New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 35:11-15

11then you shall selectוְהִקְרִיתֶ֤םve.hik.ri.TemH7136for yourselves citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892to be yourcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733,that the manslayerרֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523who haskilledמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221any personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684may fleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033.

12The citiesהֶעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall be to you as a refugeלְמִקְלָ֖טle.mik.LatH4733from the avengerמִגֹּאֵ֑לmi.go.'ElH1350,so that the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523will not dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191untilעַד־'ad-H5704he standsעָמְד֛וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712fortrialלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

13The citiesוְהֶעָרִ֖יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to giveתִּתֵּ֑נוּti.Te.nuH5414shall be your sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

14Youshall giveH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892acrossמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןlai.yar.DenH3383and threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;they are to be citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

15Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall be for refugeלְמִקְלָ֑טle.mik.LatH4733for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and for the alienוְלַגֵּ֤רve.la.GerH1616and for the sojournerוְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ve.la.to.ShavH8453amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them; that anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605whokillsמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684may fleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033.

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