1 When the LORD 3068 thy God 430 hath cut off 3772 the nations 1471, whose land 776 the LORD 3068 thy God 430 giveth 5414 thee, and thou succeedest 3423 them, and dwellest 3427 in their cities 5892, and in their houses 1004;
2 Thou shalt separate 914 three 7969 cities 5892 for thee in the midst 8432 of thy land 776, which the LORD 3068 thy God 430 giveth 5414 thee to possess 3423 it.
3 Thou shalt prepare 3559 thee a way 1870, and divide the coasts 1366 of thy land 776, which the LORD 3068 thy God 430 giveth thee to inherit 5157, into three parts 8027, that every slayer 7523 may flee 5127 thither.
4 And this is the case 1697 of the slayer 7523, which shall flee 5127 thither, that he may live 2425: Whoso killeth 5221 his neighbour 7453 ignorantly 1097 1847, whom he hated 8130 not in time 8543 past 8032;
5 As when a man goeth 935 into the wood 3293 with his neighbour 7453 to hew 2404 wood 6086, and his hand 3027 fetcheth a stroke 5080 with the axe 1631 to cut down 3772 the tree 6086, and the head 1270 slippeth 5394 from the helve 6086, and lighteth 4672 upon his neighbour 7453, that he die 4191; he shall flee 5127 unto one 259 of those cities 5892, and live 2425:
6 Lest the avenger 1350 of the blood 1818 pursue 7291 the slayer 310 7523, while 3588 his heart 3824 is hot 3179, and overtake 5381 him, because the way 1870 is long 7235, and slay 5221 him 5315; whereas he was not worthy 4941 of death 4194, inasmuch as 3588 he hated 8130 him not in time 8543 past 8032.
7 Wherefore I command 6680 thee, saying 559, Thou shalt separate 914 three 7969 cities 5892 for thee.
8 And if the LORD 3068 thy God 430 enlarge 7337 thy coast 1366, as he hath sworn 7650 unto thy fathers 1, and give 5414 thee all the land 776 which he promised 1696 to give 5414 unto thy fathers 1;
9 If thou shalt keep 8104 all these commandments 4687 to do 6213 them, which I command 6680 thee this day 3117, to love 157 the LORD 3068 thy God 430, and to walk 3212 ever 3117 in his ways 1870; then shalt thou add 3254 three 7969 cities 5892 more for thee, beside these three 7969:
10 That innocent 5355 blood 1818 be not shed 8210 in 7130 thy land 776, which the LORD 3068 thy God 430 giveth 5414 thee for an inheritance 5159, and so blood 1818 be upon thee.
11 But if any man 376 hate 8130 his neighbour 7453, and lie in wait 693 for him, and rise up 6965 against him, and smite 5221 him mortally 5315 that he die 4191, and fleeth 5127 into one 259 of these 411 cities 5892:
12 Then the elders 2205 of his city 5892 shall send 7971 and fetch 3947 him thence, and deliver 5414 him into the hand 3027 of the avenger 1350 of blood 1818, that he may die 4191.
13 Thine eye 5869 shall not pity 2347 him, but thou shalt put away 1197 the guilt of innocent 5355 blood 1818 from Israel 3478, that it may go well 2895 with thee.
14 Thou shalt not remove 5253 thy neighbour's 7453 landmark 1366, which they of old time 7223 have set 1379 in thine inheritance 5159, which thou shalt inherit 5157 in the land 776 that the LORD 3068 thy God 430 giveth 5414 thee to possess 3423 it.
15 One 259 witness 5707 shall not rise up 6965 against a man 376 for any iniquity 5771, or for any sin 2403, in any sin 2399 that he sinneth 2398: at the mouth 6310 of two 8147 witnesses 5707, or at the mouth 6310 of three 7969 witnesses 5707, shall the matter 1697 be established 6965.
16 If a false 2555 witness 5707 rise up 6965 against any man 376 to testify 6030 against him that which is wrong 5627;
17 Then both 8147 the men 582, between whom the controversy 7379 is, shall stand 5975 before 6440 the LORD 3068, before 6440 the priests 3548 and the judges 8199, which shall be in those days 3117;
18 And the judges 8199 shall make diligent 3190 inquisition 1875: and, behold, if the witness 5707 be a false 8267 witness 5707, and hath testified 6030 falsely 8267 against his brother 251;
19 Then shall ye do 6213 unto him, as he had thought 2161 to have done 6213 unto his brother 251: so shalt thou put 1197 0 the evil 7451 away 1197 from among 7130 you.
20 And those which remain 7604 shall hear 8085, and fear 3372, and shall henceforth 3254 commit 6213 no more any 1697 such evil 7451 among 7130 you.
21 And thine eye 5869 shall not pity 2347; but life 5315 shall go for life 5315, eye 5869 for eye 5869, tooth 8127 for tooth 8127, hand 3027 for hand 3027, foot 7272 for foot 7272.