Ifכִּיsomeone slainחָלָלis foundיִמָּצֵאon the groundבָּאֲדָמָהthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָis givingנֹתֵןyouלְךָto possessלְרִשְׁתָּit,הּlyingנֹפֵלin the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהand it is notלֹאknownנוֹדַעwhoמִיstruck him,הִכָּהוּ
then your eldersוְ זְקֵנֶיךָand your judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶיךָshall go outיָצְאוּand measureוּמָדְדוּtoאֶלthe citiesהֶעָרִיםthat areאֲשֶׁרaroundסְבִיבֹתthe slain one.הֶחָלָל
Andוְהָיָהthe cityהָעִירthat is nearestהַקְּרֹבָהtoאֶלthe slain one,הֶחָלָלthe eldersלָקְחוּ זִקְנֵיof thatהַהִואcityהָעִירshall takeוְa heiferעֶגְלַתof the herdבָּקָרthatאֲשֶׁרhas notלֹאbeen workedעֻבַּד בָּהּand thatאֲשֶׁרhas notלֹאpulledמָשְׁכָהin a yoke.בְּעֹל
And the eldersוְ זִקְנֵיof thatהַהִואcityהָעִירshall bring downהוֹרִדוּthe heiferאֶת הָעֶגְלָהtoאֶלan ever-flowingאֵיתָןstream,נַחַלwhichאֲשֶׁרis notלֹאworkedיֵעָבֵד בּוֹorוְלֹאsown,יִזָּרֵעַand they shall break the neckוְעָרְפוּof the heiferאֶת הָעֶגְלָהthereשָׁםin the stream.בַּנָּחַל
And the priests,וְ הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Levi,לֵוִיshall come forward,נִגְּשׁוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhas chosenבָּחַרthemבָםto minister to himלְשָׁרְתוֹand to blessוּלְבָרֵךְin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH,יְהוָהand by their wordוְעַל פִּיהֶםeveryכָּלdisputeרִיבand everyוְכָלblowנָגַעshall be settled.יִהְיֶה
And allוְכֹלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof thatהַהִואcityהָעִירwho are nearestהַקְּרֹבִיםtoאֶלthe slain oneהֶחָלָלshall washיִרְחֲצוּtheir handsאֶת יְדֵיהֶםoverעַלthe heiferהָעֶגְלָהwhose neck was brokenהָעֲרוּפָהin the stream,בַנָּחַל
and they shall answerוְעָנוּand say,וְאָמְרוּ“Our handsיָדֵינוּdid notלֹאshedשָׁפְכוּthisהַזֶּהblood,אֶת הַדָּםand our eyesוְעֵינֵינוּdid notלֹאsee it.רָאוּ
Make expiationכַּפֵּרfor your peopleלְעַמְּךָIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhomאֲשֶׁרyou have redeemed,פָּדִיתָYHWH,יְהוָהand do notוְאַלputתִּתֵּןinnocentנָקִיbloodדָּםin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof your peopleעַמְּךָIsrael.”יִשְׂרָאֵלAnd the bloodוְ הַדָּםshall be expiatedנִכַּפֵּרfor them.לָהֶם
So youוְאַתָּהshall removeתְּבַעֵרthe innocentהַנָּקִיbloodהַדָּםfrom among you,מִקִּרְבֶּךָforכִּיyou shall doתַעֲשֶׂהwhat is rightהַיָּשָׁרin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH.יְהוָה
Whenכִּיyou go outתֵצֵאto warלַמִּלְחָמָהagainst your enemies,עַל אֹיְבֶיךָand YHWHוּ יְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָgives themנְתָנוֹinto your hand,בְּיָדֶךָand you takeוְשָׁבִיתָcaptives from them,שִׁבְיוֹ
and you seeוְרָאִיתָamong the captivesבַּשִּׁבְיָהa womanאֵשֶׁתbeautifulיְפַתin form,תֹּאַרand you become attachedוְחָשַׁקְתָּto herבָהּand would take herוְלָקַחְתָּfor yourselfלְךָas a wife,לְאִשָּׁה
then you shall bring herוַהֲבֵאתָהּintoאֶל תּוֹךְyour house,בֵּיתֶךָand she shall shaveוְגִלְּחָהher headאֶת רֹאשָׁהּand doוְעָשְׂתָהher nails,אֶת צִפָּרְנֶיהָ
and she shall removeוְהֵסִירָהthe garmentאֶת שִׂמְלַתof her captivityשִׁבְיָהּfromמֵעָלֶיherself,הָand she shall stayוְיָשְׁבָהin your houseבְּבֵיתֶךָand weep forוּבָכְתָהher fatherאֶת אָבִיהָand her motherוְאֶת אִמָּהּa full month;יֶרַח יָמִיםand afterוְאַחַרthatכֵּןyou may go inתָּבוֹאto herאֵלֶיהָand be her husband,וּבְעַלְתָּהּand she shall beוְהָיְתָהyourלְךָwife.לְאִשָּׁה
And ifוְהָיָה אִםyou are notלֹאpleasedחָפַצְתָּwith her,בָּהּyou shall let her goוְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּwherever she wishes;לְנַפְשָׁהּbut you shall certainly notוּמָכֹר לֹאsell herתִמְכְּרֶנָּהfor silver;בַּכָּסֶףyou shall notלֹאtreat her as a slave,תִתְעַמֵּר בָּהּbecauseתַּחַת אֲשֶׁרyou have humiliated her.עִנִּיתָהּ
Ifכִּיa manלְאִישׁhasתִהְיֶיןָtwoשְׁתֵּיwives,נָשִׁיםthe oneהָאַחַתlovedאֲהוּבָהand the otherוְהָאַחַתhated,שְׂנוּאָהand they have borneוְיָלְדוּhimלוֹsons,בָנִיםthe lovedהָאֲהוּבָהand the hated,וְהַשְּׂנוּאָהand the firstbornוְ הַבְּכוֹרsonהַבֵּןisהָיָהthe hated one's,לַשְּׂנִיאָה
thenוְהָיָהon the dayבְּיוֹםthat he gives his sons as an inheritanceהַנְחִילוֹ אֶת בָּנָיוwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרhe has,יִהְיֶה לוֹhe may notלֹא יוּכַלmake firstbornלְבַכֵּרthe sonאֶת בֶּןof the loved oneהָאֲהוּבָהin placeעַל פְּנֵיof the sonבֶןof the hated one,הַשְּׂנוּאָהthe firstborn.הַבְּכֹר
Butכִּיthe firstborn,אֶת הַבְּכֹרthe sonבֶּןof the hated one,הַשְּׂנוּאָהhe shall acknowledgeיַכִּירby givingלָתֶתhimלוֹa double portionפִּי שְׁנַיִםof allבְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרis foundיִמָּצֵאto be his,לוֹforכִּיheהוּאis the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתof his vigor;אֹנוֹto him belongsלוֹthe rightמִשְׁפַּטof the firstborn.הַבְּכֹרָה
Ifכִּיa manלְאִישׁhasיִהְיֶהa stubbornסוֹרֵרand rebelliousוּמוֹרֶהsonבֵּןwho does notאֵינֶנּוּlistenשֹׁמֵעַto the voiceבְּקוֹלof his fatherאָבִיוor the voiceוּבְקוֹלof his mother,אִמּוֹand they disciplineוְיסְּרוּhimאֹתוֹand he will notוְלֹאlistenיִשְׁמַעto them,אֲלֵיהֶם
then his fatherאָבִיוand his motherוְאִמּוֹshall take holdוְתָפְשׂוּof himבוֹand bringוְהוֹצִיאוּhimאֹתוֹout toאֶלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof his city,עִירוֹtoוְאֶלthe gateשַׁעַרof his place,מְקֹמוֹ
and they shall sayוְאָמְרוּto the eldersאֶל זִקְנֵיof his city,עִירוֹ“Thisזֶהson of oursבְּנֵנוּis stubbornסוֹרֵרand rebellious;וּמֹרֶהhe does notאֵינֶנּוּlistenשֹׁמֵעַto our voice;בְּקֹלֵנוּhe is a gluttonזוֹלֵלand a drunkard.”וְסֹבֵא
Then allוּ כָּלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof his cityעִירוֹshall stone himרְגָמֻהוּwith stonesבָאֲבָנִיםso that he dies.וָמֵתSo you shall removeוּבִעַרְתָּthe evilהָרָעfrom among you,מִקִּרְבֶּךָand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall hearיִשְׁמְעוּand fear.וְיִרָאוּ
And ifוְכִיthere isיִהְיֶהin a manבְאִישׁa sinחֵטְאwith a sentenceמִשְׁפַּטof death,מָוֶתand he is put to death,וְהוּמָתand you hangוְתָלִיתָhimאֹתוֹonעַלa tree,עֵץ
his corpseנִבְלָתוֹshall notלֹאremain all nightתָלִיןonעַלthe tree,הָעֵץbutכִּיyou shall surely bury himקָבוֹר תִּקְבְּרֶנּוּon thatהַהוּאday,בַּיּוֹםforכִּיone who is hangedתָּלוּיis a curseקִלְלַתof Elohim;אֱלֹהִיםand you shall notוְלֹאmake uncleanתְטַמֵּאyour groundאֶת אַדְמָתְךָthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָis givingנֹתֵןyouלְךָas an inheritance.נַחֲלָה