Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 35:11-15

11Then ye shall appointוְהִקְרִיתֶ֤םve.hik.ri.TemH7136you citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892to be citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733for you; that the slayerרֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523may fleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127thither, which killethמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221any personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315at unawaresבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684.

12And they shall be unto you citiesהֶעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892for refugeלְמִקְלָ֖טle.mik.LatH4733from the avengerמִגֹּאֵ֑לmi.go.'ElH1350;that the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191not, until he standעָמְד֛וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712in judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

13And of these citiesוְהֶעָרִ֖יםve.he.'a.RimH5892which ye shall giveתִּתֵּ֑נוּti.Te.nuH5414sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892shall ye have for refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

14Ye shall giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892on this sideמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןlai.yar.DenH3383,and threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall ye giveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, whichshall be citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of refugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

15These sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall be a refugeלְמִקְלָ֑טle.mik.LatH4733, bothfor the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and for the strangerוְלַגֵּ֤רve.la.GerH1616,and for the sojournerוְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ve.la.to.ShavH8453amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them: that every one that killethמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221any personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unawaresבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684may fleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thither.

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