New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 35:1-15

1Now the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in the plainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,by the Jordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383oppositeJerichoיְרֵח֖וֹye.re.ChoH3405,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Commandצַו֮tzavH6680the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478that they giveוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881from the inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֛תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם'a.chu.za.TamH272citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892to liveלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in; and you shall giveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881pastureוּמִגְרָ֗שׁu.mig.RashH4054landsH4054aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439the citiesלֶֽעָרִים֙le.'a.RimH5892.

3The citiesהֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall be theirsH1992to liveלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in; and their pastureוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mig.re.shei.HemH4054landsH4054shall be for their cattleלִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liv.hem.TamH929and for their equipmentוְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔םve.lir.khu.ShamH7399and for allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605their otheranimalsH2421.

4“The pastureוּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙u.mig.re.SheiH4054landsH4054of the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are to giveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881shall extendfrom the wallמִקִּ֤ירmi.KirH7023of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892outwardוָח֔וּצָהva.Chu.tzahH2351a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

5You shall also measureוּמַדֹּתֶ֞םu.ma.do.TemH4058outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the cityלָעִ֗ירla.'IrH5892on the eastקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285two thousandאַלְפַּ֪יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֟הba.'a.MahH520,on the southנֶגֶב֩ne.GevH5045sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285two thousandאַלְפַּ֨יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֜הba.'a.MahH520,on the westיָ֣ם׀yamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285two thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520,and on the northצָפ֛וֹןtza.FonH6828sideפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285two thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520,with the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892in the centerבַּתָּ֑וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432.Thisזֶ֚הzehH2088shall becomeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961theirsH1992as pastureמִגְרְשֵׁ֖יmig.re.SheiH4054landsH4054for the citiesהֶעָרִֽים׃he.'a.RimH5892.

6The citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you shall giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881shall be thesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of refugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall provideתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414for the one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523to fleeלָנֻ֥סla.NusH5127to; and inH5921additionH5921toH5921them you shall giveתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414forty-twoאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם'ar.ba.'Im u.she.Ta.yimH705 H8147citiesעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

7The totalכָּל־kol-H3605numberof the citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you are to giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881shall beforty-eightאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה'ar.ba.'Im u.she.mo.NehH705 H8083citiesעִ֑יר'IrH5892,together with their pastureמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃mig.re.shei.HenH4054landsH4054.

8As for the citiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you shall giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414themfrom the possessionמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣תme.'a.chu.ZatH272of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,you shall takeH7235moreH7235from the largerהָרַב֙ha.RavH7227,and you shall takeH4591fewerH4591from the smallerהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592;eachאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376shall giveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414someH4480of his citiesמֵעָרָ֖יוme.'a.RavH5892to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פlal.vi.YimH3881in proportionכְּפִ֤יke.FiH6310to his inheritanceנַחֲלָתוֹ֙na.cha.la.ToH5159whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he possessesיִנְחָ֔לוּyin.Cha.luH5157.”

9Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588you crossעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,

11then you shall selectוְהִקְרִיתֶ֤םve.hik.ri.TemH7136for yourselves citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892to be yourcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733,so that the one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523bykillingמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684may fleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033.

12The citiesהֶעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892shallserve you as a refugeלְמִקְלָ֖טle.mik.LatH4733from the avengerמִגֹּאֵ֑לmi.go.'ElH1350,so that the one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523does not dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191untilעַד־'ad-H5704he standsעָמְד֛וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712fortrialלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

13So the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֖יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to provideתִּתֵּ֑נוּti.Te.nuH5414shall be sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733for you.

14Youshall provideH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892acrossמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןlai.yar.DenH3383,and 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 a refugeלְמִקְלָ֑טle.mik.LatH4733for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,for the strangerוְלַגֵּ֤רve.la.GerH1616,and for the foreignH8453residentוְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ve.la.to.ShavH8453amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them; so that anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605whokillsמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684may fleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033.

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