Numbers 35

YHWH instructs designation of 48 Levitical cities including six cities of refuge for manslayers to flee unintentional killers, with laws distinguishing murder from manslaughter and procedures for trial and redemption.[1]

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צַו֮ 𐤑𐤅 tsav Command Command! Command! HVpv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/נָתְנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 venatenu and-they-shall-give and they gave and they shall give HC/Vqq3cp לַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to-the-Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa מִֽ/נַּחֲלַ֛ת 𐤌/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕 minachalat from-inheritance from inheritance-of from the inheritance of HR/Ncfsc אֲחֻזָּתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤕/𐤌 achuzatam their-possession their hereditary landholding their possession HNcfsc/Sp3mp עָרִ֣ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements cities HNcfpa לָ/שָׁ֑בֶת 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕 lashavet for-dwelling to dwell to dwell HR/Vqc וּ/מִגְרָ֗שׁ 𐤅/𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔 umigerash and-pastureland and open pasture-land and pastureland HC/Ncmsa לֶֽ/עָרִים֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 learim for-the-cities to settlements for the cities HRd/Ncfpa סְבִיבֹ֣תֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sevivoteyhem surrounding-them their surroundings around them HNcbpc/Sp3mp תִּתְּנ֖וּ 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤅 titenu you-shall-give you will give you (pl.) will give HVqi2mp לַ/לְוִיִּֽם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim-2 to-the-Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa
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וּ/מַדֹּתֶ֞ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤕𐤌 umadotem and-you-shall-measure and you measured out and you shall measure HC/Vqq2mp מִ/ח֣וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts from-outside from the outside from outside HR/Ncmsa לָ/עִ֗יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤓 lair the-city to the settled city to the city HRd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo פְּאַת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat side edge of edge of HNcfsc קֵ֣דְמָ/ה 𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤄 qedemah eastward frontward eastward HNcmsa/Sd אַלְפַּ֪יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim two-thousand two thousand two thousand HAcbpa בָּֽ/אַמָּ֟ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah cubits by a forearm-measure by cubits HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[et] and object-marker [·] HC/To פְּאַת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat-2 side edge of edge of HNcfsc נֶגֶב֩ 𐤍𐤂𐤁 negev southward arid southland southward HNcmsa אַלְפַּ֨יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim-2 two-thousand two thousand two thousand HAcbpa בָּ/אַמָּ֜ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-2 cubits by a forearm-measure by cubits HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[et] and object-marker [·] HC/To פְּאַת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat-3 side edge of edge of HNcfsc יָ֣ם 𐤉𐤌 yam westward sea of westward HNcmsa אַלְפַּ֣יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim-3 two-thousand two thousand two thousand HAcbpa בָּֽ/אַמָּ֗ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-3 cubits by a forearm-measure by cubits HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[et] and object-marker [·] HC/To פְּאַ֥ת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat-4 side edge of edge of HNcfsc צָפ֛וֹן 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 tsafon northward hidden north northward HNcfsa אַלְפַּ֥יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim-4 two-thousand two thousand two thousand HAcbpa בָּ/אַמָּ֖ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-4 cubits by a forearm-measure by cubits HRd/Ncfsa וְ/הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 vehair and-the-city and the fortified settlement and the city HC/Td/Ncfsa בַּ/תָּ֑וֶךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 batavekhe in-the-midst in the midst in the midst HRd/Ncmsa זֶ֚ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall-be he will come to be shall be HVqi3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to-them to them HR/Sp3mp מִגְרְשֵׁ֖י 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉 migereshey pasturelands pasture-lands of pasture-lands of HNcmpc הֶ/עָרִֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim of-the-cities the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa
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וְ/אֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and object-marker [·] HC/To הֶֽ/עָרִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim cities the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr תִּתְּנוּ֙ 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤅 titenu you shall give you will give you (pl.) will give HVqi2mp לַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שֵׁשׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six six HAcfsa עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities of settlements of cities of HNcfpc הַ/מִּקְלָ֔ט 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤈 hamiqelat refuge the receiving-place the refuge HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which that which HTr תִּתְּנ֔וּ 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤅 titenu-2 you shall give you will give you (pl.) will give HVqi2mp לָ/נֻ֥ס 𐤋/𐤍𐤎 lanus for fleeing to flee to flee HR/Vqc שָׁ֖מָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place to there HD/Sd הָ/רֹצֵ֑חַ 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤇 harotsecha the manslayer the unlawful killer the murdering one HTd/Vqrmsa וַ/עֲלֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vaaleyhem and in addition to them and over them and over them HC/R/Sp3mp תִּתְּנ֔וּ 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤅 titenu-3 you shall give you will give you (pl.) will give HVqi2mp אַרְבָּעִ֥ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty forty HAcbpa וּ/שְׁתַּ֖יִם 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 ushetayim and two and two and two HC/Acfda עִֽיר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir cities watchful settlement cities HNcfsa
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וְ/הֶֽ/עָרִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehearim And the cities and the settled towns and the cities HC/Td/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr תִּתְּנוּ֙ 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤅 titenu you shall give you will give you (pl.) will give HVqi2mp מֵ/אֲחֻזַּ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤕 meachuzat from the possession from the held-estate of from the possession of HR/Ncfsc בְּנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of the sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מֵ/אֵ֤ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside from among HR/R הָ/רַב֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤁 harav the larger the great one the great one HTd/Aamsa תַּרְבּ֔וּ 𐤕𐤓𐤁𐤅 tarebu you shall take more you will cause to multiply you (masculine plural) will cause to multiply HVhi2mp וּ/מֵ/אֵ֥ת 𐤅/𐤌/𐤀𐤕 umeet and from and from the marked entity [·] HC/R/To הַ/מְעַ֖ט 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤈 hameat the smaller the small amount the little amount HTd/Aamsa תַּמְעִ֑יטוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤈𐤅 tameitu you shall take less you will reduce you shall reduce HVhi2mp אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa כְּ/פִ֤י 𐤊/𐤐𐤉 kefi according to according to the mouth of according to HR/Ncmsc נַחֲלָת/וֹ֙ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nachalato his inheritance his inherited portion his inheritance HNcfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which which HTr יִנְחָ֔לוּ 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅 yinechalu they inherit they will inherit they will inherit HVqi3mp יִתֵּ֥ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten shall give he will give he will give HVqi3ms מֵ/עָרָ֖י/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 mearayv of his cities from his settlements from his cities HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms לַ/לְוִיִּֽם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa
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לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) for the sons of to sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/לַ/גֵּ֤ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤂𐤓 velager and for the stranger and to the resident sojourner and to the resident sojourner HC/Rd/Ncmsa וְ/לַ/תּוֹשָׁב֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤁 velatoshav and for the sojourner and to the resident alien and to the resident alien HC/Rd/Ncmsa בְּ/תוֹכָ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤌 betokham among them in their midst in their midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp תִּהְיֶ֛ינָה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍𐤄 tiheyeynah shall be they will become they will be HVqi3fp שֵׁשׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six six HAcfsa הֶ/עָרִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim cities the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp לְ/מִקְלָ֑ט 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤈 lemiqelat for refuge to a refuge-place to a refuge-place HR/Ncmsa לָ/נ֣וּס 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤎 lanus for fleeing to flee to flee HR/Vqc שָׁ֔מָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place to there HD/Sd כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) every entirety of all of HNcmsc מַכֵּה 𐤌𐤊𐤄 makeh striker the one who causes a blow the one who strikes HVhrmsc נֶ֖פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh person breathing being life HNcbsa בִּ/שְׁגָגָֽה 𐤁/𐤔𐤂𐤂𐤄 bishegagah unintentionally in unintentional error in unintentional error HR/Ncfsa
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וְ/הִצִּ֨ילוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤅 vehitsilu and they shall deliver and they rescued and they shall deliver HC/Vhq3cp הָ/עֵדָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah the congregation the appointed assembly the appointed assembly HTd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo הָ/רֹצֵ֗חַ 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤇 harotsecha manslayer the unlawful killer the murdering one HTd/Vqrmsa מִ/יַּד֮ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc גֹּאֵ֣ל 𐤂𐤀𐤋 goel the avenger kinsman-redeeming one kinsman-redeeming one HVqrmsc הַ/דָּם֒ 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam damu (Lingala) of blood the blood the blood HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הֵשִׁ֤יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 veheshivu and they shall restore and they caused to return and they caused to return HC/Vhq3cp אֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms הָֽ/עֵדָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah-2 the congregation the appointed assembly the appointed assembly HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR עִ֥יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement watchful settlement HNcfsc מִקְלָט֖/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤈/𐤅 miqelato of his refuge his refuge-place his refuge-place HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher to which that-which that which HTr נָ֣ס 𐤍𐤎 nas he fled he fled he fled HVqp3ms שָׁ֑מָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place to there HD/Sd וְ/יָ֣שַׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashav and he shall dwell and he settled and he dwelt HC/Vqp3ms בָּ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it in it HR/Sp3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to up to HR מוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot death to die to death HNcmsc הַ/כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּדֹ֔ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤋 hagadol the great the great one the great one HTd/Aamsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which that which HTr מָשַׁ֥ח 𐤌𐤔𐤇 mashach was anointed he anointed he anointed HVqp3ms אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-2 him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms בְּ/שֶׁ֥מֶן 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤍 beshemen with oil in rich oil in rich oil HR/Ncmsc הַ/קֹּֽדֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh the holy the holiness the holiness HTd/Ncmsa
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וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-you-shall-not and not and not HC/Tn תַחֲנִ֣יפוּ 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤐𐤅 tachanifu defile you will profane you will defile HVhi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp בָּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it in it HR/Sp3fs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הַ/דָּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam damu (Lingala) the blood the blood the blood HTd/Ncmsa ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he it HPp3ms יַחֲנִ֖יף 𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤐 yachanif defiles he will profane defiles HVhi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa וְ/לָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 velaarets Ayé (Yoruba) and-for-the-land and to the land and to the land HC/Rd/Ncbsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יְכֻפַּ֗ר 𐤉𐤊𐤐𐤓 yekhupar kúfúla (Kikongo) can be atoned he will be covered-over it will be atoned HVPi3ms לַ/דָּם֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤌 ladam damu (Lingala) for the blood to blood for the blood HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that HTr שֻׁפַּךְ 𐤔𐤐𐤊 shupakhe shed was poured out was shed HVPp3ms בָּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah-2 in it in it HR/Sp3fs כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 except for/because except HC אִ֖ם 𐤀𐤌 im if not if / whether if HC בְּ/דַ֥ם 𐤁/𐤃𐤌 bedam damu (Lingala) in blood in blood in blood HR/Ncmsc שֹׁפְכֽ/וֹ 𐤔𐤐𐤊/𐤅 shofekho of its shedder his shedder of its shedder HVqrmsc/Sp3ms
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וְ/לֹ֧א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn תְטַמֵּ֣א 𐤕𐤈𐤌𐤀 tetame you shall defile you will render unclean you will render unclean HVpi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp יֹשְׁבִ֣ים 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 yoshevim dwell the ones dwelling the ones dwelling HVqrmpa בָּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it in her HR/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which that which HTr אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs שֹׁכֵ֣ן 𐤔𐤊𐤍 shokhen dwell the one who dwells the one who dwells HVqrmsa בְּ/תוֹכָ֑/הּ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤄 betokhah in the midst of it in her midst in her midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp שֹׁכֵ֕ן 𐤔𐤊𐤍 shokhen-2 dwelling the one who dwells the one who dwells HVqrmsa בְּ/ת֖וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp