Revised Version 1895

Numbers 35:1-15

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.

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