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Numbers 35:1-15

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.

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