American Standard Version - King James Version

 21:1 ¶ If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him;

 21:1 ¶ Ifº [one] be foundºº slainº in the landº whichº the LORDº thy Godº givethºº thee to possessºº it, lyingºº in the field,º [and] it be notº knownºº whoº hath slainºº him:

 21:2 then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

 21:2 Then thy eldersº and thy judgesºº shall come forth,ºº and they shall measureºº untoº the citiesº whichº [are] round aboutº him that is slain:º

 21:3 and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

 21:3 And it shall be,º [that] the cityº [which is] nextº untoº the slain man,º even the eldersº of thatº cityº shall takeºº an heifer,ºº whichº hath notº been wroughtº with,ºº [and] whichº hath notº drawnºº in the yoke;º

 21:4 and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.

 21:4 And the eldersº of thatº cityº shall bring downººº the heiferº untoº a roughº valley,º whichº is neitherº earedºº norº sown,ºº and shall strike offºººº the heifer'sº neckººº thereº in the valley:º

 21:5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

 21:5 And the priestsº the sonsº of Leviº shall come near;ºº forº them the LORDº thy Godº hath chosenºº to ministerºº unto him, and to blessºº in the nameº of the LORD;º and byº their wordº shall everyº controversyº and everyº strokeº beº [tried]:

 21:6 And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

 21:6 And allº the eldersº of thatº city,º [that are] nextº untoº the slainº [man], shall washººº their handsº overº the heiferº that is beheadedºº in the valley:º

 21:7 and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

 21:7 And they shall answerºº and say,ºº Our handsº have notº shedººº thisº blood,º neitherº have our eyesº seenºº [it].

 21:8 Forgive, O Jehovah, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood [to remain] in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

 21:8 Be merciful,ºº O LORD,º unto thy peopleº Israel,º whomº thou hast redeemed,ºº and layºº notº innocentº bloodº unto thy peopleº of Israel'sº charge.º And the bloodº shall be forgivenºº them.

 21:9 So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

 21:9 So shalt thouº put awayºº the [guilt of] innocentº bloodº from amongºº you, whenº thou shalt doºº [that which is] rightº in the sightº of the LORD.º

 21:10 ¶ When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,

 21:10 ¶ Whenº thou goest forthºº to warº againstº thine enemies,ºº and the LORDº thy Godº hath deliveredºº them into thine hands,º and thou hast takenºº them captive,º

 21:11 and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;

 21:11 And seestºº among the captivesº a beautifulººº woman,º and hast a desireºº unto her, that thou wouldest haveº herºº to thy wife;º

 21:12 then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

 21:12 Then thou shalt bringºº her homeº to thine house;º and she shall shaveººº her head,º and pareººº her nails;º

 21:13 and she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thy house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

 21:13 And she shall putººº the raimentº of her captivityº from offºº her, and shall remainºº in thine house,º and bewailººº her fatherº and her motherº a fullº month:º and afterº thatº thou shalt goºº inº untoº her, and be her husband,ººº and she shall beº thy wife.º

 21:14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.

 21:14 And it shall be,º ifº thou have no delightººº in her, then thou shalt let her goºº whither she will;º but thou shalt notº sellºº her at allºº for money,º thou shalt notº make merchandiseºº of her, becauseºº thou hast humbledºº her.

 21:15 ¶ If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated;

 21:15 ¶ Ifº a manº haveº twoº wives,º oneº beloved,ºº and anotherº hated,ºº and they have bornºº him children,º [both] the belovedºº and the hated;ºº and [if] the firstbornº sonº beº hers that was hated:º

 21:16 then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born:

 21:16 Then it shall be,º whenº he makethº his sonsº to inheritººº [that] whichº he hath,º [that] he mayºº notº makeºº the sonº of the belovedºº firstbornºº beforeºº the sonº of the hated,ºº [which is indeed] the firstborn:º

 21:17 but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first-born is his.

 21:17 Butº he shall acknowledgeºº the sonº of the hatedººº [for] the firstborn,º by givingºº him a doubleº portionº of allº thatº he hath:ºº forº heº [is] the beginningº of his strength;º the rightº of the firstbornº [is] his.

 21:18 ¶ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;

 21:18 ¶ Ifº a manº haveº a stubbornºº and rebelliousºº son,º which will notº obeyºº the voiceº of his father,º or the voiceº of his mother,º and [that], when they have chastenedºº him, will notº hearkenºº untoº them:

 21:19 then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

 21:19 Then shall his fatherº and his motherº lay holdºº on him, and bring him outººº untoº the eldersº of his city,º and untoº the gateº of his place;º

 21:20 and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

 21:20 And they shall sayºº untoº the eldersº of his city,º Thisº our sonº [is] stubbornºº and rebellious,ºº he will notº obeyºº our voice;º [he is] a glutton,ºº and a drunkard.ºº

 21:21 And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

 21:21 And allº the menºº of his cityº shall stoneºº him with stones,º that he die:ºº so shalt thou putºº evilº awayººº from amongºº you; and allº Israelº shall hear,ºº and fear.ºº

 21:22 ¶ And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;

 21:22 ¶ And ifº a manº have committedº a sinº worthyº ofº death,º and he be to be put to death,ºº and thou hangºº him onº a tree:º

 21:23 his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is accursed of God; that thou defile not thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

 21:23 His bodyº shall notº remain all nightºº uponº the tree,º butº thou shalt in any wiseºº buryºº him thatº day;º (forº he that is hangedºº [is] accursedº of God;)º thatº thy landº be notº defiled,ºº whichº the LORDº thy Godº givethºº thee [for] an inheritance.º