Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 35:9-28

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.

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.

20But if he thrustיֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyeh.da.Fe.nuH1920him of hatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'AhH8135,or hurlהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993at him by laying of waitבִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitz.di.YahH6660,that he dieוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191;

21Or in enmityבְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.VahH342smiteהִכָּ֤הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with his handבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027,that he dieוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191:he that smoteהַמַּכֶּ֖הha.ma.KehH5221himshall surelyמֽוֹת־mot-H4191be put to deathיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191; for he isa murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523:the revengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818shall slayיָמִ֛יתya.MitH4191the murdererהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,when he meetethבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him.

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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