King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 If 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 :

KJVu: 1 "If one is found dead 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 ,

Notes: "Slain" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2491 with a Strong’s definition of "kill, profane, slain (man), X slew, (deadly) wounded kill, profane, slain (man), X slew, (deadly) wounded."

KJV:   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:

KJVu: 2 then your elders and your judges shall go forth, and they shall measure the distance to the cities which are around him that is dead;

KJV:   3 And 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;

KJVu: 3 And it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the dead man, the elders of that city shall take a heifer, which has not been worked, and which has not drawn with a yoke;

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KJV:   4 And 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 :

KJVu: 4 The elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a valley with a flowing river, which is neither tilled nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley;

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KJV:   5 And 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 :

KJVu: 5 Then the priests , the sons of Levi , shall come near , for the LORD your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every wound inflicted by man be tried .

Notes: "Stroke" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5061 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs definition of "stroke, wound, inflicted by man on man Deuteronomy 17:8; Deuteronomy 21:5."

KJV:   6 And 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 :

KJVu: 6 And all the elders of that city, nearest to the dead man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley ;

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

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

KJV:   8 Be 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.

KJVu: 8 Be merciful, O LORD, to your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not lay innocent blood to the charge of your people Israel.' And the blood shall be forgiven them.

KJV:   9 So 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.

KJVu: 9 So 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.

KJV:   10 When 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,

KJVu: 10 When you go forth to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands, and you have taken them captive,

KJV:   10 When 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,

KJVu: 10 When you go forth to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands, and you have taken them captive,

KJV:   11 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

KJVu: 11 and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife,

KJV:   12 Then you shall bring her home to your house ; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails ;

KJVu: 12 then you shall bring her home to your house , and she shall shave her head, and trim her nails .

Notes: "Pare" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6213 with a Strong’s definition of "accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold a feast, X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use."

KJV:   13 And 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.

KJVu: 13 And she shall remove the clothes 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 go in to her, and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

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KJV:   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 make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

KJVu: 14 But 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 make merchandise of her, because you have humbled her.

KJV:   15 If 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 :

KJVu: 15 If a man has two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated , and if the firstborn son was hers who was hated ,

KJV:   16 Then 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 :

KJVu: 16 then it shall be, when he divideds his sons inheritance that he may not treat the son of the beloved as the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is indeed the firstborn .

Notes: "Inherit" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5157 with a Strong’s definition of "divide, have inheritance, take as a heritage, cause to, give to, make to inherit, distribute for -|- A primitive root; to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate — divide, have inheritance, take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion)."

KJV:   17 But 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.

KJVu: 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated as 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.

KJV:   18 If 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 :

KJVu: 18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not listen to them ,

KJV:   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;

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

KJV:   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.

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

KJV:   21 And 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.

KJVu: 21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, so that he dies; so you shall put evil away from among YOU, and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

KJV:   22 And 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 :

KJVu: 22 If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree ,

KJV:   23 His 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.

KJVu: 23 his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day; (for he who is hanged is cursed of God;) so that your land is not defiled, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance.