Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 35:12-19

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.

16And if he smiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with an instrumentבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627of ironבַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.ZelH1270,so that he dieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he isa murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523:the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

17And if he smiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with throwingיָד֩yadH3027a stoneבְּאֶ֣בֶןbe.'E.venH68,wherewith he may dieיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191,and he dieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he isa murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523:the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

18Or ifhe smiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with an handיָד֩yadH3027weaponבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627of woodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,wherewith he may dieיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191,and he dieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he isa murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523:the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

19The revengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818himself shall slayיָמִ֖יתya.MitH4191the murdererהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523:when he meetethבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him, heH1931shall slayיְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ye.mi.Te.nuH4191him.

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