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Numbers 35:16-22

16And if he smiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with an instrumentבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627of ironבַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.ZelH1270,so that he dieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he isa murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523:the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

17And if he smiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with throwingיָד֩yadH3027a stoneבְּאֶ֣בֶןbe.'E.venH68,wherewith he may dieיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191,and he dieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he isa murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523:the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

18Or ifhe smiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with an handיָד֩yadH3027weaponבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627of woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,wherewith he may dieיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191,and he dieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he isa murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523:the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

19The revengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818himself shall slayיָמִ֖יתya.MitH4191the murdererהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523:when he meetethבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him, heH1931shall slayיְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ye.mi.Te.nuH4191him.

20But if he thrustיֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyeh.da.Fe.nuH1920him of hatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'AhH8135,or hurlהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993at him by laying of waitבִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitz.di.YahH6660,that he dieוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191;

21Or in enmityבְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.VahH342smiteהִכָּ֤הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with his handבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027,that he dieוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191:he that smoteהַמַּכֶּ֖הha.ma.KehH5221himshall surelyמֽוֹת־mot-H4191be put to deathיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191; for he isa murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523:the revengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818shall slayיָמִ֛יתya.MitH4191the murdererהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,when he meetethבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him.

22But if he thrustהֲדָפ֑וֹha.da.FoH1920him suddenlyבְּפֶ֥תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621withoutH3808enmityאֵיבָ֖ה'ei.VahH342,or have castהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993upon him any thingכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627without laying of waitצְדִיָּֽה׃tze.di.YahH6660,

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