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Numbers 35:2-8

2“Commandצַו֮tzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478to 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.YimH5439 H5414 H3881the 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.yimH705 H8147other 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 'IrH705 H8083 H5892,with their correspondingאֶתְהֶ֖ן'et.HenH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃mig.re.shei.HenH4054.

8The citiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you apportionתִּתְּנוּ֙ מֵאֵ֤תti.te.Nu me.'EtH5414 H854from the territoryמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣תme.'a.chu.ZatH272of the Israelitesבְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478should 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 'IshH376 H854tribe:more fromתַּרְבּ֔וּtar.BuH7235a largerהָרַב֙ha.RavH7227tribeand less fromתַּמְעִ֑יטוּtam.'I.tuH4591a smaller oneהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592.”

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