Deuteronomy 21

1If one be found^H4672 slain^H2491 in the land^H127 which Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee to possess^H3423 it, lying^H5307 in the field^H7704, and it be not known^H3045 who hath smitten^H5221 him; 2then thy elders^H2205 and thy judges^H8199 shall come forth^H3318, and they shall measure^H4058 unto the cities^H5892 which are round about^H5439 him that is slain^H2491: 3and it shall be, that the city^H5892 which is nearest^H7138 unto the slain man^H2491, even the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892 shall take^H3947 a heifer^H1241 of the herd, which hath not been wrought with^H5647, and which hath not drawn^H4900 in the yoke^H5923; 4and the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892 shall bring down^H3381 the heifer^H5697 unto a^H386 valley^H5158 with running water, which is neither plowed^H5647 nor sown^H2232, and shall break^H6202 the heifer's^H5697 neck^H6202 there in the valley^H5158. 5And the priests^H3548 the sons^H1121 of Levi^H3878 shall come near^H5066; for them Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 hath chosen^H977 to minister^H8334 unto him, and to bless^H1288 in the name^H8034 of Jehovah^H3068; and according to their word^H6310 shall every controversy^H7379 and every stroke^H5061 be. 6And all the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892, who are nearest^H7138 unto the slain^H2491 man, shall wash^H7364 their hands^H3027 over the heifer^H5697 whose neck was broken^H6202 in the valley^H5158; 7and they shall answer^H6030 and say^H559, Our hands^H3027 have not shed^H8210 this blood^H1818, neither have our eyes^H5869 seen^H7200 it. 8Forgive^H3722, O Jehovah^H3068, thy people^H5971 Israel^H3478, whom thou hast redeemed^H6299, and suffer^H5414 not innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 to remain in the midst^H7130 of thy people^H5971 Israel^H3478. And the blood^H1818 shall be forgiven^H3722 them. 9So shalt thou put away^H1197 the innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 from the midst^H7130 of thee, when thou shalt do^H6213 that which is right^H3477 in the eyes^H5869 of Jehovah^H3068. 10When thou goest forth^H3318 to battle^H4421 against thine enemies^H341, and Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 delivereth^H5414 them into thy hands^H3027, and thou carriest^H7617 them away captive^H7628, 11and seest^H7200 among the captives^H7633 a beautiful^H8389 woman^H802, and thou hast a desire^H2836 unto her, and wouldest take her^H3947 to thee to wife^H802; 12then thou shalt bring^H935 her home^H8432 to thy house^H1004; and she shall shave^H1548 her head^H7218, and pare^H6213 her nails^H6856; 13and she shall put^H5493 the raiment^H8071 of her captivity^H7628 from off her, and shall remain^H3427 in thy house^H1004, and bewail^H1058 her father^H1 and her mother^H517 a full^H3117 month^H3391: and after^H310 that thou shalt go^H935 in unto her, and be her husband^H1166, and she shall be thy wife^H802. 14And it shall be, if thou have no delight^H2654 in her, then thou shalt let her go^H7971 whither she will^H5315; but thou shalt not sell^H4376 her at all^H4376 for money^H3701, thou shalt not deal^H6014 with her as a slave, because^H834 thou hast humbled^H6031 her. 15If a man^H376 have two^H8147 wives^H802, the one^H259 beloved^H157, and the other^H259 hated^H8130, and they have borne^H3205 him children^H1121, both the beloved^H157 and the hated^H8130; and if the first-born^H1060 son^H1121 be hers that was hated^H8146; 16then it shall be, in the day^H3117 that he causeth his sons^H1121 to inherit^H5157 that which he hath, that he may^H3201 not make the son^H1121 of the beloved^H157 the first-born^H1069 before^H6440 the son^H1121 of the hated^H8130, who is the first-born^H1060: 17but he shall acknowledge^H5234 the first-born^H1060, the son^H1121 of the hated^H8130, by giving^H5414 him a double^H8147 portion^H6310 of all that he hath^H4672; for he is the beginning^H7225 of his strength^H202; the right^H4941 of the first-born^H1062 is his. 18If a man^H376 have a stubborn^H5637 and rebellious^H4784 son^H1121, that will not obey^H8085 the voice^H6963 of his father^H1, or the voice^H6963 of his mother^H517, and, though they chasten^H3256 him, will not hearken^H8085 unto them; 19then shall his father^H1 and his mother^H517 lay hold^H8610 on him, and bring him out^H3318 unto the elders^H2205 of his city^H5892, and unto the gate^H8179 of his place^H4725; 20and they shall say^H559 unto the elders^H2205 of his city^H5892, This our son^H1121 is stubborn^H5637 and rebellious^H4784, he will not obey^H8085 our voice^H6963; he is a glutton^H2151, and a drunkard^H5433. 21And all the men^H582 of his city^H5892 shall stone^H7275 him to death^H4191 with stones^H68: so shalt thou put^H1197 away^H1197 the evil^H7451 from the midst^H7130 of thee; and all Israel^H3478 shall hear^H8085, and fear^H3372. 22And if a man^H376 have committed a sin^H2399 worthy of^H4941 death^H4194, and he be put to death^H4191, and thou hang^H8518 him on a tree^H6086; 23his body^H5038 shall not remain all night^H3885 upon the tree^H6086, but thou shalt surely^H6912 bury^H6912 him the same day^H3117; for he that is hanged^H8518 is accursed^H7045 of God^H430; that thou defile^H2930 not thy land^H127 which Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee for an inheritance^H5159.