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Numbers 35

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872intheplainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124bytheJordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרֵח֖וֹye.re.ChoH3405,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Commandצַו֮tzavH6680thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheygiveוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881oftheinheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֛תmi.na.cha.LatH5159oftheirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם'a.chu.za.TamH272citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892todwellלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in;andsuburbsforthecitiesלֶֽעָרִים֙le.'a.RimH5892roundH5439aboutthemshallyegiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881.

3Andthecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892shalltheyhavetodwellלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in;andtheirsuburbsshallbeH1961fortheircattleלִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liv.hem.TamH929,andfortheirsubstance,andforalltheirbeasts.

4Andthesuburbsofthecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,whichyeshallgiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881,shallbefromthewallמִקִּ֤ירmi.KirH7023ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892andoutwardathousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520roundH5439about.

5Andyeshallmeasureוּמַדֹּתֶ֞םu.ma.do.TemH4058withoutthecityלָעִ֗ירla.'IrH5892fortheeastקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twothousandאַלְפַּ֪יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֟הba.'a.MahH520,andforthesouthנֶגֶב֩ne.GevH5045sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twothousandאַלְפַּ֨יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֜הba.'a.MahH520,andforthewestיָ֣ם׀yamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520,andforthenorthצָפ֛וֹןtza.FonH6828sideפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285twothousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520,thecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892beinginthemidstH8432.ThisshallbeH1961tothemthesuburbsofthecitiesהֶעָרִֽים׃he.'a.RimH5892.

6AndthecitiesH5892whichyeshallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881,theyshallbethesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesH5892ofrefugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733,whichyeshallgiveתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414forthemanslayertofleeלָנֻ֥סla.NusH5127unto:andbesidesthemyeshallgiveתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147citiesH5892.

7AllthecitiesH5892whichyeshallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414totheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881shallbefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083citiesH5892;themshallyegiveH5414withtheirsuburbs.

8Andconcerningthecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichyeshallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414ofthepossessionמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣תme.'a.chu.ZatH272ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fromthemanyהָרַב֙ha.RavH7227yeshalltakeH5157manyH7227;andfromthefewהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592yeshalltakeH5157fewH4592:everyoneאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376accordingtohisinheritanceנַחֲלָתוֹ֙na.cha.la.ToH5159whichheinheritethshallgiveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414ofhiscitiesמֵעָרָ֖יוme.'a.RavH5892untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פlal.vi.YimH3881.

9AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Whenyepassעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383intothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,

11thenyeshallappointyoucitiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892tobeתִּהְיֶ֣ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733foryou,thatthemanslayerthatkillethanypersonנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unwittinglymayfleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127thither.

12Andthecitiesהֶעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892shallbeH1961untoyouforrefugeלְמִקְלָ֖טle.mik.LatH4733fromtheavengerמִגֹּאֵ֑לmi.go.'ElH1350,thatthemanslayerdieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191not,untilhestandעָמְד֛וֹa.me.DoH5975beforethecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

13Andthecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֖יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichyeshallgiveתִּתֵּ֑נוּti.Te.nuH5414shallbeתִּהְיֶ֥ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961foryousixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

14Yeshallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892beyondtheJordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןlai.yar.DenH3383,andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892shallyegiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;theyshallbeתִּהְיֶֽינָה׃tih.Yei.nahH1961citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

15ForthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andforthestrangerandforthesojourneramongthem,shallthesesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892beH1961forrefugeלְמִקְלָ֑טle.mik.LatH4733;thateveryonethatkillethanypersonנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unwittinglymayfleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thither.

16Butifhesmotehimwithaninstrumentofironבַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.ZelH1270,sothathediedH4191,heisamurdererH7523:themurdererH7523shallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

17Andifhesmotehimwithastoneבְּאֶ֣בֶןbe.'E.venH68inthehandיָד֩yadH3027,wherebyamanmaydieH4191,andhediedH4191,heisamurdererH7523:themurdererH7523shallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

18OrifhesmotehimwithaweaponH3627ofwoodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086inthehandיָד֩yadH3027,wherebyamanmaydieH4191,andhediedH4191,heisamurdererH7523:themurdererH7523shallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

19Theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818shallhimselfputיָמִ֖יתya.MitH4191themurdererH7523todeathיְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ye.mi.Te.nuH4191: whenhemeetethhim,heshallputH4191himtodeathH4191.

20Andifhethrusthimofhatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'AhH8135,orhurledathim,lyinginwaitבִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitz.di.YahH6660,sothathediedH4191,

21orinenmityבְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.VahH342smotehimwithhishandבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027,sothathediedH4191;hethatsmotehimshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191;heisamurdererH7523:theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818shallputH4191themurdererH7523todeathH4191,whenhemeetethhim.

22ButifhethrusthimsuddenlyH6621withoutenmityאֵיבָ֖ה'ei.VahH342,orhurleduponhimanythingwithoutlyinginwaitצְדִיָּֽה׃tze.di.YahH6660,

23orwithanystoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH68,wherebyamanmaydieH4191,seeingרְא֔וֹתre.'otH7200himnot,andcastH5307ituponhim,sothathediedH4191,andhewasnothisenemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341,neithersoughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245hisharmרָעָתֽוֹ׃ra.'a.ToH7451;

24thenthecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shalljudgeוְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ve.sha.fe.TuH8199betweenthesmiterandtheavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818accordingtotheseordinancesH4941;

25andthecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712shalldeliverוְהִצִּ֨ילוּve.hi.Tzi.luH5337themanslayeroutofthehandמִיַּד֮mi.YadH3027oftheavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֒ha.DamH1818,andthecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shallrestoreH7725himtohiscityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָט֖וֹmik.la.ToH4733, whitherhewasfledH5127:andheshalldwellוְיָ֣שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427thereinuntilthedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194ofthehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,whowasanointedמָשַׁ֥חma.ShachH4886withtheholyH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֥מֶןbe.She.menH8081.

26ButifthemanslayershallatanytimegoH3318beyondtheborderגְּבוּל֙ge.VulH1366ofhiscityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָט֔וֹmik.la.ToH4733, whitherhefleeth,

27andtheavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818findוּמָצָ֤אu.ma.Tza'H4672himwithouttheborderלִגְב֖וּלlig.VulH1366ofhiscityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733,andtheavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818slaythemanslayer;heshallnotbeguiltyofbloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818,

28becauseheshouldhaveremainedיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427inhiscityבְעִ֤ירve.'IrH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָטוֹ֙mik.la.ToH4733untilthedeathמ֖וֹתMotH4194ofthehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548:butafterthedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194ofthehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548themanslayershallreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725intothelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofhispossessionאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

29Andthesethingsאֵ֧לֶּה'E.lehH428shallbeH1961forastatuteלְחֻקַּ֥תle.chu.KatH2708andordinanceH4941untoyouthroughoutyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755inallyourdwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mo.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186.

30Whoso killethanypersonH5315,themurdererH7523shallbeslainatthemouthלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310ofwitnessesH5707:butoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259witnessH5707shallnottestifyיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030againstanypersonH5315thathedieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

31Moreover yeshalltakeתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947noransomכֹ֙פֶר֙kho.ferH3724forthelifeלְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315ofamurdererH7523,thatisguiltyרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563ofdeathH4191;butheshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

32Andyeshalltakeתִקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947noransomכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724forhimthatisfledלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127tohiscityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733,thathemaycomeagaintodwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,untilthedeathמ֖וֹתMotH4194ofthepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

33SoyeshallnotpolluteH2610thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereinyeare:forbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,itpolluteththelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andnoexpiationcanbemadeforthelandוְלָאָ֣רֶץve.la.'A.retzH776forthebloodלַדָּם֙la.DamH1818thatisshedשֻׁפַּךְ־shu.pakh-H8210therein,butbythebloodבְּדַ֥םbe.DamH1818ofhimthatshedשֹׁפְכֽוֹ׃sho.fe.KhoH8210it.

34Andthou shaltnotdefileH2930thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichyeinhabitH3427,inthemidstH8432ofwhichIdwellיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427:forI,Jehovah,dwellH3427inthemidstH8432ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Numbers 35

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