Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 35:1-15
2“Commandצַו֮tzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478to giveוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414,from the inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֛תmi.na.cha.LatH5159they will possessאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם'a.chu.za.TamH272,citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892for the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881to live inלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427and pasturelandsוּמִגְרָ֗שׁu.mig.RashH4054aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם תִּתְּנ֖וּ לַלְוִיִּֽם׃se.vi.Vo.tei.Hem ti.te.Nu lal.vi.YimH5439H5414H3881the citiesלֶֽעָרִים֙le.'a.RimH5892.
3The citiesהֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892will beוְהָי֧וּve.ha.YuH1961for themto live inלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427,and the pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mig.re.shei.HemH4054will beיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961for their herdsלִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liv.hem.TamH929,their flocksוְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔םve.lir.khu.ShamH7399,and allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605their other livestockחַיָּתָֽם׃chai.ya.TamH2416.
4The pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙u.mig.re.SheiH4054around the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are to giveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881הָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892will extendוָח֔וּצָהva.Chu.tzahH2351a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520from the wallמִקִּ֤ירmi.KirH7023on every sideסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.
5You are also to measureוּמַדֹּתֶ֞םu.ma.do.TemH4058two thousandאַלְפַּ֪יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֟הba.'a.MahH520אֶת־'et-H853outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֗ירla.'IrH5892וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853on the eastקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924פְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285,two thousandאַלְפַּ֨יִם'al.Pa.yimH505בָּאַמָּ֜הba.'a.MahH520וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853on the southנֶגֶב֩ne.GevH5045פְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285,two thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505בָּֽאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853on the westיָ֣ם׀yamH3220פְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285, andtwo thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505בָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520on the northצָפ֛וֹןtza.FonH6828פְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285,with the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892in the centerבַּתָּ֑וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432.These areasזֶ֚הzehH2088will serveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961as larger pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁ֖יmig.re.SheiH4054for the citiesהֶעָרִֽים׃he.'a.RimH5892.
6וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853Sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337of the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881אֵ֚ת'etH853אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are to be appointedתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414as citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of refugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733,to which a manslayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523may fleeלָנֻ֥סla.NusH5127שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033.In addition to theseוַעֲלֵיהֶ֣םva.'a.lei.HemH5921,giveתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414the Levitesforty-twoאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם'ar.ba.'Im u.she.Ta.yimH705H8147other citiesעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.
7The totalכָּל־kol-H3605number of citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881will beforty-eightאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה עִ֑יר'ar.ba.'Im u.she.mo.Neh 'IrH705H8083H5892,with their correspondingאֶתְהֶ֖ן'et.HenH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃mig.re.shei.HenH4054.
8The citiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you apportionתִּתְּנוּ֙ מֵאֵ֤תti.te.Nu me.'EtH5414H854from the territoryמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣תme.'a.chu.ZatH272of the Israelitesבְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478should be givenיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414מֵעָרָ֖יוme.'a.RavH5892to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פlal.vi.YimH3881in proportion toכְּפִ֤יke.FiH6310the inheritanceנַחֲלָתוֹ֙na.cha.la.ToH5159אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834יִנְחָ֔לוּyin.Cha.luH5157of eachוּמֵאֵ֥ת אִ֗ישׁu.me.'Et 'IshH376H854tribe:more fromתַּרְבּ֔וּtar.BuH7235a largerהָרַב֙ha.RavH7227tribeand less fromתַּמְעִ֑יטוּtam.'I.tuH4591a smaller oneהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592.”
10“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478and tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑םve.'a.mar.Ta 'a.le.HemH559H413:Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859crossעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,
11designateוְהִקְרִיתֶ֤םve.hik.ri.TemH7136citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892to serve asתִּהְיֶ֣ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961yourcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733,so that a personרֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523who killsמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221someoneנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684may fleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033.
12You are to haveוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961these citiesהֶעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892as a refugeלְמִקְלָ֖טle.mik.LatH4733from the avengerמִגֹּאֵ֑לmi.go.'ElH1350,so that the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191untilעַד־'ad-H5704he standsעָמְד֛וֹa.me.DoH5975trialלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the assemblyהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712.
14אֵ֣ת׀'etH853Select threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶעָרִ֗ים תִּתְּנוּ֙he.'a.Rim ti.te.NuH5892H5414acrossמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןlai.yar.DenH3383וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969הֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892תִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667asתִּהְיֶֽינָה׃tih.Yei.nahH1961citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.
15Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892will serveתִּהְיֶ֛ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961as a refugeלְמִקְלָ֑טle.mik.LatH4733for the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478and for the foreignerוְלַגֵּ֤רve.la.GerH1616or strangerוְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ve.la.to.ShavH8453among themבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432,so that anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who killsמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684may fleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033.
Commentaries on Numbers 35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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