Deuteronomy 19:1 When the LORD3068 thy God430 hath cut off3772 the nations,1471 whose land776 the LORD3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee, and thou succeedest3423{Heb. inheritest, or possessest} them, and dwellest3427 in their cities,5892 and in their houses;1004 cr 2 Thou shalt separate914 three7969 cities5892 for thee in the midst8432 of thy land,776 which the LORD3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee to possess3423 it. cr 3 Thou shalt prepare3559 thee a way,1870 and divide the coasts1366 of thy land,776 which the LORD3068 thy God430 giveth thee to inherit,5157 into three parts,8027 that every slayer7523 may flee5127 thither. cr

Deuteronomy 19:4 And this is the case1697 of the slayer,7523 which shall flee5127 thither, that he may live:2425 Whoso killeth5221 his neighbour7453 ignorantly,1097 1847 whom he hated8130 not in time8543 past;8032{Heb. from yesterday the third day} cr 5 As when a man goeth935 into the wood3293 with his neighbour7453 to hew2404 wood,6086 and his hand3027 fetcheth a stroke5080 with the axe1631 to cut down3772 the tree,6086 and the head1270{Heb. iron} slippeth5394 from the helve,6086{Heb. wood} and lighteth4672{Heb. findeth} upon his neighbour,7453 that he die;4191 he shall flee5127 unto one259 of those cities,5892 and live:2425 cr 6 Lest the avenger1350 of the blood1818 pursue7291 the slayer,310 7523 while3588 his heart3824 is hot,3179 and overtake5381 him, because the way1870 is long,7235 and slay5221 him;5315{Heb. smite him in life} whereas he was not worthy4941 of death,4194 inasmuch as3588 he hated8130 him not in time8543 past.8032{Heb. from yesterday, third day} cr 7 Wherefore I command6680 thee, saying,559 Thou shalt separate914 three7969 cities5892 for thee. cr 8 And if the LORD3068 thy God430 enlarge7337 thy coast,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 these commandments4687 to do6213 them, which I command6680 thee this day,3117 to love157 the LORD3068 thy God,430 and to walk3212 ever3117 in his ways;1870 then shalt thou add3254 three7969 cities5892 more for thee, beside these three:7969 cr 10 That innocent5355 blood1818 be not shed8210 in7130 thy land,776 which the LORD3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee for an inheritance,5159 and so blood1818 be upon thee. cr

Deuteronomy 19:11 But if any man376 hate8130 his neighbour,7453 and lie in wait693 for him, and rise up6965 against him, and smite5221 him mortally5315{Heb. in life} that he die,4191 and fleeth5127 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 guilt of innocent5355 blood1818 from Israel,3478 that it may go well2895 with thee. cr

Deuteronomy 19:14 Thou shalt not remove5253 thy neighbour's7453 landmark,1366 which they of old time7223 have set1379 in thine inheritance,5159 which thou shalt inherit5157 in the land776 that the LORD3068 thy God430 giveth5414 thee to possess3423 it. 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 the matter1697 be established.6965 cr

Deuteronomy 19:16 If a false2555 witness5707 rise up6965 against{Or, falling away} any man376 to testify6030 against him that which is wrong;5627 cr 17 Then both8147 the men,582 between whom the controversy7379 is, shall stand5975 before6440 the LORD,3068 before6440 the priests3548 and the judges,8199 which 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 hath testified6030 falsely8267 against his brother;251 cr 19 Then shall ye do6213 unto him, as he had thought2161 to have done6213 unto his brother:251 so shalt thou put1197 2794 the evil7451 away1197 from among7130 you. cr 20 And those which remain7604 shall hear,8085 and fear,3372 and shall henceforth3254 commit6213 no more any1697 such evil7451 among7130 you. cr 21 And thine eye5869 shall not pity;2347 but life5315 shall go for life,5315 eye5869 for eye,5869 tooth8127 for tooth,8127 hand3027 for hand,3027 foot7272 for foot.7272 cr