| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 21:1:1 ⧉כִּי־יִמָּצֵ֣אkiyimmatseIf is found Deuteronomy 21:1:2 ⧉חָלָ֗לkhalala slain person Deuteronomy 21:1:3 ⧉בָּאֲדָמָה֙baadamahin the land Deuteronomy 21:1:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֩asherwhich Deuteronomy 21:1:5 ⧉יְהוָ֨הyahwehLORD Deuteronomy 21:1:6 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 21:1:7 ⧉נֹתֵ֤ןnotenis giving Deuteronomy 21:1:8 ⧉לְךָ֙lekhato you Deuteronomy 21:1:9 ⧉לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּlerishtahto possess it Deuteronomy 21:1:10 ⧉נֹפֵ֖לnofelfallen Deuteronomy 21:1:11 ⧉בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הbasadehin the open field Deuteronomy 21:1:12 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Deuteronomy 21:1:13 ⧉נוֹדַ֖עnodait is known Deuteronomy 21:1:14 ⧉מִ֥יmiwho Deuteronomy 21:1:15 ⧉הִכָּֽהוּ׃hikahustruck him |
| 1. Formal Translation If a person is found slain in the land which the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheicha, Covenant Giver} gives you to possess, lying fallen in the field, and it is not known who struck him. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation Suppose someone is found murdered in a field, in the territory the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheicha, Covenant Provider} is giving you to take as your own, and nobody knows who killed him. |