Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Numbers.35.19", "source": "גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם ה֥וּא יָמִ֖ית אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֑חַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־ב֖וֹ ה֥וּא יְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*Gōʾēl* *haddām*, he *yāmîṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*hārōṣēaḥ*; when *bəp̄iḡʿô*-in him, he *yəmîṯennû*.", "grammar": { "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - avenger of", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood", "*yāmîṯ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall put to death", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer", "*bəp̄iḡʿô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - when he encounters", "*yəmîṯennû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he shall put him to death" }, "variants": { "*gōʾēl*": "redeemer/avenger/kinsman-redeemer", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another", "*p̄iḡʿô*": "meeting/encountering/coming upon" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 19:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.19.6", "source": "פֶּן־יִרְדֹּף֩ גֹּאֵ֨ל הַדָּ֜ם אַחֲרֵ֣י הָרֹצֵ֗חַ כִּי־יֵחַם֮ לְבָבוֹ֒ וְהִשִּׂיג֛וֹ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ וְהִכָּ֣הוּ נָ֑פֶשׁ וְלוֹ֙ אֵ֣ין מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֔וֶת כִּ֠י לֹ֣א שֹׂנֵ֥א ה֛וּא ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם", "text": "Lest-*yirdōf* *gōʾēl* the-*dām* after the-*rōtseaḥ* for-*yēḥam* *lĕbābō* and-*hissigō* for-*yirbeh* the-*derekh* and-*hikkāhū* *nāfesh* and-to-him not *mishpaṭ*-*māwet* because not *sōnēʾ* he to-him from-*tĕmōl* *shilshōm*", "grammar": { "*yirdōf*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he pursues'", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - 'redeemer of'", "*dām*": "common noun masculine singular - 'blood'", "*rōtseaḥ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - 'murderer/manslayer'", "*yēḥam*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'becomes hot'", "*lĕbābō*": "common noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his heart'", "*hissigō*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'overtakes him'", "*yirbeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'is great/long'", "*derekh*": "common noun feminine singular - 'way/road'", "*hikkāhū*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'strikes him'", "*nāfesh*": "common noun feminine singular - 'life/soul'", "*mishpaṭ*": "common noun masculine singular construct - 'judgment of'", "*māwet*": "common noun masculine singular - 'death'", "*sōnēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - 'hating'", "*tĕmōl*": "adverb - 'yesterday'", "*shilshōm*": "adverb - 'day before yesterday'" }, "variants": { "*yirdōf*": "pursues/chases/follows after", "*gōʾēl*": "redeemer/avenger/kinsman", "*dām*": "blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*rōtseaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills", "*yēḥam*": "becomes hot/is enraged/is angry", "*lĕbābō*": "his heart/his mind/his inner being", "*hissigō*": "overtakes him/catches up to him/reaches him", "*yirbeh*": "is great/is long/is far", "*derekh*": "way/road/journey", "*hikkāhū*": "strikes him/hits him/kills him", "*nāfesh*": "life/soul/person", "*mishpaṭ*": "judgment/sentence/verdict", "*māwet*": "death/execution", "*sōnēʾ*": "hating/being hostile to/being an enemy of", "*tĕmōl shilshōm*": "previously/beforehand/in the past (idiom)" } }
  • Deut 19:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.19.12", "source": "וְשָֽׁלְחוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י עִיר֔וֹ וְלָקְח֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ מִשָּׁ֑ם וְנָתְנ֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ בְּיַ֛ד גֹּאֵ֥ל הַדָּ֖ם וָמֵֽת", "text": "And-*shālĕḥū* *ziqnēy* *ʿirō* and-*lāqĕḥū* *ʾōtō* from-there and-*nātĕnū* *ʾōtō* in-*yad* *gōʾēl* the-*dām* and-*mēt*", "grammar": { "*shālĕḥū*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they shall send'", "*ziqnēy*": "common noun masculine plural construct - 'elders of'", "*ʿirō*": "common noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his city'", "*lāqĕḥū*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they shall take'", "*ʾōtō*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'him'", "*nātĕnū*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they shall give'", "*yad*": "common noun feminine singular construct - 'hand of'", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - 'redeemer of'", "*dām*": "common noun masculine singular - 'blood'", "*mēt*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'he shall die'" }, "variants": { "*shālĕḥū*": "they shall send/they shall dispatch", "*ziqnēy*": "elders of/older men of/leaders of", "*ʿirō*": "his city/his town", "*lāqĕḥū*": "they shall take/they shall seize/they shall fetch", "*nātĕnū*": "they shall give/they shall deliver/they shall hand over", "*yad*": "hand of/power of/authority of", "*gōʾēl*": "redeemer of/avenger of/kinsman of", "*dām*": "blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*mēt*": "he shall die/he shall be put to death" } }
  • Josh 20:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Joshua.20.3", "source": "לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֙מָּה֙ רוֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־נֶ֥פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה בִּבְלִי־דָ֑עַת וְהָי֤וּ לָכֶם֙ לְמִקְלָ֔ט מִגֹּאֵ֖ל הַדָּֽם׃", "text": "For *lānûs* there *rôṣēaḥ* *makkēh*-*nepeš* *bišəgāgāh* *biblî*-*dāʿat* and they shall be for you for *miqlāṭ* from *gōʾēl* *haddām*", "grammar": { "*lānûs*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to flee", "*rôṣēaḥ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - one who murders/killer", "*makkēh*": "Hiphil participle construct - one who strikes", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person/life", "*bišəgāgāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - in error/unintentionally", "*biblî*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*dāʿat*": "feminine singular noun - knowledge/intent", "*miqlāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - refuge/asylum", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - redeemer/avenger", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood" }, "variants": { "*rôṣēaḥ*": "murderer/killer/manslayer", "*nepeš*": "soul/person/life", "*bišəgāgāh*": "unintentionally/by mistake/in error", "*biblî-dāʿat*": "without knowledge/unintentionally/without premeditation", "*gōʾēl haddām*": "avenger of blood/blood redeemer/kinsman-redeemer of blood" } }
  • Josh 20:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Joshua.20.5", "source": "וְכִ֨י יִרְדֹּ֜ף גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־יַסְגִּ֥רוּ אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּיָד֑וֹ כִּ֤י בִבְלִי־דַ֙עַת֙ הִכָּ֣ה אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְלֹֽא־שֹׂנֵ֥א ה֛וּא ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃", "text": "And if *yirdōp* *gōʾēl* *haddām* after him, and not *yasgîrû* *hārōṣēaḥ* in his hand, for *biblî*-*daʿat* *hikkāh* *rēʿēhû* and not *śōnēʾ* he to him from *təmôl* *šilšôm*", "grammar": { "*yirdōp*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he pursues", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular construct - avenger of", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood", "*yasgîrû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they deliver up", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine singular - the murderer", "*biblî*": "preposition + negative particle - without", "*daʿat*": "feminine singular noun - knowledge/intent", "*hikkāh*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he struck", "*rēʿēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his neighbor", "*śōnēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - hating/being hostile", "*təmôl*": "adverb - yesterday", "*šilšôm*": "adverb - three days ago/before" }, "variants": { "*gōʾēl haddām*": "avenger of blood/blood redeemer/kinsman-redeemer of blood", "*yasgîrû*": "deliver up/surrender/hand over", "*biblî-daʿat*": "without knowledge/unintentionally/without premeditation", "*hikkāh*": "struck/killed/injured", "*rēʿēhû*": "his neighbor/his fellow/his friend", "*təmôl šilšôm*": "previously/beforehand/in the past" } }
  • Num 35:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Numbers.35.21", "source": "א֣וֹ בְאֵיבָ֞ה הִכָּ֤הוּ בְיָדוֹ֙ וַיָּמֹ֔ת מֽוֹת־יוּמַ֥ת הַמַּכֶּ֖ה רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֗ם יָמִ֛ית אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־בֽוֹ׃", "text": "Or in *ʾêḇâ* *hikkāhû* with *yāḏô* and *wayyāmōṯ*, *môṯ*-*yûmaṯ* *hammakkeh* *rōṣēaḥ* he is; *gōʾēl* *haddām* shall put to death *ʾeṯ*-*hārōṣēaḥ* when *bəp̄iḡʿô*-in him.", "grammar": { "*ʾêḇâ*": "feminine singular noun - enmity", "*hikkāhû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he struck him", "*yāḏô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*wayyāmōṯ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died", "*môṯ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - surely", "*yûmaṯ*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be put to death", "*hammakkeh*": "definite article + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one who strikes", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - murderer/manslayer", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - avenger of", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood", "*yāmîṯ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall put to death", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer", "*bəp̄iḡʿô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - when he encounters" }, "variants": { "*ʾêḇâ*": "enmity/hostility/hatred", "*makkeh*": "striker/one who strikes/attacker", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another", "*gōʾēl*": "redeemer/avenger/kinsman-redeemer", "*p̄iḡʿô*": "meeting/encountering/coming upon" } }
  • Num 35:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Numbers.35.24", "source": "וְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה בֵּ֚ין הַמַּכֶּ֔ה וּבֵ֖ין גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֑ם עַ֥ל הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃", "text": "And *wəšāp̄əṭû* *hāʿēḏâ* between *hammakkeh* and between *gōʾēl* *haddām* according to *hammišpāṭîm* *hāʾēlleh*.", "grammar": { "*wəšāp̄əṭû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall judge", "*hāʿēḏâ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the congregation", "*hammakkeh*": "definite article + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - the one who strikes", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - avenger of", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood", "*hammišpāṭîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the judgments", "*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative plural adjective - these" }, "variants": { "*ʿēḏâ*": "congregation/assembly/community", "*makkeh*": "striker/one who strikes/attacker", "*gōʾēl*": "redeemer/avenger/kinsman-redeemer", "*mišpāṭîm*": "judgments/ordinances/legal decisions" } }
  • Num 35:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Numbers.35.27", "source": "וּמָצָ֤א אֹתוֹ֙ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם מִח֕וּץ לִגְב֖וּל עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֑וֹ וְרָצַ֞ח גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ אֶת־הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ אֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ דָּֽם׃", "text": "And *ûmāṣāʾ* him *gōʾēl* *haddām* from *miḥûṣ* to *gəḇûl* city *miqlāṭô* and *wərāṣaḥ* *gōʾēl* *haddām* *ʾeṯ*-*hārōṣēaḥ* *ʾên* to him *dām*.", "grammar": { "*ûmāṣāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he finds", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - avenger of", "*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood", "*miḥûṣ*": "preposition *min* + masculine singular noun - from outside", "*gəḇûl*": "masculine singular noun construct - border of", "*miqlāṭô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his refuge", "*wərāṣaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he kills", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*dām*": "masculine singular noun - blood" }, "variants": { "*gōʾēl*": "redeemer/avenger/kinsman-redeemer", "*gəḇûl*": "border/boundary/territory", "*miqlāṭ*": "refuge/asylum", "*rāṣaḥ*": "kill/murder/slay", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another", "*ʾên lô dām*": "idiom: 'there is no bloodguilt for him'" } }
  • Num 35:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Numbers.35.12", "source": "וְהָי֨וּ לָכֶ֧ם הֶעָרִ֛ים לְמִקְלָ֖ט מִגֹּאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֤א יָמוּת֙ הָרֹצֵ֔חַ עַד־עָמְד֛וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃", "text": "And *wəhāyu* for you the cities for *miqlāṭ* from *gōʾēl* and not *yāmuṯ* *hārōṣēaḥ* until *ʿāmḏô* before *hāʿēḏâ* *lammišpāṭ*.", "grammar": { "*wəhāyu*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall be", "*miqlāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - refuge", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - redeemer/avenger", "*yāmuṯ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall die", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer", "*ʿāmḏô*": "Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his standing", "*hāʿēḏâ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the congregation", "*lammišpāṭ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - for the judgment" }, "variants": { "*gōʾēl*": "redeemer/avenger/kinsman-redeemer", "*ʿēḏâ*": "congregation/assembly/community", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision" } }