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Bamidbar 35

Word-by-word Hebrew text with Orthodox Jewish Bible renderings
OJB rendering Berean/Literal Hebrew gloss  —  3 of 482 words dictionary-mapped
And Hashem spoke unto Moshe in the plains of Moav by Yarden near Yericho, saying,
Command the Bnei Yisroel, that they give unto the Levi'im from the nachalah of their achuzzah towns to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levi'im open pasturelands around the towns.
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וְהָי֧וּ will be הֶֽעָרִ֛ים SDBH The cities לָהֶ֖ם for them לָשָׁ֑בֶת SDBH to live in וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם SDBH and the pasturelands יִהְי֤וּ will be לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙ SDBH for their herds וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם SDBH their flocks וּלְכֹ֖ל and all חַיָּתָֽם׃ SDBH their other livestock
And the towns shall they have to dwell in; and the open pasturelands of them shall be for their behemah, and for their livestock, and for all their animals.
And the open pasturelands of the towns, which ye shall give unto the Levi'im, shall reach from the wall of the Ir and outward a thousand cubits all around.
And ye shall measure from outside the Ir on the east side 2000 cubits, and on the south side 2000 cubits, and on the west side 2000 cubits, and on the north side 2000 cubits; and the Ir shall be in the midst; this shall be to them the open pasturelands of the towns.
And among the towns which ye shall give unto the Levi'im there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the rotze'ach, that he may flee to there; and to them ye shall add 42 ir.
So all the arim (towns) which ye shall give to the Levi'im shall be 48 ir: them shall ye give with their migrashim (open pasturelands).
And the arim (towns) which ye shall give shall be of the achuzzat Bnei Yisroel; from them that have many ye shall give more; but from them that have few ye shall give less; every one shall give of his arim unto the Levi'im according to his nachalah which he inheriteth.
And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,
Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, When ye be come over the Yarden into Eretz Kena'an,
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וְהִקְרִיתֶ֤ם SDBH designate לָכֶם֙ עָרִ֔ים SDBH cities עָרֵ֥י SDBH cities מִקְלָ֖ט SDBH of refuge תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה to serve as לָכֶ֑ם your וְנָ֥ס SDBH may flee שָׁ֙מָּה֙ SDBH there רֹצֵ֔חַ SDBH so that a person מַכֵּה־ SDBH who kills נֶ֖פֶשׁ SDBH someone בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ SDBH unintentionally
Then ye shall appoint you arim to be arei miklat (cities of refuge) for you; that the rotze'ach may flee to there, which killeth any nefesh bishegagah (unintentionally, accidently).
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וְהָי֨וּ You are to have לָכֶ֧ם הֶעָרִ֛ים SDBH these cities לְמִקְלָ֖ט SDBH as a refuge מִגֹּאֵ֑ל SDBH from the avenger וְלֹ֤א SDBH will not יָמוּת֙ SDBH die הָרֹצֵ֔חַ SDBH so that the manslayer עַד־ SDBH until עָמְד֛וֹ SDBH he stands לִפְנֵ֥י before הָעֵדָ֖ה SDBH the assembly לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ SDBH trial
And they shall be unto you arei miklat (cities of refuge) from the Go'el; that the rotze'ach die not, until he stand before the Edah in mishpat.
And of these arim which ye shall give there shall be shesh arei miklat.
Ye shall give shlosh he'arim on this side of the Yarden, and shlosh he'arim shall ye give in Eretz Kena'an, which shall be arei miklat.
These shesh he'arim shall be for miklat (refuge), both for the Bnei Yisroel, and for the ger, and for the toshav (sojourner) among them; that every one that killeth any nefesh bishegagah (unintentionally, accidently) may flee there.
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וְאִם־ SDBH If, however בִּכְלִ֨י SDBH object בַרְזֶ֧ל׀ SDBH a person with an iron הִכָּ֛הוּ SDBH anyone strikes וַיָּמֹ֖ת SDBH and kills him רֹצֵ֣חַֽ SDBH is a murderer ה֑וּא SDBH he מ֥וֹת SDBH must surely be put to death יוּמַ֖ת SDBH . . . הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ SDBH the murderer
And if he strike him with keli barzel, so that he die, he is a rotze'ach; the rotze'ach shall surely be put to death.
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וְאִ֡ם SDBH Or if בְּאֶ֣בֶן SDBH a stone יָד֩ SDBH anyone has in his hand אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH - יָמ֨וּת SDBH of deadly size בָּ֥הּ הִכָּ֛הוּ SDBH and he strikes וַיָּמֹ֖ת SDBH and kills another רֹצֵ֣חַֽ SDBH he is a murderer ה֑וּא SDBH - מ֥וֹת SDBH must surely be put to death יוּמַ֖ת SDBH . . . הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ SDBH the murderer
And if he strike him with an even (stone) in his yad that could kill, and he die, he is a rotze'ach; the rotze'ach shall surely be put to death.
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א֡וֹ SDBH If בִּכְלִ֣י SDBH object עֵֽץ־ SDBH of wood יָד֩ SDBH anyone has in his hand אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH - יָמ֨וּת SDBH a deadly בּ֥וֹ הִכָּ֛הוּ SDBH and he strikes וַיָּמֹ֖ת SDBH and kills another רֹצֵ֣חַֽ SDBH he is a murderer ה֑וּא SDBH . . . מ֥וֹת SDBH must surely be put to death יוּמַ֖ת SDBH . . . הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ SDBH the murderer
Or if he strike him with a keli in his hand that could kill, and he die, he is a rotze'ach; the rotze'ach shall surely be put to death.
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גֹּאֵ֣ל SDBH The avenger הַדָּ֔ם SDBH of blood ה֥וּא SDBH - יָמִ֖ית SDBH to death אֶת־ SDBH - הָרֹצֵ֑חַ SDBH {is to put} the murderer בְּפִגְעוֹ־ SDBH when he finds ב֖וֹ him ה֥וּא SDBH he יְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ SDBH is to kill him
The Go'el HaDahm himself shall slay the rotze'ach; when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
And if he push him out of sin'ah (hatred), or hurl upon him bitzediyyah (with intention, by laying in wait) that he die;
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א֣וֹ SDBH or בְאֵיבָ֞ה SDBH if in hostility הִכָּ֤הוּ SDBH he strikes him בְיָדוֹ֙ SDBH with his hand וַיָּמֹ֔ת SDBH and he dies מֽוֹת־ SDBH must surely be put to death יוּמַ֥ת SDBH . . . הַמַּכֶּ֖ה SDBH the one who struck him רֹצֵ֣חַֽ SDBH is a murderer ה֑וּא SDBH he גֹּאֵ֣ל SDBH When the avenger הַדָּ֗ם SDBH of blood יָמִ֛ית SDBH he is to kill אֶת־ SDBH him הָרֹצֵ֖חַ SDBH the murderer בְּפִגְעוֹ־ SDBH finds בֽוֹ׃
Or in eivah (enmity) strike him with his yad, that he die; he that struck him shall surely be put to death; for he is a rotze'ach; the Go'el HaDahm shall slay the rotze'ach, when he meeteth him.
But if he push him suddenly without eivah (enmity), or have thrown upon him any keli with no tzediyyah (intention, laying in wait),
Or with any even (stone), that could kill, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his oyev, neither sought his ra'ah,
Then the Edah shall judge between the striker and the Go'el HaDahm according to these mishpatim;
And the Edah shall deliver the rotze'ach out of the yad Goel HaDahm, and the Edah shall restore him to his ir miklat, to which he fled; and he shall abide in it unto the mot HaKohen HaGadol which was mashach (anointed) with the shemen hakodesh [T.N. NOTICE THERE IS FREEDOM AT THE DEATH OF THE HIGH PRIEST JUST AS THERE IS PEACE AT THE DEATH OF THE MOSHIACH KOHEN; CF ISA 53:5-9; PS 110:4).
But if the rotze'ach shall at any time come outside the border of the ir miklat to which he fled;
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וּמָצָ֤א SDBH finds אֹתוֹ֙ SDBH him גֹּאֵ֣ל SDBH and the avenger הַדָּ֔ם SDBH of blood מִח֕וּץ SDBH outside לִגְב֖וּל SDBH . . . עִ֣יר SDBH of his city מִקְלָט֑וֹ SDBH of refuge וְרָצַ֞ח SDBH and kills him גֹּאֵ֤ל SDBH [then] the avenger הַדָּם֙ SDBH be guilty of bloodshed אֶת־ SDBH - הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ SDBH - אֵ֥ין SDBH will not ל֖וֹ דָּֽם׃ SDBH -
And the Go'el HaDahm find him outside the geval (borders, city limit) of his ir miklat, and the Go'el HaDahm kill the rotze'ach, he shall not be guilty of dahm,
Because he should have remained in his ir miklat until the mot HaKohen HaGadol; but after the mot HaKohen HaGadol the rotze'ach shall return into his eretz achuzzat.
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וְהָי֨וּ will be אֵ֧לֶּה SDBH This לָכֶ֛ם for you לְחֻקַּ֥ת SDBH a statutory מִשְׁפָּ֖ט SDBH ordinance לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם SDBH for the generations to come בְּכֹ֖ל wherever מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ SDBH you live
So these things shall be for a chukkat mishpat unto you throughout your dorot in all your dwellings.
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כָּל־ If anyone מַ֨כֵּה־ SDBH kills נֶ֔פֶשׁ SDBH a person לְפִ֣י SDBH on the testimony עֵדִ֔ים SDBH of the witnesses יִרְצַ֖ח SDBH the murderer אֶת־ SDBH - הָרֹצֵ֑חַ SDBH is to be put to death וְעֵ֣ד SDBH witness אֶחָ֔ד SDBH of a lone לֹא־ SDBH But no יַעֲנֶ֥ה SDBH based on the testimony בְנֶ֖פֶשׁ SDBH one לָמֽוּת׃ SDBH is to be put to death
Whosoever killeth any nefesh, the rotze'ach shall be put to death by the mouth of edim (witnesses); but ed echad (one witness) shall not testify against any nefesh to cause him to die.
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וְלֹֽא־ SDBH You are not תִקְח֥וּ SDBH to accept כֹ֙פֶר֙ SDBH a ransom לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ SDBH for the life רֹצֵ֔חַ SDBH of a murderer אֲשֶׁר־ SDBH who ה֥וּא SDBH . . . רָשָׁ֖ע SDBH deserves לָמ֑וּת SDBH to die כִּי־ . . . מ֖וֹת SDBH he must surely be put to death יוּמָֽת׃ SDBH . . .
Moreover ye shall take no kofer (ransom payment, satisfaction) for the nefesh of a rotze'ach, which is guilty of death; but he shall be surely put to death.
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וְלֹא־ SDBH Nor תִקְח֣וּ SDBH should you accept כֹ֔פֶר SDBH a ransom לָנ֖וּס SDBH for the person who flees אֶל־ to עִ֣יר SDBH a city מִקְלָט֑וֹ SDBH of refuge לָשׁוּב֙ SDBH and allow him to return לָשֶׁ֣בֶת SDBH and live בָּאָ֔רֶץ SDBH on his own land עַד־ SDBH before מ֖וֹת SDBH the death הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ SDBH of the high priest
And ye shall take no kofer for him that is fled to his ir miklat that he should come again to dwell in HaAretz until the mot HaKohen.
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וְלֹֽא־ SDBH Do not תַחֲנִ֣יפוּ SDBH pollute אֶת־ SDBH - הָאָ֗רֶץ SDBH the land אֲשֶׁ֤ר SDBH where אַתֶּם֙ SDBH you בָּ֔הּ live כִּ֣י for הַדָּ֔ם SDBH bloodshed ה֥וּא SDBH . . . יַחֲנִ֖יף SDBH pollutes אֶת־ SDBH - הָאָ֑רֶץ SDBH the land וְלָאָ֣רֶץ SDBH for the land לֹֽא־ SDBH and no יְכֻפַּ֗ר SDBH atonement can be made לַדָּם֙ SDBH on which the blood אֲשֶׁ֣ר SDBH - שֻׁפַּךְ־ SDBH is shed בָּ֔הּ כִּי־ except אִ֖ם SDBH . . . בְּדַ֥ם SDBH by the blood שֹׁפְכֽוֹ׃ SDBH of the one who shed it
So ye shall not pollute HaAretz wherein ye are; for dahm pollutes HaAretz; and kapporah cannot be made for HaAretz for the shefach dahm therein, except by the dahm of him that committed shefach dahm (shedding of blood).
Therefore, make not tameh HaAretz which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell; for I Hashem dwell among the Bnei Yisroel.