Deuteronomy 21

1 ♥ 📝 I f one be found^H4672 slain^H2491 in the land^H127 which Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee to possess^H3423 it, lying^H5307 in the field,^H7704 and it be not known^H3045 who hath smitten^H5221 him;

2 ♥ 📝 then thy elders^H2205 and thy judges^H8199 shall come forth,^H3318 and they shall measure^H4058 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 nearest^H7138 unto the slain man,^H2491 even the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892 shall take^H3947 a heifer^H1241 of the herd, which hath not been wrought with,^H5647 and which hath not drawn^H4900 in the yoke;^H5923

4 ♥ 📝 and the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892 shall bring down^H3381 the heifer^H5697 unto a^H386 valley^H5158 with running water, which is neither plowed^H5647 nor sown,^H2232 and shall break^H6202 the heifer's^H5697 neck^H6202 there in the valley.^H5158

5 ♥ 📝 And the priests^H3548 the sons^H1121 of Levi^H3878 shall come near;^H5066 for them Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 hath chosen^H977 to minister^H8334 unto him, and to bless^H1288 in the name^H8034 of Jehovah;^H3068 and according to their word^H6310 shall every controversy^H7379 and every stroke^H5061 be.

6 ♥ 📝 And all the elders^H2205 of that city,^H5892 who are nearest^H7138 unto the slain^H2491 man, shall wash^H7364 their hands^H3027 over the heifer^H5697 whose neck was broken^H6202 in the valley;^H5158

7 ♥ 📝 and they shall answer^H6030 and say,^H559 Our hands^H3027 have not shed^H8210 this blood,^H1818 neither have our eyes^H5869 seen^H7200 it.

8 ♥ 📝 Forgive,^H3722 O Jehovah,^H3068 thy people^H5971 Israel,^H3478 whom thou hast redeemed,^H6299 and suffer^H5414 not innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 [to remain] in the midst^H7130 of thy people^H5971 Israel.^H3478 And the blood^H1818 shall be forgiven^H3722 them.

9 ♥ 📝 So shalt thou put away^H1197 the innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 from the midst^H7130 of thee, when thou shalt do^H6213 that which is right^H3477 in the eyes^H5869 of Jehovah.^H3068

10 ♥ 📝 When thou goest forth^H3318 to battle^H4421 against thine enemies,^H341 and Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 delivereth^H5414 them into thy hands,^H3027 and thou carriest^H7617 them away captive,^H7628

11 ♥ 📝 and seest^H7200 among the captives^H7633 a beautiful^H8389 woman,^H802 and thou hast a desire^H2836 unto her, and wouldest take her^H3947 to thee to wife;^H802

12 ♥ 📝 then thou shalt bring^H935 her home^H8432 to thy house;^H1004 and she shall shave^H1548 her head,^H7218 and pare^H6213 her nails;^H6856

13 ♥ 📝 and she shall put^H5493 the raiment^H8071 of her captivity^H7628 from off her, and shall remain^H3427 in thy house,^H1004 and bewail^H1058 her father^H1 and her mother^H517 a full^H3117 month:^H3391 and after^H310 that thou shalt go^H935 in unto her, and be her husband,^H1166 and she shall be thy wife.^H802

14 ♥ 📝 And it shall be, if thou have no delight^H2654 in her, then thou shalt let her go^H7971 whither she will;^H5315 but thou shalt not sell^H4376 her at all^H4376 for money,^H3701 thou shalt not deal^H6014 with her as a slave, because^H834 thou hast humbled^H6031 her.

15 ♥ 📝 If a man^H376 have two^H8147 wives,^H802 the one^H259 beloved,^H157 and the other^H259 hated,^H8130 and they have borne^H3205 him children,^H1121 both the beloved^H157 and the hated;^H8130 and if the first-born^H1060 son^H1121 be hers that was hated;^H8146

16 ♥ 📝 then it shall be, in the day^H3117 that he causeth his sons^H1121 to inherit^H5157 that which he hath, that he may^H3201 not make the son^H1121 of the beloved^H157 the first-born^H1069 before^H6440 the son^H1121 of the hated,^H8130 who is the first-born:^H1060

17 ♥ 📝 but he shall acknowledge^H5234 the first-born,^H1060 the son^H1121 of the hated,^H8130 by giving^H5414 him a double^H8147 portion^H6310 of all that he hath;^H4672 for he is the beginning^H7225 of his strength;^H202 the right^H4941 of the first-born^H1062 is his.

18 ♥ 📝 If a man^H376 have a stubborn^H5637 and rebellious^H4784 son,^H1121 that will not obey^H8085 the voice^H6963 of his father,^H1 or the voice^H6963 of his mother,^H517 and, though they chasten^H3256 him, will not hearken^H8085 unto them;

19 ♥ 📝 then shall his father^H1 and his mother^H517 lay hold^H8610 on him, and bring him out^H3318 unto the elders^H2205 of his city,^H5892 and unto the gate^H8179 of his place;^H4725

20 ♥ 📝 and they shall say^H559 unto the elders^H2205 of his city,^H5892 This our son^H1121 is stubborn^H5637 and rebellious,^H4784 he will not obey^H8085 our voice;^H6963 he is a glutton,^H2151 and a drunkard.^H5433

21 ♥ 📝 And all the men^H582 of his city^H5892 shall stone^H7275 him to death^H4191 with stones:^H68 so shalt thou put^H1197 away^H1197 the evil^H7451 from the midst^H7130 of thee; and all Israel^H3478 shall hear,^H8085 and fear.^H3372

22 ♥ 📝 And if a man^H376 have committed a sin^H2399 worthy of^H4941 death,^H4194 and he be put to death,^H4191 and thou hang^H8518 him on a tree;^H6086

23 ♥ 📝 his body^H5038 shall not remain all night^H3885 upon the tree,^H6086 but thou shalt surely^H6912 bury^H6912 him the same day;^H3117 for he that is hanged^H8518 is accursed^H7045 of God;^H430 that thou defile^H2930 not thy land^H127 which Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee for an inheritance.^H5159