Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 35:30-34

30If anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605killsמַ֨כֵּה־Ma.keh-H5221a personנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,the murdererיִרְצַ֖חyir.TzachH7523אֶת־'et-H853is to be put to deathהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523on the testimonyלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310of the witnessesעֵדִ֔ים'e.DimH5707.But noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneבְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315is to be put to deathלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191based on the testimonyיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030of a loneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259witnessוְעֵ֣דve.'EdH5707.

31You are notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808to acceptתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947a ransomכֹ֙פֶר֙kho.ferH3724for the lifeלְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315of a murdererרֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523whoאֲשֶׁר־ ה֥וּא'a.Sher- hu'H834 H1931deservesרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563to dieכִּי־ki-H4191 H3588;he must surely be put to deathH4191.

32Norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808should you acceptתִקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947a ransomכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724for the person who fleesלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toאֶל־'el-H413a cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733and allow him to returnלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725and liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427on his own landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776beforeעַד־'ad-H5704the deathמ֖וֹתMotH4194of the high priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

33Do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808polluteתַחֲנִ֣יפוּta.cha.Ni.fuH2610אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859live,forכִּ֣יkiH3588bloodshedהַדָּ֔ם ה֥וּאha.Dam hu'H1818 H1931pollutesיַחֲנִ֖יףya.cha.NifH2610אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808atonement can be madeיְכֻפַּ֗רye.khu.ParH3722for the landוְלָאָ֣רֶץve.la.'A.retzH776on which the bloodלַדָּם֙la.DamH1818אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is shedשֻׁפַּךְ־shu.pakh-H8210,exceptכִּי־ אִ֖םki- 'imH3588 H518by the bloodבְּדַ֥םbe.DamH1818of the one who shed itשֹׁפְכֽוֹ׃sho.fe.KhoH8210.

34Do notוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808defileתְטַמֵּ֣אte.ta.Me'H2930the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859liveיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427and whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589dwellשֹׁכֵ֣ןsho.KhenH7931בְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,dwellשֹׁכֵ֕ןsho.KhenH7931amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.”

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