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Deuteronomy 21

Expiation of a Crime

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"Ifh3588 a slainh2491a person is foundh4672 lyingh5307 in the open countryh7704 in the landh127 whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 givesh5414 you to  1possessh3423, and it is not knownh3045 whoh4310 has struckh5221 him,

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then your eldersh2205 and your judgesh8199 shall goh3318 out and measureh4058 the distance to the citiesh5892b whichh834 are aroundh5439 the slainh2491a oneh2491a.

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"It shall be that the cityh5892b which is nearesth7138 to the slainh2491a manh2491a, that is, the eldersh2205 of that cityh5892b, shall takeh3947 a heiferh5697 of the herdh1241, whichh834 has not been workedh5647 and whichh834 has not pulledh4900 in a yokeh5923;

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and the eldersh2205 of that cityh5892b shall bringh3381 the heiferh5697 downh3381 to a valleyh5158a with runningh386 waterh386, whichh834 has not been plowedh5647 or sownh2232, and shall breakh6202 the heifer'sh5697 neckh6202 thereh8033 in the valleyh5158a.

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"Then  athe priestsh3548, the sonsh1121 of Levih3878, shall comeh5066 nearh5066, for the LORDh3068 your Godh430 has chosenh977 them to serveh8334 Him and to blessh1288 in the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068; and everyh3605 disputeh7379 and everyh3605  1assaulth5061  2shall be settledh5921h6310 by them.

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"Allh3605 the eldersh2205 of that cityh5892b  1which is nearesth7138 to the slainh2491a manh2491a shall  awashh7364 their handsh3027 overh5921 the heiferh5697 whose neckh6202 was brokenh6202 in the valleyh5158a;

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and they shall answerh6030a and sayh559, `Our handsh3027 did not shedh8210 thish2088 bloodh1818, norh3808 did our eyesh5869 seeh7200 it.

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1Forgiveh3722a Your peopleh5971a Israelh3478 whomh834 You have redeemedh6299, O LORDh3068, and do not placeh5414 the guilth1818 of  ainnocenth5355a bloodh1818 in the midsth7130 of Your peopleh5971a Israelh3478.' And the bloodguiltinessh1818 shall be  2forgivenh3722a them.

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aSo you shall removeh1197a the guilth1818 of innocenth5355a bloodh1818 from your midsth7130, whenh3588 you doh6213a whath3477 is righth3477 in the eyesh5869 of the LORDh3068.

Domestic Relations

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"Whenh3588 you goh3318 out to battleh4421 againsth5921 your enemiesh340, and  athe LORDh3068 your Godh430 deliversh5414 them into your handsh3027 and you takeh7617 them away captiveh7628b,

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and seeh7200 among the captivesh7633 a beautifulh3303 womanh802, and haveh2836a a desireh2836a for her and would takeh3947 her as a wifeh802 for yourself,

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then you shall bringh935 her homeh8432 to your househ1004, and she shall  ashaveh1548 her headh7218 and  1trimh6213a her nailsh6856.

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"She shall also  1removeh5493 the clothesh8071 of her captivityh7628b and shall remainh3427 in your househ1004, and  amournh1058 her fatherh1 and motherh517 a fullh3117 monthh3391; and afterh310 that you may goh935 in to her and be her husbandh1166 and she shall be your wifeh802.

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"It shall be, ifh518 you are not pleasedh2654a with her, then you shall leth7971 her goh7971  1wherever she wishesh5315; but you shall certainlyh4376 not sellh4376 her for moneyh3701, you shall not  2mistreath6014b her, becauseh8478h834 you have  ahumbledh6031a her.

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"Ifh3588 a manh376 hash1961 twoh8147 wivesh802, the oneh259 lovedh157 and  athe otherh259  1unlovedh8130, and both the lovedh157 and the  1unlovedh8130 have borneh3205 him sonsh1121, if the firstbornh1060 sonh1121 belongs to the  1unlovedh8146,

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then it shall be in the dayh3117 he  1willsh5157 whath834 he hash1961 to his sonsh1121, he cannoth3201h3808 makeh1069 the sonh1121 of the lovedh157 the firstbornh1069 beforeh5921h6440 the sonh1121 of the  2unlovedh8130, who is the firstbornh1060.

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"But he shall acknowledgeh5234 the firstbornh1060, the sonh1121 of the  1unlovedh8130, by givingh5414 him a doubleh8147 portionh6310 of allh3605 that  2he hash4672, for he is the  abeginningh7225 of his strengthh202;  bto him belongs the righth4941 of the firstbornh1060.

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"Ifh3588 anyh376 manh376 hash1961 a stubbornh5637 and rebellioush4784 sonh1121 who will  anot obeyh8085h6963 his fatherh1 or his motherh517, and when they chastiseh3256 him, he will not even listenh8085 to them,

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then his fatherh1 and motherh517 shall seizeh8610 him, and bringh3318 him out to the eldersh2205 of his cityh5892b  1at the gatewayh8179 of his hometownh4725.

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"They shall sayh559 to the eldersh2205 of his cityh5892b, `Thish2088 sonh1121 of ours is stubbornh5637 and rebellioush4784, he will not obeyh8085h6963 us, he is a gluttonh2151b and a drunkardh5433a.'

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aThen allh3605 the menh376 of his cityh5892b shall stoneh7275 him to deathh4191; so  byou shall removeh1197a the evilh7451b from your midsth7130, and  callh3605 Israelh3478 will hearh8085 of it and fearh3372a.

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"Ifh3588 a manh376 has committedh1961 a sinh2399  aworthyh4941 of deathh4194 and he is puth4191 to deathh4191, and you hangh8518 him on a treeh6086,

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 ahis corpseh5038 shall not hangh3885a all nighth3885a on the treeh6086, but you shall surelyh6912 buryh6912 him on the sameh1931 dayh3117 (for  bhe who is hangedh8518 is  1accursedh7045 of Godh430), so that you  cdo not defileh2930 your landh127 whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 givesh5414 you as an inheritanceh5159.



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