Deuteronomy 19:1 When Jehovah3068 thy God430 shall cut off3772 the nations,1471 whose land776 Jehovah3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee, and thou succeedest3423 them, and dwellest3427 in their cities,5892 and in their houses;1004 cr 2 thou shalt set apart914 three7969 cities5892 for thee in the midst8432 of thy land,776 which Jehovah3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee to possess it.3423 cr 3 Thou shalt prepare3559 thee the way,1870 and divide the borders1366 of thy land,776 which Jehovah3068 thy God430 causeth thee to inherit,5157 into three parts,8027 that every manslayer7523 may flee thither.5127 cr

Deuteronomy 19:4 And this is the case1697 of the manslayer,7523 that shall flee5127 thither and live:2425 whoso killeth5221 his neighbor7453 unawares,1097 and hated8130 him not in time8543 past;8032 cr 5 as when a man goeth935 into the forest3293 with his neighbor7453 to hew2404 wood,6086 and his hand3027 fetcheth a stroke5080 with the axe1631 to cut down3772 the tree,6086 and the head1270{Hebrew iron.} slippeth5394 from the{Or, the tree} helve,6086 and lighteth4672 upon his neighbor,7453 so that he dieth;4191 he shall flee5127 unto one259 of these cities5892 and live:2425 cr 6 lest the avenger1350 of blood1818 pursue7291 the manslayer,310 while3588 his heart3824 is hot,3179 and overtake5381 him, because the way1870 is long,7235 and smite him5315 mortally;5221 whereas he was not worthy4941 of death,4194 inasmuch as3588 he hated8130 him not in time8543 past.8032 cr 7 Wherefore I command6680 thee, saying,559 Thou shalt set apart914 three7969 cities for thee.5892 cr 8 And if Jehovah3068 thy God430 enlarge7337 thy border,1366 as he hath sworn7650 unto thy fathers,1 and give5414 thee all the land776 which he promised1696 to give5414 unto thy fathers;1 cr 9 if thou shalt keep8104 all this commandment4687 to do6213 it, which I command6680 thee this day,3117 to love157 Jehovah3068 thy God,430 and to walk3212 ever3117 in his ways;1870 then shalt thou add3254 three7969 cities5892 more for thee, besides these three:7969 cr 10 that innocent5355{Or, the blood of an innocent man} blood1818 be not shed8210 in7130 the midst of thy land,776 which Jehovah3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee for an inheritance,5159 and so blood be upon thee.1818 cr

Deuteronomy 19:11 But if any man376 hate8130 his neighbor,7453 and lie in wait693 for him, and rise up6965 against him, and smite5221 him mortally5315 so that he dieth,4191 and he flee5127 into one259 of these411 cities;5892 cr 12 then the elders2205 of his city5892 shall send7971 and fetch3947 him thence, and deliver5414 him into the hand3027 of the avenger1350 of blood,1818 that he may die.4191 cr 13 Thine eye5869 shall not pity2347 him, but thou shalt put away1197 the{Or, the blood of the innocent} innocent5355 blood1818 from Israel,3478 that it may go well with thee.2895 cr

Deuteronomy 19:14 Thou shalt not remove5253 thy neighbor's7453 landmark,1366 which they of old time7223 have set,1379 in thine inheritance5159 which thou shalt inherit,5157 in the land776 that Jehovah3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee to possess it.3423 cr

Deuteronomy 19:15 One259 witness5707 shall not rise up6965 against a man376 for any iniquity,5771 or for any sin,2403 in any sin2399 that he sinneth:2398 at the mouth6310 of two8147 witnesses,5707 or at the mouth6310 of three7969 witnesses,5707 shall a matter1697 be established.6965 cr 16 If an unrighteous2555 witness5707 rise up6965 against any man376 to testify6030 against him of wrong-doing,5627{Or, rebellion. See 13:5.} cr 17 then both8147 the men,582 between whom the controversy7379 is, shall stand5975 before6440 Jehovah,3068 before6440 the priests3548 and the judges8199 that shall be in those days;3117 cr 18 and the judges8199 shall make diligent3190 inquisition:1875 and, behold, if the witness5707 be a false8267 witness,5707 and have testified6030 falsely8267 against his brother;251 cr 19 then shall ye do6213 unto him, as he had thought2161 to do6213 unto his brother:251 so shalt thou put1197 away1197 the evil7451 from the midst of thee.7130 cr 20 And those that remain7604 shall hear,8085 and fear,3372 and shall henceforth3254 commit6213 no more any1697 such evil7451 in the midst of thee.7130 cr 21 And thine eyes5869 shall not pity;2347 life5315 shall go for life,5315 eye5869 for eye,5869 tooth8127 for tooth,8127 hand3027 for hand,3027 foot7272 for foot.7272 cr