κατακληροδοτη τοις υιοις αυτου τα υπαρχοντα αυτου ου δυνησεται πρωτοτοκευσαι τω υιω της ηγαπημενης υπεριδων τον υιον της μισουμενης τον πρωτοτοκον
[17] αλλα τον πρωτοτοκον υιον της μισουμενης επιγνωσεται δουναι αυτω διπλα απο παντων ων αν ευρεθη αυτω οτι ουτος εστιν αρχη τεκνων αυτου και τουτω καθηκει τα πρωτοτοκια
[18] εαν δε τινι η υιος απειθης και ερεθιστης ουχ υπακουων φωνην πατρος και φωνην μητρος και παιδευσωσιν αυτον και μη εισακουη αυτων
[19] και συλλαβοντες αυτον ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου και εξαξουσιν αυτον επι την γερουσιαν της πολεως αυτου και επι την πυλην του τοπου αυτου
[20] και ερουσιν τοις ανδρασιν της πολεως αυτων ο υιος ημων ουτος απειθει και ερεθιζει ουχ υπακουει της φωνης ημων συμβολοκοπων οινοφλυγει
[21] και λιθοβολησουσιν αυτον οι ανδρες της πολεως αυτου εν λιθοις και αποθανειται και εξαρεις τον πονηρον εξ υμων αυτων και οι επιλοιποι ακουσαντες φοβηθησονται
[22] εαν δε γενηται εν τινι αμαρτια κριμα θανατου και αποθανη και κρεμασητε αυτον επι ξυλου
[23] ουκ επικοιμηθησεται το σωμα αυτου επι του ξυλου αλλα ταφη θαψετε αυτον εν τη ημερα εκεινη οτι κεκατηραμενος υπο θεου πας κρεμαμενος επι ξυλου και ου μιανειτε την γην ην κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι εν κληρω