OET DEU chapter 21

21 if/because it _will _be _found [one]_slain in/on/at/with_land which YHWH god_your [is]_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) to_possess_it lying in _the_field not it _is _known who killed_him.
2 And_go _out elders_your and_judges_your and_measure to the_cities which [are]_around the_slain.
3 And_it _was the_city the_nearest to the_slain and_take the _elders the_city the_that a _heifer of _[the]_herd which not it _has _been _worked in/on/at/with_her which not it _has _dragged in/on/at/with_yoke.
4 And_bring _down the _elders the_city the_that DOM the_heifer to a _wadi ever-flowing which not it _is _tilled in/on/over_him/it and_not it _is _sown and_break _neck there DOM the_heifer’s in/on/at/with_valley.
5 And_come _forward the_priests the _sons of _Lēvīh if/because in/on/at/with_them he _has _chosen YHWH god_your to_minister_him and_to_pronounce _blessings in/on_name _of of_YHWH and_to decide_their it _will _be every dispute and_all wound.
6 And_all/each/any/every the _elders the_city the_that the_nearest to the_slain they _will _wash DOM hands_their over the_heifer the_neck _broken in/on/at/with_valley.
7 And_declare and_say our_both _hands not they _shed[fn] DOM the_blood the_this and_eyes_our not they _saw.
8 Make _atonement for_people_your[fn][fn] Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) which you _ransomed Oh_YHWH and_not put blood innocent in/on/at/with_midst people_your Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_forgiven to/for_them the_bloodshed.
9 And_you(ms) you _will _remove the_guilt _of _blood the_innocent from_midst_your if/because you _will _do the_right in/on_both _eyes _of of_YHWH.

10 if/because you _will _go _out to _the_war on enemies_your and_delivers_them YHWH god_your in/on/at/with_hands_your and_take captive_them.
11 And_see in/on/at/with_captives a _woman beautiful of _form and_desire in/on/at/with_her and_take to/for_yourself(m) to/for_(a)_woman.
12 And_bring_her into the _middle house_your and_shave DOM head_her and_trim DOM nails_her.
13 And_remove DOM the _clothing captivity_her from_on_she and_remain in/on/at/with_house_your and_mourn DOM father_her and_DOM mother_her a _month of _days and_after thus you _will _go to_her/it and_be _husband_her and_be to/for_yourself(m) to/for_(a)_woman.
14 And_it _was if not you _delight in/on/at/with_her and_let _go_her as_wants_she and_to _sell not sell_her in/on/at/with_money not you _will _treat _as _a _slave in/on/at/with_her because that dishonoured_her.

15 if/because they _will _belong to_man two wives the_one(f) [is]_loved and_the_other [is]_hated and_they _gave _birth to_him/it sons the_loved and_the_unloved and_it _was the_son the_firstborn belongs _to _the_unloved.
16 And_it _was in/on_day wills _possessions_he DOM sons_his DOM [that]_which it _will _belong to_him/it not he _will _be _able as_firstborn DOM the _son the_loved on the _face of _the _son the_unloved the_firstborn.
17 If/because DOM the_firstborn the _son the_unloved he _will _acknowledge by_giving to_him/it a _mouth of _two in/on/at/with_all that it _will _be _found to_him/it if/because he [is]_the _beginning strength_his to_him/it the _claim the_firstborn.

18 if/because he _will _belong to_man a _son stubborn and_rebellious not_who [is]_listening in/on/at/with_voice his/its_father and_in/on/at/with_voice his/its_mother and_discipline[fn][fn][fn] DOM_him/it and_not he _will _listen to_them.
19 And_take _hold in_him/it his/its_father and_mother_his and_bring _out DOM_him/it to the _elders city_his and_near/to the _gate place_his.
20 And_say to the _elders city_his son_ours this [is]_stubborn and_rebellious not_he [is]_listening in/on/at/with_voice_us [he _is]_a _glutton and_drunkard.
21 And_stone_him all the _men city_his in/on/at/with_stones and_death and_purge the_evil from_midst_your and_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _will _hear and_fear.
22 and_because/when it _will _be in/on/at/with_man a _sin of _a _sentence of _death and_put _to _death and_hang DOM_him/it on a _tree.
23 Not it _will _remain _overnight corpse_his on the_tree if/because certainly _(bury) bury_him in _the_day (the)_that if/because [is]_a _curse of _god [one _who _is]_hanged and_not you _will _make _unclean DOM land_your which YHWH god_your [is]_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) an _inheritance.

21:7 Variant note: שפכה: (x-qere) ’שָֽׁפְכוּ֙’: lemma_8210 n_0.1.0 morph_HVqp3cp id_05aaD שָֽׁפְכוּ֙

21:8 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

21:8 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

21:18 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

21:18 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

21:18 Note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

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