New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 35:12-19

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.

16‘But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he struckהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with an ironבַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.ZelH1270objectבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627,so that he diedH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

17And ifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518he struckהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with a stoneבְּאֶ֣בֶןbe.'E.venH68in the handיָד֩yadH3027,by whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he would dieH4191, and as a resulthe did dieH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

18Orא֡וֹ'oH176ifhe struckהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with a woodenעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086objectבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627in the handיָד֩yadH3027,by whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he would dieH4191, and as a resulthe did dieH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

19The bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350himselfH1931shall putיָמִ֖יתya.MitH4191the murdererהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523toH4191deathיְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ye.mi.Te.nuH4191;he himself shall putH4191him toH4191deathH4191when he meetsבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him.

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