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Numbers 35:16-34

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.

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