Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 35:2-8

2Commandצַו֮tzavH6680the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that they giveוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881of the inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֛תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of their possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם'a.chu.za.TamH272citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892to dwell inלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427;and ye shall giveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414alsounto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881suburbsוּמִגְרָ֗שׁu.mig.RashH4054for the citiesלֶֽעָרִים֙le.'a.RimH5892round aboutסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them.

3And the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall they have to dwell inלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427;and the suburbsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mig.re.shei.HemH4054of them shall be for their cattleלִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liv.hem.TamH929,and for their goodsוְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔םve.lir.khu.ShamH7399,and for all their beastsחַיָּתָֽם׃chai.ya.TamH2416.

4And the suburbsוּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙u.mig.re.SheiH4054of the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,which ye shall giveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881, shall reachfrom the wallמִקִּ֤ירmi.KirH7023of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892and outwardוָח֔וּצָהva.Chu.tzahH2351a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

5And ye shall measureוּמַדֹּתֶ֞םu.ma.do.TemH4058from withoutמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֗ירla.'IrH5892on the eastקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285two thousandאַלְפַּ֪יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֟הba.'a.MahH520,and on the southנֶגֶב֩ne.GevH5045sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285two thousandאַלְפַּ֨יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֜הba.'a.MahH520,and 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;and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892shall bein the midstבַּתָּ֑וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432:this shall be to them the suburbsמִגְרְשֵׁ֖יmig.re.SheiH4054of the citiesהֶעָרִֽים׃he.'a.RimH5892.

6And among the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892which ye shall giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881there shall besixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for refugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733,which ye shall appointתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414for the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,that he may fleeלָנֻ֥סla.NusH5127thither: and to them ye shall addתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and twoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

7Soall the citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892which ye shall giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881shall befortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083citiesעִ֑יר'IrH5892: them shall ye givewith their suburbsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃mig.re.shei.HenH4054.

8And the citiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892which ye shall giveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414shall beof the possessionמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣תme.'a.chu.ZatH272of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: from them that havemanyהָרַב֙ha.RavH7227ye shall give manyתַּרְבּ֔וּtar.BuH7235; but from them that havefewהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592ye shall give fewתַּמְעִ֑יטוּtam.'I.tuH4591:every oneאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376shall giveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414of his citiesמֵעָרָ֖יוme.'a.RavH5892unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פlal.vi.YimH3881accordingכְּפִ֤יke.FiH6310to his inheritanceנַחֲלָתוֹ֙na.cha.la.ToH5159which he inheritethיִנְחָ֔לוּyin.Cha.luH5157.

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