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Numbers 35:16-24

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:

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