25{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.25",
"source": "וְהִצִּ֨ילוּ הָעֵדָ֜ה אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֗חַ מִיַּד֮ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּם֒ וְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּ אֹתוֹ֙ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה אֶל־עִ֥יר מִקְלָט֖וֹ אֲשֶׁר־נָ֣ס שָׁ֑מָּה וְיָ֣שַׁב בָּ֗הּ עַד־מוֹת֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־מָשַׁ֥ח אֹת֖וֹ בְּשֶׁ֥מֶן הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃",
"text": "And *wəhiṣṣîlû* *hāʿēḏâ* *ʾeṯ*-*hārōṣēaḥ* from *miyyaḏ* *gōʾēl* *haddām* and *wəhēšîḇû* him *hāʿēḏâ* to city *miqlāṭô* *ʾăšer*-*nās* *šāmmâ* and *wəyāšaḇ* in it until *môṯ* *hakkōhēn* *haggāḏōl* *ʾăšer*-*māšaḥ* him with *šemen* *haqqōḏeš*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhiṣṣîlû*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall deliver",
"*hāʿēḏâ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the congregation",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer",
"*miyyaḏ*": "preposition *min* + construct feminine singular *yāḏ* - from hand of",
"*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular construct - avenger of",
"*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood",
"*wəhēšîḇû*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall return/restore",
"*miqlāṭô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his refuge",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*nās*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he fled",
"*šāmmâ*": "adverb with directional *he* - there/thither",
"*wəyāšaḇ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall dwell",
"*môṯ*": "Qal infinitive construct - death of",
"*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest",
"*haggāḏōl*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the great",
"*māšaḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he anointed",
"*šemen*": "masculine singular noun construct - oil of",
"*haqqōḏeš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the holiness"
},
"variants": {
"*hiṣṣîl*": "deliver/rescue/save",
"*ʿēḏâ*": "congregation/assembly/community",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another",
"*gōʾēl*": "redeemer/avenger/kinsman-redeemer",
"*hēšîḇ*": "return/restore/bring back",
"*miqlāṭ*": "refuge/asylum",
"*gāḏōl*": "great/large/important",
"*šemen haqqōḏeš*": "holy oil/sacred anointing oil"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.26",
"source": "וְאִם־יָצֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א הָרֹצֵ֑חַ אֶת־גְּבוּל֙ עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנ֖וּס שָֽׁמָּה׃",
"text": "And if going out *yēṣēʾ* *hārōṣēaḥ* *ʾeṯ*-*gəḇûl* city *miqlāṭô* *ʾăšer* *yānûs* *šāmmâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yāṣōʾ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - going out",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he goes out",
"*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*gəḇûl*": "masculine singular noun construct - border of",
"*miqlāṭô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his refuge",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*yānûs*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he flees",
"*šāmmâ*": "adverb with directional *he* - there/thither"
},
"variants": {
"*yāṣōʾ* *yēṣēʾ*": "emphatic expression: 'definitely goes out'",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another",
"*gəḇûl*": "border/boundary/territory",
"*miqlāṭ*": "refuge/asylum"
}
}
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'"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.28",
"source": "כִּ֣י בְעִ֤יר מִקְלָטוֹ֙ יֵשֵׁ֔ב עַד־מ֖וֹת הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֑ל וְאַחֲרֵ֥י מוֹת֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֔ל יָשׁוּב֙ הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "For in city *miqlāṭô* *yēšēḇ* until *môṯ* *hakkōhēn* *haggāḏōl* and after *môṯ* *hakkōhēn* *haggāḏōl* shall return *hārōṣēaḥ* to *ʾereṣ* *ʾăḥuzzāṯô*.",
"grammar": {
"*miqlāṭô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his refuge",
"*yēšēḇ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall dwell",
"*môṯ*": "Qal infinitive construct - death of",
"*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest",
"*haggāḏōl*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the great",
"*yāšûḇ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall return",
"*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun construct - land of",
"*ʾăḥuzzāṯô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his possession"
},
"variants": {
"*miqlāṭ*": "refuge/asylum",
"*gāḏōl*": "great/large/important",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another",
"*ʾăḥuzzâ*": "possession/property/holding"
}
}
29{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.29",
"source": "וְהָי֨וּ אֵ֧לֶּה לָכֶ֛ם לְחֻקַּ֥ת מִשְׁפָּ֖ט לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּכֹ֖ל מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wəhāyû* these to you for *ḥuqqaṯ* *mišpāṭ* for *dōrōṯêḵem* in all *môšəḇōṯêḵem*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall be",
"*ḥuqqaṯ*": "feminine singular noun construct - statute of",
"*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - judgment",
"*dōrōṯêḵem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your generations",
"*môšəḇōṯêḵem*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your dwelling places"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥuqqâ*": "statute/ordinance/decree",
"*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal decision",
"*dōrōṯ*": "generations/ages/periods",
"*môšāḇôṯ*": "dwelling places/settlements/habitations"
}
}
30{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.30",
"source": "כָּל־מַ֨כֵּה־נֶ֔פֶשׁ לְפִ֣י עֵדִ֔ים יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וְעֵ֣ד אֶחָ֔ד לֹא־יַעֲנֶ֥ה בְנֶ֖פֶשׁ לָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "All-*makkēh*-*nepeš* by *pî* *ʿēḏîm* shall be killed *ʾeṯ*-*hārōṣēaḥ* and *ʿēḏ* *ʾeḥāḏ* shall not *yaʿăneh* against *nepeš* *lāmûṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*makkēh*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular construct - striker of",
"*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person",
"*pî*": "masculine singular noun construct - mouth of",
"*ʿēḏîm*": "masculine plural noun - witnesses",
"*yirṣaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be killed",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer",
"*ʿēḏ*": "masculine singular noun - witness",
"*ʾeḥāḏ*": "numeral, masculine singular - one",
"*yaʿăneh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall testify",
"*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul/person",
"*lāmûṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to die"
},
"variants": {
"*makkēh*": "striker/one who strikes/attacker",
"*nepeš*": "soul/person/life",
"*pî*": "mouth/testimony/statement",
"*ʿēḏîm*": "witnesses/testimonies",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another",
"*ʿānâ*": "testify/answer/respond"
}
}
31{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.31",
"source": "וְלֹֽא־תִקְח֥וּ כֹ֙פֶר֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ רֹצֵ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא רָשָׁ֖ע לָמ֑וּת כִּי־מ֖וֹת יוּמָֽת׃",
"text": "And not *ṯiqḥû* *ḵōp̄er* for *nepeš* *rōṣēaḥ* *ʾăšer*-he *rāšāʿ* *lāmûṯ* for *môṯ* *yûmāṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṯiqḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall take",
"*ḵōp̄er*": "masculine singular noun - ransom",
"*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun construct - soul of",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - murderer/manslayer",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*rāšāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective - wicked/guilty",
"*lāmûṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to die",
"*môṯ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - surely",
"*yûmāṯ*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be put to death"
},
"variants": {
"*ḵōp̄er*": "ransom/atonement price/bribe",
"*nepeš*": "soul/person/life",
"*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another",
"*rāšāʿ*": "wicked/guilty/condemned",
"*môṯ* *yûmāṯ*": "emphatic expression: 'he shall surely be put to death'"
}
}
32{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.32",
"source": "וְלֹא־תִקְח֣וּ כֹ֔פֶר לָנ֖וּס אֶל־עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֑וֹ לָשׁוּב֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בָּאָ֔רֶץ עַד־מ֖וֹת הַכֹּהֵֽן׃",
"text": "And not *ṯiqḥû* *ḵōp̄er* *lānûs* to city *miqlāṭô* *lāšûḇ* *lāšeḇeṯ* in the land before *môṯ* *hakkōhēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṯiqḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall take",
"*ḵōp̄er*": "masculine singular noun - ransom",
"*lānûs*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to flee",
"*miqlāṭô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his refuge",
"*lāšûḇ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to return",
"*lāšeḇeṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to dwell",
"*môṯ*": "Qal infinitive construct - death of",
"*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest"
},
"variants": {
"*ḵōp̄er*": "ransom/atonement price/bribe",
"*miqlāṭ*": "refuge/asylum"
}
}
33{
"verseID": "Numbers.35.33",
"source": "וְלֹֽא־תַחֲנִ֣יפוּ אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתֶּם֙ בָּ֔הּ כִּ֣י הַדָּ֔ם ה֥וּא יַחֲנִ֖יף אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלָאָ֣רֶץ לֹֽא־יְכֻפַּ֗ר לַדָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שֻׁפַּךְ־בָּ֔הּ כִּי־אִ֖ם בְּדַ֥ם שֹׁפְכֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And not *ṯaḥănîp̄û* *ʾeṯ*-the land *ʾăšer* you in it for *haddām* it *yaḥănîp̄* *ʾeṯ*-the land and for the land not *yəḵuppar* for *dām* *ʾăšer* *šuppaḵ*-in it except with *dam* *šōp̄əḵô*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṯaḥănîp̄û*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall pollute",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*haddām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the blood",
"*yaḥănîp̄*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it pollutes",
"*yəḵuppar*": "Pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shall be atoned",
"*dām*": "masculine singular noun - blood",
"*šuppaḵ*": "Pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it was shed",
"*dam*": "masculine singular noun construct - blood of",
"*šōp̄əḵô*": "Qal participle, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - one who sheds it"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥānēp̄*": "pollute/defile/corrupt",
"*kuppār*": "atone/make expiation/purge",
"*šāp̄aḵ*": "pour out/shed/spill"
}
}