Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 35:9-12

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye be come overעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

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.

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