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Numbers 35:9-28

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.

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