Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 35:11-15

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.

13The citiesוְהֶעָרִ֖יםve.he.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you selectתִּתֵּ֑נוּti.Te.nuH5414will beתִּהְיֶ֥ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961yoursixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

14אֵ֣ת׀'etH853Select threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶעָרִ֗ים תִּתְּנוּ֙he.'a.Rim ti.te.NuH5892 H5414acrossמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'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.'ElH1121 H3478and 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.

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