1 If one be found * h4672 h8735 slain * h2491 in the land * h127 which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 giveth * h5414 h8802 thee to possess * h3423 h8800 it, lying * h5307 h8802 in the field * h7704, and it be not known * h3045 h8738 who hath slain * h5221 h8689 him:
2 Then thy elders * h2205 and thy judges * h8199 h8802 shall come forth * h3318 h8804, and they shall measure * h4058 h8804 unto the cities * h5892 which are round about * h5439 him that is slain * h2491:
3 And it shall be, that the city * h5892 which is next * h7138 unto the slain man * h2491, even the elders * h2205 of that city * h5892 shall take * h3947 h8804 an heifer * h1241 * h5697, which hath not been wrought with * h5647 h8795, and which hath not drawn * h4900 h8804 in the yoke * h5923;
4 And the elders * h2205 of that city * h5892 shall bring down * h3381 h8689 the heifer * h5697 unto a rough * h386 valley * h5158, which is neither eared * h5647 h8735 nor sown * h2232 h8735, and shall strike off * h6202 the heifer's * h5697 neck * h6202 h8804 there in the valley * h5158:
5 And the priests * h3548 the sons * h1121 of Levi * h3878 shall come near * h5066 h8738; for them the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 hath chosen * h977 h8804 to minister * h8334 h8763 unto him, and to bless * h1288 h8763 in the name * h8034 of the LORD * h3068; and by their word * h6310 shall every controversy * h7379 and every stroke * h5061 be tried : word: Heb. mouth
6 And all the elders * h2205 of that city * h5892, that are next * h7138 unto the slain * h2491 man , shall wash * h7364 h8799 their hands * h3027 over the heifer * h5697 that is beheaded * h6202 h8803 in the valley * h5158:
7 And they shall answer * h6030 h8804 and say * h559 h8804, Our hands * h3027 have not shed * h8210 h8804 this blood * h1818, neither have our eyes * h5869 seen * h7200 h8804 it .
8 Be merciful * h3722 h8761, O LORD * h3068, unto thy people * h5971 Israel * h3478, whom thou hast redeemed * h6299 h8804, and lay * h5414 h8799 not innocent * h5355 blood * h1818 unto thy people * h5971 of Israel's * h3478 charge * h7130. And the blood * h1818 shall be forgiven * h3722 h8694 them. unto thy people of: Heb. in the midst, etc
9 So shalt thou put away * h1197 h8762 the guilt of innocent * h5355 blood * h1818 from among * h7130 you, when thou shalt do * h6213 h8799 that which is right * h3477 in the sight * h5869 of the LORD * h3068.
10 When thou goest forth * h3318 h8799 to war * h4421 against thine enemies * h341 h8802, and the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 hath delivered * h5414 h8804 them into thine hands * h3027, and thou hast taken * h7617 h8804 them captive * h7628,
11 And seest * h7200 h8804 among the captives * h7633 a beautiful * h8389 * h3303 woman * h802, and hast a desire * h2836 h8804 unto her, that thou wouldest have her * h3947 h8804 to thy wife * h802;
12 Then thou shalt bring * h935 h8689 her home * h8432 to thine house * h1004; and she shall shave * h1548 h8765 her head * h7218, and pare * h6213 h8804 her nails * h6856; pare: or, suffer to grow: Heb. make, or, dress
13 And she shall put * h5493 h8689 the raiment * h8071 of her captivity * h7628 from off her, and shall remain * h3427 h8804 in thine house * h1004, and bewail * h1058 h8804 her father * h1 and her mother * h517 a full * h3117 month * h3391: and after * h310 that thou shalt go * h935 h8799 in unto her, and be her husband * h1166 h8804, and she shall be thy wife * h802.
14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight * h2654 h8804 in her, then thou shalt let her go * h7971 h8765 whither she will * h5315; but thou shalt not sell * h4376 h8799 her at all * h4376 h8800 for money * h3701, thou shalt not make merchandise * h6014 h8691 of her, because * h834 thou hast humbled * h6031 h8765 her.
15 If a man * h376 have two * h8147 wives * h802, one * h259 beloved * h157 h8803, and another * h259 hated * h8130 h8803, and they have born * h3205 h8804 him children * h1121, both the beloved * h157 h8803 and the hated * h8130 h8803; and if the firstborn * h1060 son * h1121 be hers that was hated * h8146:
16 Then it shall be, when * h3117 he maketh his sons * h1121 to inherit * h5157 h8687 that which he hath, that he may * h3201 h8799 not make the son * h1121 of the beloved * h157 h8803 firstborn * h1069 h8763 before * h6440 the son * h1121 of the hated * h8130 h8803, which is indeed the firstborn * h1060:
17 But he shall acknowledge * h5234 h8686 the son * h1121 of the hated * h8130 h8803 for the firstborn * h1060, by giving * h5414 h8800 him a double * h8147 portion * h6310 of all that he hath * h4672 h8735: for he is the beginning * h7225 of his strength * h202; the right * h4941 of the firstborn * h1062 is his. that...: Heb. that is found with him
18 If a man * h376 have a stubborn * h5637 h8802 and rebellious * h4784 h8802 son * h1121, which will not obey * h8085 h8802 the voice * h6963 of his father * h1, or the voice * h6963 of his mother * h517, and that , when they have chastened * h3256 h8765 him, will not hearken * h8085 h8799 unto them:
19 Then shall his father * h1 and his mother * h517 lay hold * h8610 h8804 on him, and bring him out * h3318 h8689 unto the elders * h2205 of his city * h5892, and unto the gate * h8179 of his place * h4725;
20 And they shall say * h559 h8804 unto the elders * h2205 of his city * h5892, This our son * h1121 is stubborn * h5637 h8802 and rebellious * h4784 h8802, he will not obey * h8085 h8802 our voice * h6963; he is a glutton * h2151 h8802, and a drunkard * h5433 h8802.
21 And all the men * h582 of his city * h5892 shall stone * h7275 h8804 him with stones * h68, that he die * h4191 h8804: so shalt thou put * h1197 evil * h7451 away * h1197 h8765 from among * h7130 you; and all Israel * h3478 shall hear * h8085 h8799, and fear * h3372 h8799.
22 And if a man * h376 have committed a sin * h2399 worthy of * h4941 death * h4194, and he be to be put to death * h4191 h8717, and thou hang * h8518 h8804 him on a tree * h6086:
23 His body * h5038 shall not remain all night * h3885 h8799 upon the tree * h6086, but thou shalt in any wise * h6912 h8800 bury * h6912 h8799 him that day * h3117; (for he that is hanged * h8518 h8803 is accursed * h7045 of God * h430;) that thy land * h127 be not defiled * h2930 h8762, which the LORD * h3068 thy God * h430 giveth * h5414 h8802 thee for an inheritance * h5159. accursed...: Heb. the curse of God