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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וּ/מַדֹּתֶ֞ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤕𐤌 umadotem and-you-shall-measure and you measured out HC/Vqq2mp מִ/ח֣וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts from-outside from the outside HR/Ncmsa לָ/עִ֗יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤓 lair the-city to the settled city HRd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo פְּאַת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat side edge of HNcfsc קֵ֣דְמָ/ה 𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤄 qedemah eastward frontward HNcmsa/Sd אַלְפַּ֪יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim two-thousand two thousand HAcbpa בָּֽ/אַמָּ֟ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah cubits by a forearm-measure HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[et] and object-marker HC/To פְּאַת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat-2 side edge of HNcfsc נֶגֶב֩ 𐤍𐤂𐤁 negev southward arid southland HNcmsa אַלְפַּ֨יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim-2 two-thousand two thousand HAcbpa בָּ/אַמָּ֜ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-2 cubits by a forearm-measure HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[et] and object-marker HC/To פְּאַת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat-3 side edge of HNcfsc יָ֣ם 𐤉𐤌 yam westward sea of HNcmsa אַלְפַּ֣יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim-3 two-thousand two thousand HAcbpa בָּֽ/אַמָּ֗ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-3 cubits by a forearm-measure HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[et] and object-marker HC/To פְּאַ֥ת 𐤐𐤀𐤕 peat-4 side edge of HNcfsc צָפ֛וֹן 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 tsafon northward hidden north HNcfsa אַלְפַּ֥יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim-4 two-thousand two thousand HAcbpa בָּ/אַמָּ֖ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah-4 cubits by a forearm-measure HRd/Ncfsa וְ/הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 vehair and-the-city and the fortified settlement HC/Td/Ncfsa בַּ/תָּ֑וֶךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 batavekhe in-the-midst in the midst HRd/Ncmsa זֶ֚ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one HPdxms יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall-be he will come to be HVqi3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to-them HR/Sp3mp מִגְרְשֵׁ֖י 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤉 migereshey pasturelands pasture-lands of HNcmpc הֶ/עָרִֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim of-the-cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa
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וְ/הֶֽ/עָרִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehearim And the cities and the settled towns HC/Td/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr תִּתְּנוּ֙ 𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤅 titenu you shall give you will give HVqi2mp מֵ/אֲחֻזַּ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤕 meachuzat from the possession from the held-estate of HR/Ncfsc בְּנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מֵ/אֵ֤ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R הָ/רַב֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤁 harav the larger the great one HTd/Aamsa תַּרְבּ֔וּ 𐤕𐤓𐤁𐤅 tarebu you shall take more you 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 HTd/Aamsa תַּמְעִ֑יטוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤈𐤅 tameitu you shall take less you will reduce HVhi2mp אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man HNcmsa כְּ/פִ֤י 𐤊/𐤐𐤉 kefi according to according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc נַחֲלָת/וֹ֙ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nachalato his inheritance his inherited portion HNcfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr יִנְחָ֔לוּ 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅 yinechalu they inherit they will inherit HVqi3mp יִתֵּ֥ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten shall give he will give HVqi3ms מֵ/עָרָ֖י/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 mearayv of his cities from his settlements HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms לַ/לְוִיִּֽם 𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 laleviyim to the Levites to the Levite-descendants to Leviyim HRd/Ngmpa
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וְ/הִצִּ֨ילוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤅 vehitsilu and they shall deliver and they rescued HC/Vhq3cp הָ/עֵדָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah the congregation the appointed assembly HTd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הָ/רֹצֵ֗חַ 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤇 harotsecha manslayer the unlawful killer HTd/Vqrmsa מִ/יַּד֮ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc גֹּאֵ֣ל 𐤂𐤀𐤋 goel the avenger kinsman-redeeming one HVqrmsc הַ/דָּם֒ 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam of blood the blood HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הֵשִׁ֤יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 veheshivu and they shall restore 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 HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR עִ֥יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement HNcfsc מִקְלָט֖/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤈/𐤅 miqelato of his refuge his refuge-place HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher to which that-which HTr נָ֣ס 𐤍𐤎 nas he fled he fled HVqp3ms שָׁ֑מָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place HD/Sd וְ/יָ֣שַׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashav and he shall dwell and he settled HC/Vqp3ms בָּ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it HR/Sp3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR מוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot death to die HNcmsc הַ/כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּדֹ֔ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr מָשַׁ֥ח 𐤌𐤔𐤇 mashach was anointed he anointed HVqp3ms אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-2 him him HTo/Sp3ms בְּ/שֶׁ֥מֶן 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤍 beshemen with oil in rich oil HR/Ncmsc הַ/קֹּֽדֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤔 haqodesh the holy the holiness HTd/Ncmsa
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וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-you-shall-not and not HC/Tn תַחֲנִ֣יפוּ 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤐𐤅 tachanifu defile you will profane HVhi2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp בָּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it HR/Sp3fs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הַ/דָּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam the blood the blood HTd/Ncmsa ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he HPp3ms יַחֲנִ֖יף 𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤐 yachanif defiles he will profane HVhi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/לָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 velaarets and-for-the-land and to the land HC/Rd/Ncbsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יְכֻפַּ֗ר 𐤉𐤊𐤐𐤓 yekhupar can be atoned he will be covered-over HVPi3ms לַ/דָּם֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤌 ladam for the blood to blood HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr שֻׁפַּךְ 𐤔𐤐𐤊 shupakhe shed was poured out HVPp3ms בָּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah-2 in it HR/Sp3fs כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 except for/because HC אִ֖ם 𐤀𐤌 im if not if / whether HC בְּ/דַ֥ם 𐤁/𐤃𐤌 bedam in blood in blood HR/Ncmsc שֹׁפְכֽ/וֹ 𐤔𐤐𐤊/𐤅 shofekho of its shedder his shedder HVqrmsc/Sp3ms
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