Deuteronomy 19

Designate three refuge cities for unintentional killers, expanding to six after conquering the land; requires two or three witnesses for convictions, prescribes punishment matching the crime without pity, and sets boundaries for altars[1].

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וַ/אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and who and that-which HC/Tr יָבֹ֨א 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo goes he comes HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HR רֵעֵ֥/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his neighbor his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms בַ/יַּעַר֮ 𐤁/𐤉𐤏𐤓 vayaar into the forest dense woodland HRd/Ncmsa לַ/חְטֹ֣ב 𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤁 lachetov to cut to hew wood HR/Vqc עֵצִים֒ 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 etsim wood trees HNcmpa וְ/נִדְּחָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤃𐤇𐤄 venidechah and slips and she was driven away HC/VNq3fs יָד֤/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms בַ/גַּרְזֶן֙ 𐤁/𐤂𐤓𐤆𐤍 vagarezen with the axe with the chopping-axe HRd/Ncmsa לִ/כְרֹ֣ת 𐤋/𐤊𐤓𐤕 likherot to cut to cut off HR/Vqc הָ/עֵ֔ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the tree the tree HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נָשַׁ֤ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤋 venashal and flies off and he stripped off HC/Vqq3ms הַ/בַּרְזֶל֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel the iron the iron HTd/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/עֵ֔ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets-2 the wood the tree HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מָצָ֥א 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀 umatsa and hits and he found HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 his object-marker HTo רֵעֵ֖/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu-2 neighbor his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וָ/מֵ֑ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤕 vamet and he dies and he died HC/Vqq3ms ה֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms יָנ֛וּס 𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤎 yanus shall flee he will flee HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַחַ֥ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one HAcfsa הֶ/עָרִים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim of the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp וָ/חָֽי 𐤅/𐤇𐤉 vachay and live and he lived HC/Vqq3ms
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פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC יִרְדֹּף֩ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐 yiredof he pursue he will pursue HVqi3ms גֹּאֵ֨ל 𐤂𐤀𐤋 goel avenger kinsman-redeeming one HVqrmsc הַ/דָּ֜ם 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam of the blood the blood HTd/Ncmsa אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR הָ/רֹצֵ֗חַ 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤇 harotsecha the manslayer the unlawful killer HTd/Vqrmsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC יֵחַם֮ 𐤉𐤇𐤌 yecham is hot he will become hot HVqi3ms לְבָב/וֹ֒ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤅 levavo his heart his inner heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הִשִּׂיג֛/וֹ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤂/𐤅 vehisigo and overtake him and he caused to overtake him HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because for/because HC יִרְבֶּ֥ה 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤄 yirebeh is long he increases HVqi3ms הַ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the way the trodden path HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הִכָּ֣ה/וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤄/𐤅 vehikahu and strike him and he struck him HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3ms נָ֑פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nafesh fatally breathing being HNcbsa וְ/ל/וֹ֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤅 velo to him HC/R/Sp3ms אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn מִשְׁפַּט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat judgment judgment HNcmsc מָ֔וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet of death death HNcmsa כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 for for/because HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שֹׂנֵ֥א 𐤔𐤍𐤀 sone hater the one hating HVqrmsa ה֛וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him HR/Sp3ms מִ/תְּמ֥וֹל 𐤌/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 mitemol from yesterday from previously HR/D שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 shileshom or the day before three-days-ago HNcmsa
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כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because HC תִשְׁמֹר֩ 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓 tishemor you keep you guard HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/מִּצְוָ֨ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤄 hamitsevah the commandment the directive HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֜את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs לַ/עֲשֹׂתָ֗/הּ 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤕/𐤄 laasotah to do it to do her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs מְצַוְּ/ךָ֮ 𐤌𐤑𐤅/𐤊 metsavekha command you your commander HVprmsc/Sp2ms הַ/יּוֹם֒ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אַהֲבָ֞ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤄 leahavah to love to love HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֛י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/לָ/לֶ֥כֶת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 velalekhet and to walk and to go HC/R/Vqc בִּ/דְרָכָ֖י/ו 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅 biderakhayv in his ways in his ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/יָּמִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days HTd/Ncmpa וְ/יָסַפְתָּ֨ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤕 veyasafeta then you shall add and you will add HC/Vqq2ms לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms עוֹד֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od more still, again, further HD שָׁלֹ֣שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shalosh three three HAcfsa עָרִ֔ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements HNcfpa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon HR הַ/שָּׁלֹ֥שׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤔 hashalosh the three the three HTd/Acfsa הָ/אֵֽלֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp
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