Deuteronomy 21 (kjv)

If one be found^H4672 slain^H2491 in the land^H127 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee to possess^H3423 it, lying^H5307 in the field^H7704, and it be not known^H3045 who hath slain^H5221 him:²Then thy elders^H2205 and thy judges^H8199 shall come forth^H3318, and they shall measure^H4058 unto the cities^H5892 which are round about^H5439 him that is slain^H2491:³And it shall be, that the city^H5892 which is next^H7138 unto the slain man^H2491, even the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892 shall take^H3947 an heifer^{H1241 H5697}, which hath not been wrought with^H5647, and which hath not drawn^H4900 in the yoke^H5923;⁴And the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892 shall bring down^H3381 the heifer^H5697 unto a rough^H386 valley^H5158, which is neither eared^H5647 nor sown^H2232, and shall strike off^H6202 the heifer's^H5697 neck^H6202 there in the valley^H5158:⁵And the priests^H3548 the sons^H1121 of Levi^H3878 shall come near^H5066; for them the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath chosen^H977 to minister^H8334 unto him, and to bless^H1288 in the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068; and by their word^H6310 shall every controversy^H7379 and every stroke^H5061 be tried:⁶And all the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892, that are next^H7138 unto the slain^H2491 man, shall wash^H7364 their hands^H3027 over the heifer^H5697 that is beheaded^H6202 in the valley^H5158:⁷And they shall answer^H6030 and say^H559, Our hands^H3027 have not shed^H8210 this blood^H1818, neither have our eyes^H5869 seen^H7200 it.⁸Be merciful^H3722, O LORD^H3068, unto thy people^H5971 Israel^H3478, whom thou hast redeemed^H6299, and lay^H5414 not innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 unto thy people^H5971 of Israel's^H3478 charge^H7130. And the blood^H1818 shall be forgiven^H3722 them.⁹So shalt thou put away^H1197 the guilt of innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 from among^H7130 you, when thou shalt do^H6213 that which is right^H3477 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁰When thou goest forth^H3318 to war^H4421 against thine enemies^H341, and the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath delivered^H5414 them into thine hands^H3027, and thou hast taken^H7617 them captive^H7628,¹¹And seest^H7200 among the captives^H7633 a beautiful^{H8389 H3303} woman^H802, and hast a desire^H2836 unto her, that thou wouldest have her^H3947 to thy wife^H802;¹²Then thou shalt bring^H935 her home^H8432 to thine house^H1004; and she shall shave^H1548 her head^H7218, and pare^H6213 her nails^H6856;¹³And she shall put^H5493 the raiment^H8071 of her captivity^H7628 from off her, and shall remain^H3427 in thine house^H1004, and bewail^H1058 her father^H1 and her mother^H517 a full^H3117 month^H3391: and after^H310 that thou shalt go^H935 in unto her, and be her husband^H1166, and she shall be thy wife^H802.¹⁴And it shall be, if thou have no delight^H2654 in her, then thou shalt let her go^H7971 whither she will^H5315; but thou shalt not sell^H4376 her at all^H4376 for money^H3701, thou shalt not make merchandise^H6014 of her, because^H834 thou hast humbled^H6031 her.

¹⁵If a man^H376 have two^H8147 wives^H802, one^H259 beloved^H157, and another^H259 hated^H8130, and they have born^H3205 him children^H1121, both the beloved^H157 and the hated^H8130; and if the firstborn^H1060 son^H1121 be hers that was hated^H8146:¹⁶Then it shall be, when^H3117 he maketh his sons^H1121 to inherit^H5157 that which he hath, that he may^H3201 not make the son^H1121 of the beloved^H157 firstborn^H1069 before^H6440 the son^H1121 of the hated^H8130, which is indeed the firstborn^H1060:¹⁷But he shall acknowledge^H5234 the son^H1121 of the hated^H8130 for the firstborn^H1060, by giving^H5414 him a double^H8147 portion^H6310 of all that he hath^H4672: for he is the beginning^H7225 of his strength^H202; the right^H4941 of the firstborn^H1062 is his.

¹⁸If a man^H376 have a stubborn^H5637 and rebellious^H4784 son^H1121, which will not obey^H8085 the voice^H6963 of his father^H1, or the voice^H6963 of his mother^H517, and that, when they have chastened^H3256 him, will not hearken^H8085 unto them:¹⁹Then shall his father^H1 and his mother^H517 lay hold^H8610 on him, and bring him out^H3318 unto the elders^H2205 of his city^H5892, and unto the gate^H8179 of his place^H4725;²⁰And they shall say^H559 unto the elders^H2205 of his city^H5892, This our son^H1121 is stubborn^H5637 and rebellious^H4784, he will not obey^H8085 our voice^H6963; he is a glutton^H2151, and a drunkard^H5433.²¹And all the men^H582 of his city^H5892 shall stone^H7275 him with stones^H68, that he die^H4191: so shalt thou put^H1197 evil^H7451 away^H1197 from among^H7130 you; and all Israel^H3478 shall hear^H8085, and fear^H3372.

²²And if a man^H376 have committed a sin^H2399 worthy of^H4941 death^H4194, and he be to be put to death^H4191, and thou hang^H8518 him on a tree^H6086:²³His body^H5038 shall not remain all night^H3885 upon the tree^H6086, but thou shalt in any wise^H6912 bury^H6912 him that day^H3117; (for he that is hanged^H8518 is accursed^H7045 of God^H430;) that thy land^H127 be not defiled^H2930, which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee for an inheritance^H5159.