Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 35:22-28

22But if he thrustהֲדָפ֑וֹha.da.FoH1920him suddenlyבְּפֶ֥תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621withoutH3808enmityאֵיבָ֖ה'ei.VahH342,or have castהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993upon him any thingכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627without laying of waitצְדִיָּֽה׃tze.di.YahH6660,

23Or with any stoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH68,wherewith a man may dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191,seeingרְא֔וֹתre.'otH7200himnotH3808,and castוַיַּפֵּ֥לvai.ya.PelH5307itupon him, that he dieוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, and wasnot his enemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341,neither soughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245his harmרָעָתֽוֹ׃ra.'a.ToH7451:

24Then the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shall judgeוְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ve.sha.fe.TuH8199between the slayerהַמַּכֶּ֔הha.ma.KehH5221and the revengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818according to these judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941:

25And the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712shall deliverוְהִצִּ֨ילוּve.hi.Tzi.luH5337the slayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523out of the handמִיַּד֮mi.YadH3027of the revengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֒ha.DamH1818,and the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shall restoreוְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725him to the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of his refugeמִקְלָט֖וֹmik.la.ToH4733,whither he was fledנָ֣סnasH5127:and he shall abideוְיָ֣שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427in it unto the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,which was anointedמָשַׁ֥חma.ShachH4886with the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֥מֶןbe.She.menH8081.

26But if the slayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall at any timeיָצֹ֥אya.Tzo'H3318comeיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318without the borderגְּבוּל֙ge.VulH1366of the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of his refugeמִקְלָט֔וֹmik.la.ToH4733,whither he was fledיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127;

27And the revengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818findוּמָצָ֤אu.ma.Tza'H4672him withoutמִח֕וּץmi.ChutzH2351the bordersלִגְב֖וּלlig.VulH1366of the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of his refugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733,and the revengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818killוְרָצַ֞חve.ra.TzachH7523the slayerהָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523;he shall not be guilty of bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818:

28Because he should have remainedיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427in the cityבְעִ֤ירve.'IrH5892of his refugeמִקְלָטוֹ֙mik.la.ToH4733until the deathמ֖וֹתMotH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548:but afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548the slayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725into the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of his possessionאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

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