Revised Version 1895

Numbers 35

1And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in theplainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124by theJordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383atJerichoיְרֵח֖וֹye.re.ChoH3405,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Commandצַו֮tzavH6680thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that theygiveוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881of theinheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֛תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of theirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם'a.chu.za.TamH272citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892todwellלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in; and suburbs for thecitiesלֶֽעָרִים֙le.'a.RimH5892roundH5439aboutH5439them shall yegiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881.

3And thecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall they have todwellלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in; and their suburbs shall be for theircattleלִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liv.hem.TamH929, and for their substance, and forallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605theirbeastsH929.

4And the suburbs of thecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye shallgiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881, shall be from thewallמִקִּ֤ירmi.KirH7023of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892andoutwardוָח֔וּצָהva.Chu.tzahH2351athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520roundH5439aboutH5439.

5And ye shallmeasureוּמַדֹּתֶ֞םu.ma.do.TemH4058without thecityלָעִ֗ירla.'IrH5892for theeastקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twoH6285thousandאַלְפַּ֪יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֟הba.'a.MahH520, and for thesouthנֶגֶב֩ne.GevH5045sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twoH6285thousandאַלְפַּ֨יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֜הba.'a.MahH520, and for thewestיָ֣ם׀yamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twoH6285thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520, and for thenorthצָפ֛וֹןtza.FonH6828sideפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285twoH6285thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520, thecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892beingיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961in themidstבַּתָּ֑וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432. This shall be to them the suburbs of thecitiesהֶעָרִֽים׃he.'a.RimH5892.

6And thecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834ye shallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881, they shall be thesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye shallgiveתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414for themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523tofleeלָנֻ֥סla.NusH5127thither: andbesideוַעֲלֵיהֶ֣םva.'a.lei.HemH5921them ye shallgiveתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605thecitiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834ye shallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881shall befortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083citiesעִ֑יר'IrH5892: them shall yegiveH5414with their suburbs.

8And concerning thecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834ye shallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414of thepossessionמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣תme.'a.chu.ZatH272of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, from themanyהָרַב֙ha.RavH7227ye shalltakeH5157manyH7227; and from thefewהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592ye shalltakeH5157fewH4592:everyאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376oneaccordingכְּפִ֤יke.FiH6310to hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתוֹ֙na.cha.la.ToH5159whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he inheriteth shallgiveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414of hiscitiesמֵעָרָ֖יוme.'a.RavH5892unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פlal.vi.YimH3881.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When yepassעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383intoH413thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,

11then ye shall appointyouH5221citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892to becitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733foryouH5221; that themanslayerרֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523whichשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033killethanyתִּהְיֶ֣ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unwittingly mayfleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127thither.

12And thecitiesהֶעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall be untoyouH6440forrefugeלְמִקְלָ֖טle.mik.LatH4733from theavengerמִגֹּאֵ֑לmi.go.'ElH1350; that themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hestandעָמְד֛וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeH6440thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

13And thecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֖יםve.he.'a.RimH5892whichH834ye shallgiveתִּתֵּ֑נוּti.Te.nuH5414shall be foryouH834sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

14Ye shallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןlai.yar.DenH3383, andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall yegiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; they shall becitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

15For thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֤רve.la.GerH1616and for thesojournerוְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ve.la.to.ShavH8453among them, shalltheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892be forrefugeלְמִקְלָ֑טle.mik.LatH4733: thateveryH3605one that killethanyH3605personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unwittingly mayfleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127thither.

16Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hesmoteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with an instrument ofironבַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.ZelH1270,soH4191that hediedH4191, he is amanslayerרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523: themanslayerהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

17Andifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518hesmoteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with astoneבְּאֶ֣בֶןbe.'E.venH68in thehandיָד֩yadH3027,wherebyאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834amanH4191maydieH4191, and hediedH4191, he is amanslayerרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523: themanslayerהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

18OrifH834hesmoteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with aweaponבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627ofwoodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086in thehandיָד֩yadH3027,wherebyH834amanH4191maydieH4191, and hediedH4191, he is amanslayerרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523: themanslayerהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

19Theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818shallhimselfH1931putיָמִ֖יתya.MitH4191themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523todeathיְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ye.mi.Te.nuH4191: when he meeteth him, he shallputH4191him todeathH4191.

20Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hethrustיֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyeh.da.Fe.nuH1920him ofhatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'AhH8135, orhurledH7993at him,lyingH7993inwaitבִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitz.di.YahH6660,soH4191that hediedH4191;

21or inenmityבְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.VahH342smoteהִכָּ֤הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with hishandבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027, that hediedH4191: he thatsmoteהַמַּכֶּ֖הha.ma.KehH5221him shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191; he is amanslayerרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523: theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818shallputH4191themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523todeathH4191, when he meeteth him.

22Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hethrustהֲדָפ֑וֹha.da.FoH1920himsuddenlyבְּפֶ֥תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621withoutבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808enmityאֵיבָ֖ה'ei.VahH342, orhurledH7993uponעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921himanyכָּל־kol-H3605thingכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627withoutבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808lyingH7993inwaitצְדִיָּֽה׃tze.di.YahH6660,

23or withanyבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605stoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH68,wherebyאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834amanH4191maydieH4191,seeingרְא֔וֹתre.'otH7200himnotH3808, andcastוַיַּפֵּ֥לvai.ya.PelH5307ituponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921him,soH3808that hediedH4191, and he wasnotH3808hisenemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341,neitherH3808soughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245hisharmרָעָתֽוֹ׃ra.'a.ToH7451:

24then thecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shalljudgeוְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ve.sha.fe.TuH8199betweenH996thesmiterהַמַּכֶּ֔הha.ma.KehH5221and theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818accordingעַ֥ל'alH5921totheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941:

25and thecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712shalldeliverוְהִצִּ֨ילוּve.hi.Tzi.luH5337themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523outאֶל־'el-H413of thehandמִיַּד֮mi.YadH3027of theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֒ha.DamH1818, and thecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shallrestoreוְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725him to hiscityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָט֖וֹmik.la.ToH4733, whither he wasfledנָ֣סnasH5127: and he shalldwellוְיָ֣שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427thereinuntilעַד־'ad-H5704thedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of thehighהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,whichH834wasanointedמָשַׁ֥חma.ShachH4886with theholyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֥מֶןbe.She.menH8081.

26Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall atanyH3318timegoH3318beyondH3318theborderגְּבוּל֙ge.VulH1366of hiscityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָט֔וֹmik.la.ToH4733, whither he fleeth;

27and theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818findוּמָצָ֤אu.ma.Tza'H4672himwithoutH369theborderלִגְב֖וּלlig.VulH1366of hiscityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733, and theavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818slay themanslayerH7523; he shallnotH369be guilty ofbloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818:

28becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he should haveremainedיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427in hiscityבְעִ֤ירve.'IrH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָטוֹ֙mik.la.ToH4733untilעַד־'ad-H5704thedeathמ֖וֹתMotH4194of thehighהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548: butafterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of thehighהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523shallreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of hispossessionאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

29Andtheseאֵ֧לֶּה'E.lehH428things shall be for astatuteלְחֻקַּ֥תle.chu.KatH2708ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941untoyouH3605throughoutH3605yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755inallH3605yourdwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mo.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186.

30Whoso killethanyH3605personנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, themanslayerH7523shall beslainמַ֨כֵּה־Ma.keh-H5221at themouthלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310ofwitnessesעֵדִ֔ים'e.DimH5707: but onewitnessוְעֵ֣דve.'EdH5707shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808testifyיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030againstH3605anyH3605personבְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315that hedieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

31Moreover ye shalltakeתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808ransomכֹ֙פֶר֙kho.ferH3724for thelifeלְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315of amanslayerרֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isguiltyרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563ofdeathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191: but he shallsurelyכִּי־ki-H3588beputמ֖וֹתMotH4191todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

32And ye shalltakeתִקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808ransomכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724for him that isfledלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127to hiscityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733, that he shouldcomeH7725againH7725todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,untilעַד־'ad-H5704thedeathמ֖וֹתMotH4194of thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

33SoH3808ye shallnotH3808polluteH2610thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereinאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834ye are: forbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, it polluteth thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andnoH3808expiationcanאִ֖ם'imH518bemadeאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834for thelandוְלָאָ֣רֶץve.la.'A.retzH776for thebloodלַדָּם֙la.DamH1818that isshedשֻׁפַּךְ־shu.pakh-H8210therein, but by thebloodבְּדַ֥םbe.DamH1818of him thatshedשֹׁפְכֽוֹ׃sho.fe.KhoH8210it.

34And thou shaltnotוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808defileתְטַמֵּ֣אte.ta.Me'H2930thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834yeinhabitH3427, in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Idwellיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427: for I theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068dwellH3427in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Numbers 35

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