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Numbers 35:9-28

9Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

10“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑םve.'a.mar.Ta 'a.le.HemH559 H413: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.

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.

16If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,anyone strikesהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221a person with an ironבַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.ZelH1270objectבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627and kills himH4191,heה֑וּאHu'H1931is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523must surely be put to deathH4191.

17Or ifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518anyone has in his handיָד֩yadH3027אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834a stoneבְּאֶ֣בֶןbe.'E.venH68of deadly sizeH4191,and he strikesהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221and kills anotherH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523ה֑וּאHu'H1931must surely be put to deathH4191.

18Ifא֡וֹ'oH176anyone has in his handיָד֩yadH3027אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834a deadlyH4191objectבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627of woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,and he strikesהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221and kills anotherH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererה֑וּא הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃Hu' ha.ro.Tze.achH7523 H1931must surely be put to deathH4191.

19The avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818ה֥וּאhu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853is to put the murdererהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523to deathיָמִ֖יתya.MitH4191;when he findsבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him,heה֥וּאhu'H1931is to kill himיְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ye.mi.Te.nuH4191.

20Likewise, ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518anyone maliciouslyבְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'AhH8135pushes anotherיֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyeh.da.Fe.nuH1920orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176intentionallyבִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitz.di.YahH6660throws an objectהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993at himעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921and kills himוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191,

21orא֣וֹ'oH176if in hostilityבְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.VahH342he strikes himהִכָּ֤הוּhi.Ka.huH5221with his handבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027and he diesH4191,the one who struck himהַמַּכֶּ֖הha.ma.KehH5221must surely be put to deathH4191;heה֑וּאHu'H1931is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523.When the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818findsבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293the murdererהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,he is to killH4191himאֶת־'et-H853.

22But if anyoneוְאִם־ve.'im-H518pushes a personהֲדָפ֑וֹha.da.FoH1920suddenlyבְּפֶ֥תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621,withoutבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808hostilityאֵיבָ֖ה'ei.VahH342,orאוֹ־'ov-H176throwsהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993anכָּל־kol-H3605objectכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627at himעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921unintentionallyבְּלֹ֥א צְדִיָּֽה׃be.Lo' tze.di.YahH3808 H6660,

23orא֣וֹ בְכָל־'o ve.khol-H176 H3605withoutבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808lookingרְא֔וֹתre.'otH7200dropsוַיַּפֵּ֥ל עָלָ֖יוvai.ya.Pel 'a.LavH5307 H5921a heavy stoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH68אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834יָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191that kills himוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,but heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931was notלֹא־lo'-H3808an enemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808intendמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to harm himרָעָתֽוֹ׃ra.'a.ToH7451,

24then the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712must judgeוְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ve.sha.fe.TuH8199betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the slayerהַמַּכֶּ֔ה וּבֵ֖יןha.ma.Keh u.VeinH5221 H996and the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818according toעַ֥ל'alH5921theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941.

25The assemblyהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712אֶת־'et-H853is to protectוְהִצִּ֨ילוּve.hi.Tzi.luH5337the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523from the handמִיַּד֮mi.YadH3027of the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֒ha.DamH1818.Then the assemblyהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712will returnוְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלָט֖וֹmik.la.ToH4733to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he fledנָ֣ס שָׁ֑מָּהnas Sha.mahH5127 H8033,and he must liveוְיָ֣שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427thereuntilעַד־'ad-H5704the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was anointedמָשַׁ֥חma.ShachH4886אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853with the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֥מֶןbe.She.menH8081.

26But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523אֶת־'et-H853ever goes outsideH3318the limitsגְּבוּל֙ge.VulH1366of the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלָט֔וֹmik.la.ToH4733אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834to which he fledיָנ֖וּס שָֽׁמָּה׃ya.Nus Sha.mahH5127 H8033

27and the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818findsוּמָצָ֤אu.ma.Tza'H4672himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853outsideמִח֕וּץ לִגְב֖וּלmi.Chutz lig.VulH2351 H1366of his cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733and kills himוְרָצַ֞חve.ra.TzachH7523, thenthe avengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350will notאֵ֥ין'einH369הַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818be guilty of bloodshedדָּֽם׃DamH1818אֶת־'et-H853הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,

28becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the manslayermust remainיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427in his cityבְעִ֤ירve.'IrH5892of refugeמִקְלָטוֹ֙mik.la.ToH4733untilעַד־'ad-H5704the deathמ֖וֹתMotH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548.Only afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548mayהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523hereturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776he ownsאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

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