Revised Webster's Bible

Numbers 35

1And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in theplainsבְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תbe.'ar.VotH6160ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124byJordanיַרְדֵּ֥ןyar.DenH3383nearJerichoיְרֵח֖וֹye.re.ChoH3405,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Commandצַו֮tzavH6680thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that theygiveוְנָתְנ֣וּve.na.te.NuH5414to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֗םlal.vi.YimH3881of theinheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֛תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of theirpossessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם'a.chu.za.TamH272citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892to dwellinלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427; and ye shallgiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414also to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881commonlandsוּמִגְרָ֗שׁu.mig.RashH4054for thecitiesלֶֽעָרִים֙le.'a.RimH5892aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them.

3And they shall have thecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892to dwellinלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427; and the commonlandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mig.re.shei.HemH4054of them shall be for theircattleלִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liv.hem.TamH929, and for theirgoodsוְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔םve.lir.khu.ShamH7399, and for all theirbeastsחַיָּתָֽם׃chai.ya.TamH2416.

4And the commonlandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙u.mig.re.SheiH4054of thecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892, which ye shallgiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881, shall reach from thewallמִקִּ֤ירmi.KirH7023of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892andoutwardוָח֔וּצָהva.Chu.tzahH2351athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520on allsidesסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

5And ye shallmeasureוּמַדֹּתֶ֞םu.ma.do.TemH4058fromoutsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351thecityלָעִ֗ירla.'IrH5892on theeastקֵ֣דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twothousandאַלְפַּ֪יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֟הba.'a.MahH520, and on thesouthנֶגֶב֩ne.GevH5045sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twothousandאַלְפַּ֨יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֜הba.'a.MahH520, and on thewestיָ֣ם׀yamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520, and on thenorthצָפ֛וֹןtza.FonH6828sideפְּאַ֥תpe.'AtH6285twothousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520; and thecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892shall be in themidstבַּתָּ֑וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432: this shall be to them the commonlandsמִגְרְשֵׁ֖יmig.re.SheiH4054of thecitiesהֶעָרִֽים׃he.'a.RimH5892.

6And among thecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892which ye shallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881there shall besixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892forrefugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733, which ye shallappointתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414for themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523, that he mayfleeלָנֻ֥סla.NusH5127there: and to them ye shalladdתִּתְּנ֔וּti.te.NuH5414fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעִֽיר׃'IrH5892.

7So all thecitiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892which ye shallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881shall befortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083citiesעִ֑יר'IrH5892: them shall ye give with their commonlandsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃mig.re.shei.HenH4054.

8And thecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892which ye shallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414shall be of thepossessionמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣תme.'a.chu.ZatH272of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: from them that havemanyהָרַב֙ha.RavH7227ye shall givemanyתַּרְבּ֔וּtar.BuH7235; but from them that havefewהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592ye shall givefewתַּמְעִ֑יטוּtam.'I.tuH4591: everyoneאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376shallgiveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414of hiscitiesמֵעָרָ֖יוme.'a.RavH5892to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פlal.vi.YimH3881accordingכְּפִ֤יke.FiH6310to hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתוֹ֙na.cha.la.ToH5159which heinheritethיִנְחָ֔לוּyin.Cha.luH5157.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, When ye have passedoverעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383into thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

11Then ye shallappointוְהִקְרִיתֶ֤םve.hik.ri.TemH7136for youcitiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892to becitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733for you; that theslayerרֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523mayfleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127there, whokillethמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221anypersonנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684.

12And they shall be to youcitiesהֶעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.RimH5892forrefugeלְמִקְלָ֖טle.mik.LatH4733from theavengerמִגֹּאֵ֑לmi.go.'ElH1350; that themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523may notdieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191, until hestandעָמְד֛וֹa.me.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thecongregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712injudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

13And of thesecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֖יםve.he.'a.RimH5892which ye shallgiveתִּתֵּ֑נוּti.Te.nuH5414sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892shall ye have forrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

14Ye shallgiveתִּתְּנוּ֙ti.te.NuH5414threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892on thissideמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676ofJordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןlai.yar.DenH3383, andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall yegiveתִּתְּנ֖וּti.te.NuH5414in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, which shall becitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofrefugeמִקְלָ֖טmik.LatH4733.

15Thesesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892shall be arefugeלְמִקְלָ֑טle.mik.LatH4733, both for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and for thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֤רve.la.GerH1616, and for thesojournerוְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ve.la.to.ShavH8453amongבְּתוֹכָ֔םbe.to.KhamH8432them: that every one thatkillethמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221anypersonנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unintentionallyבִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bish.ga.GahH7684mayfleeלָנ֣וּסla.NusH5127there.

16And if he shallsmiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with aninstrumentבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627ofironבַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.ZelH1270, so that he shalldieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he is amurdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523: themurdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

17And if he shallsmiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him bythrowingיָד֩yadH3027astoneבְּאֶ֣בֶןbe.'E.venH68, by which he maydieיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191, and he shalldieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he is amurdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523: themurdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

18Or if he shallsmiteהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with anhandיָד֩yadH3027weaponבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627ofwoodעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086, by which he maydieיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191, and he shalldieוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191, he is amurdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523: themurdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191.

19Theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818himself shallslayיָמִ֖יתya.MitH4191themurdererהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523: when hemeetethבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him,heH1931shallslayיְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ye.mi.Te.nuH4191him.

20But if he shallthrustיֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyeh.da.Fe.nuH1920him ofhatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'AhH8135, orhurlהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993at him by laying inwaitבִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitz.di.YahH6660, that hedieוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191;

21Or inenmityבְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.VahH342shallsmiteהִכָּ֤הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with hishandבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027, that hedieוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191: he thatsmoteהַמַּכֶּ֖הha.ma.KehH5221him shallsurelyמֽוֹת־mot-H4191be put todeathיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191; for he is amurdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523: theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818shallslayיָמִ֛יתya.MitH4191themurdererהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523, when hemeetethבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him.

22But if he shallthrustהֲדָפ֑וֹha.da.FoH1920himsuddenlyבְּפֶ֥תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621withoutH3808enmityאֵיבָ֖ה'ei.VahH342, or shall havecastהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993upon him anythingכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627without laying inwaitצְדִיָּֽה׃tze.di.YahH6660,

23Or with anystoneאֶ֜בֶן'E.venH68, by which a man maydieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191,seeingרְא֔וֹתre.'otH7200himnotH3808, and shallcastוַיַּפֵּ֥לvai.ya.PelH5307it upon him, that hedieוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, and was not hisenemyאוֹיֵ֣ב'o.YevH341, neithersoughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245hisharmרָעָתֽוֹ׃ra.'a.ToH7451:

24Then thecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shalljudgeוְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ve.sha.fe.TuH8199between theslayerהַמַּכֶּ֔הha.ma.KehH5221and theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818according to thesejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941:

25And thecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712shalldeliverוְהִצִּ֨ילוּve.hi.Tzi.luH5337theslayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523out of thehandמִיַּד֮mi.YadH3027of theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֒ha.DamH1818, and thecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shallrestoreוְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725him to thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892of hisrefugeמִקְלָט֖וֹmik.la.ToH4733, where he hadfledנָ֣סnasH5127: and he shallabideוְיָ֣שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427in it to thedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of thehighהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, who wasanointedמָשַׁ֥חma.ShachH4886with theholyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֥מֶןbe.She.menH8081.

26But if theslayerהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall at anytimeיָצֹ֥אya.Tzo'H3318comeיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318outside theborderגְּבוּל֙ge.VulH1366of thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of hisrefugeמִקְלָט֔וֹmik.la.ToH4733, where he hadfledיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127;

27And theavengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818findוּמָצָ֤אu.ma.Tza'H4672himoutsideמִח֕וּץmi.ChutzH2351thebordersלִגְב֖וּלlig.VulH1366of thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of hisrefugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733, and theavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818shallkillוְרָצַ֞חve.ra.TzachH7523theslayerהָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523; he shall not be guilty ofbloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818:

28Because he should haveremainedיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427in thecityבְעִ֤ירve.'IrH5892of hisrefugeמִקְלָטוֹ֙mik.la.ToH4733until thedeathמ֖וֹתMotH4194of thehighהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548: butafterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of thehighהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548theslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523shallreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725into thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of hispossessionאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

29So these things shall be for astatuteלְחֻקַּ֥תle.chu.KatH2708ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to you throughout yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755in all yourdwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mo.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186.

30Whoeverkillethמַ֨כֵּה־Ma.keh-H5221anypersonנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, themurdererיִרְצַ֖חyir.TzachH7523shall be put todeathהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523by themouthלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310ofwitnessesעֵדִ֔ים'e.DimH5707: butoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259witnessוְעֵ֣דve.'EdH5707shall nottestifyיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030against anypersonבְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315to cause him todieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

31Moreover ye shalltakeתִקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947nosatisfactionכֹ֙פֶר֙kho.ferH3724for thelifeלְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315of amurdererרֹצֵ֔חַro.Tze.achH7523, who isguiltyרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563ofdeathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191: but he shall besurelyמ֖וֹתMotH4191put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

32And ye shalltakeתִקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947nosatisfactionכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724for him that hathfledלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127to thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of hisrefugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733, that he should comeagainלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, until thedeathמ֖וֹתMotH4194of thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

33So ye shall notpolluteתַחֲנִ֣יפוּta.cha.Ni.fuH2610thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776in which ye are : forbloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818itdefilethיַחֲנִ֖יףya.cha.NifH2610thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and thelandוְלָאָ֣רֶץve.la.'A.retzH776cannot becleansedיְכֻפַּ֗רye.khu.ParH3722of thebloodלַדָּם֙la.DamH1818that isshedשֻׁפַּךְ־shu.pakh-H8210in it, but by thebloodבְּדַ֥םbe.DamH1818of him thatshedשֹׁפְכֽוֹ׃sho.fe.KhoH8210it.

34Defileתְטַמֵּ֣אte.ta.Me'H2930not therefore thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which ye shallinhabitיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427, inwhichבְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432Idwellשֹׁכֵ֣ןsho.KhenH7931: for I theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068dwellשֹׁכֵ֕ןsho.KhenH7931amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Numbers 35

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