1 When the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 hath cut off * h3772 h8686 the nations * h1471, whose land * h776 the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 giveth * h5414 h8802 thee, and thou succeedest * h3423 h8804 them, and dwellest * h3427 h8804 in their cities * h5892, and in their houses * h1004; succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest
2 Thou shalt separate * h914 h8686 three * h7969 cities * h5892 for thee in the midst * h8432 of thy land * h776, which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 giveth * h5414 h8802 thee to possess * h3423 h8800 it.
3 Thou shalt prepare * h3559 h8686 thee a way * h1870, and divide the coasts * h1366 of thy land * h776, which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 giveth thee to inherit * h5157 h8686, into three parts * h8027 h8765, that every slayer * h7523 h8802 may flee * h5127 h8800 thither.
4 And this is the case * h1697 of the slayer * h7523 h8802, which shall flee * h5127 h8799 thither, that he may live * h2425 h8804: Whoso killeth * h5221 h8686 his neighbour * h7453 ignorantly * h1097 * h1847, whom he hated * h8130 h8802 not in time * h8543 past * h8032; in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day
5 As when a man goeth * h935 h8799 into the wood * h3293 with his neighbour * h7453 to hew * h2404 h8800 wood * h6086, and his hand * h3027 fetcheth a stroke * h5080 h8738 with the axe * h1631 to cut down * h3772 h8800 the tree * h6086, and the head * h1270 slippeth * h5394 h8804 from the helve * h6086, and lighteth * h4672 h8804 upon his neighbour * h7453, that he die * h4191 h8804; he shall flee * h5127 h8799 unto one * h259 of those cities * h5892, and live * h2425 h8804: head: Heb. iron helve: Heb. wood lighteth...: Heb. findeth
6 Lest the avenger * h1350 h8802 of the blood * h1818 h8676 pursue * h7291 h8799 the slayer * h310 * h7523 h8802, while * h3588 his heart * h3824 is hot * h3179 h8799, and overtake * h5381 h8689 him, because the way * h1870 is long * h7235 h8799, and slay * h5221 h8689 him * h5315; whereas he was not worthy * h4941 of death * h4194, inasmuch as * h3588 he hated * h8130 h8802 him not in time * h8543 past * h8032. slay...: Heb. smite him in life in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day
7 Wherefore I command * h6680 h8764 thee, saying * h559 h8800, Thou shalt separate * h914 h8686 three * h7969 cities * h5892 for thee.
8 And if the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 enlarge * h7337 h8686 thy coast * h1366, as he hath sworn * h7650 h8738 unto thy fathers * h1, and give * h5414 h8804 thee all the land * h776 which he promised * h1696 h8765 to give * h5414 h8800 unto thy fathers * h1;
9 If thou shalt keep * h8104 h8799 all these commandments * h4687 to do * h6213 h8800 them, which I command * h6680 h8764 thee this day * h3117, to love * h157 h8800 the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430, and to walk * h3212 h8800 ever * h3117 in his ways * h1870; then shalt thou add * h3254 h8804 three * h7969 cities * h5892 more for thee, beside these three * h7969:
10 That innocent * h5355 blood * h1818 be not shed * h8210 h8735 in * h7130 thy land * h776, which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 giveth * h5414 h8802 thee for an inheritance * h5159, and so blood * h1818 be upon thee.
11 But if any man * h376 hate * h8130 h8802 his neighbour * h7453, and lie in wait * h693 h8804 for him, and rise up * h6965 h8804 against him, and smite * h5221 h8689 him mortally * h5315 that he die * h4191 h8804, and fleeth * h5127 h8804 into one * h259 of these * h411 cities * h5892: mortally: Heb. in life
12 Then the elders * h2205 of his city * h5892 shall send * h7971 h8804 and fetch * h3947 h8804 him thence, and deliver * h5414 h8804 him into the hand * h3027 of the avenger * h1350 h8802 of blood * h1818, that he may die * h4191 h8804.
13 Thine eye * h5869 shall not pity * h2347 h8799 him, but thou shalt put away * h1197 h8765 the guilt of innocent * h5355 blood * h1818 from Israel * h3478, that it may go well * h2895 h8804 with thee.
14 Thou shalt not remove * h5253 h8686 thy neighbour's * h7453 landmark * h1366, which they of old time * h7223 have set * h1379 h8804 in thine inheritance * h5159, which thou shalt inherit * h5157 h8799 in the land * h776 that the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 giveth * h5414 h8802 thee to possess * h3423 h8800 it.
15 One * h259 witness * h5707 shall not rise up * h6965 h8799 against a man * h376 for any iniquity * h5771, or for any sin * h2403, in any sin * h2399 that he sinneth * h2398 h8799: at the mouth * h6310 of two * h8147 witnesses * h5707, or at the mouth * h6310 of three * h7969 witnesses * h5707, shall the matter * h1697 be established * h6965 h8799.
16 If a false * h2555 witness * h5707 rise up * h6965 h8799 against any man * h376 to testify * h6030 h8800 against him that which is wrong * h5627; that...: or, falling away
17 Then both * h8147 the men * h582, between whom the controversy * h7379 is , shall stand * h5975 h8804 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068, before * h6440 the priests * h3548 and the judges * h8199 h8802, which shall be in those days * h3117;
18 And the judges * h8199 h8802 shall make diligent * h3190 h8687 inquisition * h1875 h8804: and, behold, if the witness * h5707 be a false * h8267 witness * h5707, and hath testified * h6030 h8804 falsely * h8267 against his brother * h251;
19 Then shall ye do * h6213 h8804 unto him, as he had thought * h2161 h8804 to have done * h6213 h8800 unto his brother * h251: so shalt thou put * h1197 the evil * h7451 away * h1197 h8765 from among * h7130 you.
20 And those which remain * h7604 h8737 shall hear * h8085 h8799, and fear * h3372 h8799, and shall henceforth * h3254 h8686 commit * h6213 h8800 no more any * h1697 such evil * h7451 among * h7130 you.
21 And thine eye * h5869 shall not pity * h2347 h8799; but life * h5315 shall go for life * h5315, eye * h5869 for eye * h5869, tooth * h8127 for tooth * h8127, hand * h3027 for hand * h3027, foot * h7272 for foot * h7272.