2{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.2",
"source": "צַו֮ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְנָתְנ֣וּ לַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִֽנַּחֲלַ֛ת אֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם עָרִ֣ים לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרָ֗שׁ לֶֽעָרִים֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם תִּתְּנ֖וּ לַלְוִיִּֽם׃",
"text": "*ṣaw* *ʾet*-*bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *wənāṯənu* to *halwiyyim* from *naḥălat* *ʾăḥuzzāṯām* cities *lāšāḇeṯ* and *miḡrāš* for cities *səḇîḇōṯêhem* you shall give to *halwiyyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṣaw*": "Piel imperative, masculine singular - command",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bənê*": "construct masculine plural of *bēn* - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wənāṯənu*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd plural - and they shall give",
"*halwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites",
"*naḥălat*": "construct feminine singular - inheritance of",
"*ʾăḥuzzāṯām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their possession",
"*lāšāḇeṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - for dwelling",
"*miḡrāš*": "masculine singular noun - pasture land/open land",
"*səḇîḇōṯêhem*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their surroundings",
"*titənu*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall give"
},
"variants": {
"*miḡrāš*": "pasture land/open space/common land/suburbs"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.3",
"source": "וְהָי֧וּ הֽ͏ֶעָרִ֛ים לָהֶ֖ם לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם יִהְי֤וּ לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙ וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיָּתָֽם׃",
"text": "And *wəhāyu* the cities to them *lāšāḇeṯ* and *miḡrəšêhem* *yihyu* for *bəhemtām* and for *rəḵušām* and for all *ḥayyāṯām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyu*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall be",
"*lāšāḇeṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - for dwelling",
"*miḡrəšêhem*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their pasture lands",
"*yihyu*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be",
"*bəhemtām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their cattle",
"*rəḵušām*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their property",
"*ḥayyāṯām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their living things/animals"
},
"variants": {
"*bəhemtām*": "cattle/livestock/beasts",
"*rəḵušām*": "property/goods/substance",
"*ḥayyāṯām*": "animals/living things/life"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.4",
"source": "וּמִגְרְשֵׁי֙ הֶֽעָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּתְּנ֖וּ לַלְוִיִּ֑ם מִקִּ֤יר הָעִיר֙ וָח֔וּצָה אֶ֥לֶף אַמָּ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃",
"text": "And *miḡrəšê* the cities *ʾăšer* you shall give to *halwiyyim* from *miqqîr* the city *wāḥuṣâ* a thousand *ʾammâ* *sāḇîḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*miḡrəšê*": "construct masculine plural - pasture lands of",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*titənu*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall give",
"*halwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites",
"*miqqîr*": "preposition *min* + construct masculine singular *qîr* - from wall of",
"*wāḥuṣâ*": "waw-consecutive + noun, directional *he* - and outward",
"*ʾammâ*": "feminine singular noun - cubit",
"*sāḇîḇ*": "adverb - around"
},
"variants": {
"*qîr*": "wall/side",
"*ʾammâ*": "cubit (measurement of approximately 18 inches/45 cm)"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.5",
"source": "וּמַדֹּתֶ֞ם מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֗יר אֶת־פְּאַת־קֵ֣דְמָה אַלְפַּ֪יִם בָּֽאַמָּ֟ה וְאֶת־פְּאַת־נֶגֶב֩ אַלְפַּ֨יִם בָּאַמָּ֜ה וְאֶת־פְּאַת־יָ֣ם ׀ אַלְפַּ֣יִם בָּֽאַמָּ֗ה וְאֵ֨ת פְּאַ֥ת צָפ֛וֹן אַלְפַּ֥יִם בָּאַמָּ֖ה וְהָעִ֣יר בַּתָּ֑וֶךְ זֶ֚ה יִהְיֶ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם מִגְרְשֵׁ֖י הֶעָרִֽים׃",
"text": "And *umaddōṯem* from *miḥuṣ* to the city *ʾet*-*pəʾat*-*qēḏmâ* two thousand *bāʾammâ* and *ʾet*-*pəʾat*-*neḡeḇ* two thousand *bāʾammâ* and *ʾet*-*pəʾat*-*yām* two thousand *bāʾammâ* and *ʾēt* *pəʾat* *ṣāp̄ôn* two thousand *bāʾammâ* and the city *battāweḵ* this *yihyeh* to them *miḡrəšê* the cities.",
"grammar": {
"*umaddōṯem*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you shall measure",
"*miḥuṣ*": "preposition *min* + masculine singular noun - from outside",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*pəʾat*": "construct feminine singular - side/quarter of",
"*qēḏmâ*": "directional noun - eastward",
"*bāʾammâ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the cubit",
"*neḡeḇ*": "masculine singular noun - south",
"*yām*": "masculine singular noun - west (literally: sea)",
"*ṣāp̄ôn*": "masculine singular noun - north",
"*battāweḵ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the middle",
"*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shall be",
"*miḡrəšê*": "construct masculine plural - pasture lands of"
},
"variants": {
"*pəʾat*": "side/edge/corner/quarter",
"*qēḏmâ*": "east/eastward",
"*neḡeḇ*": "south/southern region",
"*yām*": "west/westward (literally: sea)",
"*ṣāp̄ôn*": "north/northern region",
"*tāweḵ*": "middle/midst/among"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.6",
"source": "וְאֵ֣ת הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֵ֚ת שֵׁשׁ־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְּנ֔וּ לָנֻ֥ס שָׁ֖מָּה הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתְּנ֔וּ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם עִֽיר׃",
"text": "And *wəʾēṯ* the cities *ʾăšer* you shall give to *halwiyyim* *ʾēṯ* six-cities of *hammiqlāṭ* *ʾăšer* you shall give *lānus* *šāmmâ* *hārōṣēaḥ* and upon them you shall give forty and two city.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾēṯ*": "waw-consecutive + direct object marker",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*titənu*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall give",
"*halwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*hammiqlāṭ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the refuge",
"*lānus*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to flee",
"*šāmmâ*": "adverb with directional *he* - there/thither",
"*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer"
},
"variants": {
"*miqlāṭ*": "refuge/asylum",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.7",
"source": "כָּל־הֶעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה עִ֑יר אֶתְהֶ֖ן וְאֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃",
"text": "All-the cities *ʾăšer* you shall give to *halwiyyim* forty and eight city *ʾeṯhen* and *ʾeṯ*-*miḡrəšêhen*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*titənu*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall give",
"*halwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites",
"*ʾeṯhen*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine plural suffix - them",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*miḡrəšêhen*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd feminine plural possessive suffix - their pasture lands"
},
"variants": {
"*miḡrəšêhen*": "their pasturelands/open spaces"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.8",
"source": "וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּתְּנוּ֙ מֵאֲחֻזַּ֣ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאֵ֤ת הָרַב֙ תַּרְבּ֔וּ וּמֵאֵ֥ת הַמְעַ֖ט תַּמְעִ֑יטוּ אִ֗ישׁ כְּפִ֤י נַחֲלָתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִנְחָ֔לוּ יִתֵּ֥ן מֵעָרָ֖יו לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ פ",
"text": "And the cities *ʾăšer* you shall give from *ʾăḥuzzat* *bənê*-*Yiśrāʾēl* from *mēʾēṯ* the many *tarbu* and from *mēʾēṯ* the few *tamʿîṭû* *ʾîš* according to *nāḥălāṯô* *ʾăšer* *yinḥālu* shall give from his cities to *halwiyyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*titənu*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall give",
"*ʾăḥuzzat*": "construct feminine singular - possession of",
"*bənê*": "construct masculine plural of *bēn* - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*mēʾēṯ*": "preposition *min* + direct object marker - from",
"*tarbu*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall increase",
"*tamʿîṭû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall decrease",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each",
"*nāḥălāṯô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his inheritance",
"*yinḥālu*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall inherit",
"*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall give",
"*halwiyyim*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - the Levites"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḥuzzat*": "possession/property/holding",
"*ʾîš*": "man/each one/everyone",
"*nāḥălâ*": "inheritance/possession/property"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.9",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And *waydabbēr* *YHWH* unto *Mōšeh* *lēʾmōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*waydabbēr*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying"
},
"variants": {
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say/commanding"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.10",
"source": "דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם כִּ֥י אַתֶּ֛ם עֹבְרִ֥ים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן אַ֥רְצָה כְּנָֽעַן׃",
"text": "*Dabbēr* unto *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *wəʾāmartā* unto them *kî* you *ʿōḇrîm* *ʾeṯ*-*hayyardēn* *ʾarṣâ* *Kənāʿan*.",
"grammar": {
"*dabbēr*": "Piel imperative, masculine singular - speak",
"*bənê*": "construct masculine plural of *bēn* - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wəʾāmartā*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall say",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/when/that",
"*ʿōḇrîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - crossing over",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*hayyardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan",
"*ʾarṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular + directional *he* - to the land of",
"*Kənāʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan"
},
"variants": {
"*kî*": "for/because/when/that",
"*ʿōḇrîm*": "crossing over/passing through"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.11",
"source": "וְהִקְרִיתֶ֤ם לָכֶם֙ עָרִ֔ים עָרֵ֥י מִקְלָ֖ט תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה לָכֶ֑ם וְנָ֥ס שָׁ֙מָּה֙ רֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wəhiqrîṯem* for yourselves cities, cities of *miqlāṭ* *tihyeynâ* for you, and *wənās* *šāmmâ* *rōṣēaḥ* *makkēh*-*nepeš* *bišḡāḡâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhiqrîṯem*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you shall appoint",
"*miqlāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - refuge",
"*tihyeynâ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they shall be",
"*wənās*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and shall flee",
"*šāmmâ*": "adverb with directional *he* - there/thither",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - murderer/manslayer",
"*makkēh*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular construct - striker of",
"*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person",
"*bišḡāḡâ*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - in error/unintentionally"
},
"variants": {
"*hiqrîṯem*": "appoint/designate/set aside",
"*miqlāṭ*": "refuge/asylum",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another",
"*nepeš*": "soul/person/life",
"*šəḡāḡâ*": "error/mistake/unintentional sin"
}
}
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"
}
}