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Deuteronomy 19

Cities of Refuge

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aWhenh3588 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 cutsh3772 offh3772 the nationsh1471, whoseh834 landh776 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 givesh5414 you, and you dispossessh3423 them and settleh3427 in their citiesh5892b and in their housesh1004,

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 ayou shall seth914 asideh914 threeh7969 citiesh5892b for yourself in the midsth8432 of your landh776, whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 givesh5414 you to  1possessh3423.

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"You shall prepareh3559 the  1roadsh1870 for yourself, and divideh8027 into threeh8027 partsh8027 the territoryh1366 of your landh776 whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 will giveh5157 you as a possessionh5157,  2so that anyh3605 manslayerh7523 may fleeh5127 thereh8033.

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aNow thish2088 is the caseh1697 of the manslayerh7523 whoh834 may fleeh5127 thereh8033 and liveh2421a: whenh834 he  1killsh5221 his friendh7453  2unintentionallyh1847h1097,  3not hatingh8130 him previouslyh8543h8032a--

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as whenh834 a man goesh935 into the foresth3293a with his friendh7453 to cuth2404 woodh6086, and his handh3027  1swingsh5080 the axeh1631 to cuth3772 downh3772 the treeh6086, and the ironh1270 head slipsh5394 offh5394 the  2handleh6086 and  3strikesh4672 his friendh7453 so that he diesh4191--he may fleeh5127 to oneh259 of theseh428 citiesh5892b and liveh2421a;

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otherwiseh6435 the avengerh1350 of bloodh1818 might pursueh7291 the manslayerh7523  1in the heath2552 of his angerh3824, and overtakeh5381 him, becauseh3588 the wayh1870 is longh7235a, and  2takeh5221 his lifeh5315, though he was not deservingh4941 of deathh4194, sinceh3588 he had not hatedh8130 him previouslyh8543h8032a.

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"Thereforeh5921h3651, I commandh6680 you, sayingh559, `You shall seth914 asideh914 threeh7969 citiesh5892b for yourself.'

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"Ifh518 the LORDh3068 your Godh430  aenlargesh7337 your territoryh1366, justh3152c as He has swornh7650 to your fathersh1, and givesh5414 you allh3605 the landh776 whichh834 He  1promisedh1696 to giveh5414 your fathersh1--

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ifh3588 you  1carefullyh6213a observeh8104 allh3605 thish2088 commandmenth4687 whichh834 I commandh6680 you todayh3117,  ato loveh157 the LORDh3068 your Godh430, and to walkh1980 in His waysh1870 alwaysh3605h3117-- bthen you shall addh3254 threeh7969 moreh5750 citiesh5892b for yourself, besidesh5921 theseh428 threeh7969.

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"So innocenth5355a bloodh1818 will not be shedh8210 in the midsth7130 of your landh776 whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 givesh5414 you as an inheritanceh5159, and  abloodguiltinessh1818 be on you.

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"But  aifh3588 there is a manh376 who hatesh8130 his neighborh7453 and liesh693 in waith693 for him and risesh6965 up againsth5921 him and strikesh5221  1him so that he diesh4191, and he fleesh5127 to oneh259 of theseh411 citiesh5892b,

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then the eldersh2205 of his cityh5892b shall sendh7971 and takeh3947 him from thereh8033 and deliverh5414 him into the handh3027 of the avengerh1350 of bloodh1818, that he may dieh4191.

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1 aYou shall not pityh2347 him, but  byou shall purgeh1197a the bloodh1818 of the innocenth5355a from Israelh3478, that it may goh2895 wellh2895 with you.

Laws of Landmark and Testimony

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aYou shall not moveh5472 your neighbor'sh7453 boundaryh1366 mark, whichh834 the ancestorsh7223 have seth1379, in your inheritanceh5159 whichh834 you will inherith5157 in the landh776 that the LORDh3068 your Godh430 givesh5414 you to  1possessh3423.

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aA singleh259 witnessh5707 shall not riseh6965 up against a manh376 on account of anyh3605 iniquityh5771 or anyh3605 sinh2399  1whichh834 he has committedh2398; on the  2evidenceh6310 of twoh8147 orh176 threeh7969 witnessesh5707 a matterh1697 shall be confirmedh6965.

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aIfh3588 a malicioush2555 witnessh5707 risesh6965 up against a manh376 to  1accuseh6030a him of  2wrongdoingh5627,

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then bothh8147 the menh376 whoh834 have the disputeh7379 shall standh5975  abeforeh6440 the LORDh3068, beforeh6440 the priestsh3548 and the judgesh8199 whoh834 will be in office in thoseh1992a daysh3117.

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"The judgesh8199  ashall investigateh1875 thoroughlyh3190, and ifh2009 the witnessh5707 is a falseh8267 witnessh5707 and he has  1accusedh6030a his brotherh251 falselyh8267,

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then  ayou shall doh6213a to him justh3152c as he had intendedh2161 to doh6213a to his brotherh251. Thus you shall purgeh1197a the evilh7451b from amongh7130 you.

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aThe resth7604 will hearh8085 and be afraidh3372a, and will neverh3808 againh5750h3254 doh6213a suchh2088 an evilh7451a thingh1697 amongh7130 you.

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"Thus  1 ayou shall not showh2347 pityh2347:  blifeh5315 for lifeh5315,  ceyeh5869 for eyeh5869, toothh8127 for toothh8127, handh3027 for handh3027, footh7272 for footh7272.



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