Deuteronomy 21

KJVIf one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:

GIGAKJVIf one be found killed in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it is not known who has killed him:

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

GIGAKJVThen your elders and your judges shall come out, and they shall measure to the cities which are all around him who is killed:

KJVAnd it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

GIGAKJVAnd it shall be, that the city which is next to the killed man, even the elders of that city shall take a young cow, which has not been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke.

KJVAnd the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

GIGAKJVAnd the elders of that city shall bring down the young cow to a rough valley, which has not been plowed or sown, and shall strike off the young cow's neck there in the valley:

KJVAnd the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

GIGAKJVAnd the priests the sons of Levi shall come near. For them the Lord your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of the Lord. By their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

KJVAnd all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

GIGAKJVAnd all the elders of that city, that are next to the killed man, shall wash their hands over the young cow that is beheaded in the valley:

KJVBe merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

GIGAKJVBe merciful, O Lord, to your people Israel, who you have redeemed, and do not hold your people Israel guilty of innocent blood. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

KJVSo shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

GIGAKJVSo you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

KJVWhen thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

GIGAKJVWhen you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God has delivered them into your hands, and you have taken them captive,

KJVAnd seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

GIGAKJVAnd see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire to her, that you would have her to your wife.

KJVThen thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

GIGAKJVThen you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails.

KJVAnd she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine 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.

GIGAKJVAnd she shall put the clothing of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in your house, and mourn her father and her mother a full month: and after that you shall sleep with her, and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

KJVAnd 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 make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

GIGAKJVAnd it shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she will. But you shall not sell her at all for money, you shall not treat her as a slave, because you have humbled her.

KJVIf a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

GIGAKJVIf a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated. If the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

KJVThen it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

GIGAKJVThen it shall be, when he makes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

KJVBut he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

GIGAKJVBut he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For he is the beginning of his strength. The right of the firstborn is his.

KJVIf a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

GIGAKJVIf a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have disciplined him, will not listen to them:

KJVThen 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;

GIGAKJVThen shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd they shall say to 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.

KJVAnd all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

GIGAKJVAnd all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so you shall put evil away from among you. All Israel shall hear, and fear.

KJVAnd if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

GIGAKJVAnd if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and you hang him on a tree:

KJVHis body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

GIGAKJVHis body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall without fail bury him that day. For he who is hanged is cursed of God. Do this so that your land is not defiled, which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance.