New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 35:16-24

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.

20Nowifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he pushedיֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyeh.da.Fe.nuH1920him in hatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'AhH8135,orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176he threwהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993something at himwith maliciousH6660intentH6660, and as a resulthe diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191,

21orא֣וֹ'oH176ifhe struckהִכָּ֤הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with his handבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027with hostilityבְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.VahH342, and as a resulthe diedH4191,the one who struckהַמַּכֶּ֖הha.ma.KehH5221him mustH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191;he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523.The bloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350shall putH4191the murdererהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523toH4191deathH4191when he meetsבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him.

22‘But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he pushedהֲדָפ֑וֹha.da.FoH1920him suddenlyבְּפֶ֥תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621,withoutבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808hostilityאֵיבָ֖ה'ei.VahH342,orאוֹ־'ov-H176threwהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993anyכָּל־kol-H3605objectכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627at him withoutבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808maliciousH6660intentH6660,

23orא֣וֹ'oH176had anyבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605deadlyאֲשֶׁר־ יָמ֥וּת'a.Sher- ya.MutH834 H4191stoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH68,and withoutH3808lookingרְא֔וֹתre.'otH7200he droppedוַיַּפֵּ֥לvai.ya.PelH5307iton him so that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,while he was not his enemyH340norH3808was he seekingמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to harmH7463him,

24thenthe congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shall judgeוְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ve.sha.fe.TuH8199betweenH996the one who fatallyH5221struckH5221the victimand the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350inH5921accordanceH5921withH5921theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941.

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