Bemiḏbar (Numbers) 35
35
1And יהוה spoke to Mosheh in the desert plains of Mo’aḇ by the Yardĕn of Yeriḥo, saying,
2“Command the children of Yisra’ĕl that they shall give the Lĕwites cities to dwell in from the inheritance of their possession. Also give the Lĕwites open land around the cities.
3“And they shall have the cities to dwell in, and their open land for their cattle, and for their herds, and for all their livestock.
4“And the open land of the cities which you give the Lĕwites are from the wall of the city outward a thousand cubits all around.
5“And you shall measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits. And the city is in the middle. This is to them the open land for the cities.
6“And the cities which you give to the Lĕwites are the six cities of refuge, which you give to the man-slayer to flee to, and to these you add forty-two cities.
7“All the cities which you give to the Lĕwites are forty-eight, these with their open land.
8And the cities which you give are from the possession of the children of Yisra’ĕl. From the larger tribe you give many, from the smaller you give few, each one gives some of its cities to the Lĕwites, in proportion to the inheritance that each inherits.”
9And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
10“Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘When you pass over the Yardĕn into the land of Kena‛an,
11then you shall choose cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the man-slayer who struck someone mistakenly shall flee there.
12And they shall be cities of refuge for you from the revenger, and the man-slayer is not to die until he stands before the congregation for right-ruling.
13And of the cities which you give, six are to be cities of refuge.
14Give three cities beyond the Yardĕn, and give three cities in the land of Kena‛an, as cities of refuge.
15These six cities are for refuge for the children of Yisra’ĕl, and for the sojourner, and for the settler in their midst, for anyone who mistakenly strikes someone to flee there.
16But if he has stricken him with an instrument of iron, so that he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall certainly be put to death.
17And if he has stricken him with a stone in the hand, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer. The murderer shall certainly be put to death.
18Or if he has stricken him with a wooden instrument that could kill, and he does die, he is a murderer. The murderer shall certainly be put to death.
19The revenger of blood himself puts the murderer to death. When he meets him, he puts him to death.
20And if he thrusts him through in hatred, or throws an object at him while lying in wait, so that he dies,”
21or in enmity he strikes him with his hand so that he dies, the one who struck him shall certainly be put to death, for he is a murderer. The revenger of blood puts the murderer to death when he meets him.
22But if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws an object at him without lying in wait,
23or uses a stone, by which a man could die, throwing it at him without seeing him, so that he dies, while he was not his enemy or seeking his harm,
24then the congregation shall judge between him who struck someone and the revenger of blood, according to these right-rulings.
25And the congregation shall rescue the man-slayer from the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall return him to the city of refuge where he had fled, and he shall remain there until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the set-apart oil.
26But if the man-slayer at any time goes outside the limits of the city of refuge where he fled,
27and the revenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the revenger of blood executes the man-slayer, he is not guilty of blood,
28because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the man-slayer is to return to the land of his possession.
29And these shall be for a law of right-ruling to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30Whoever strikes a being, the murderer shall be executed by the mouth of witnesses, but one witness does not bear witness against someone to die.
31And take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall certainly be put to death.
32And take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge to return to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.
33And do not profane the land where you are, for blood profanes the land, and the land is not pardoned for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it.
34And do not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell, for I, יהוה, am dwelling in the midst of the children of Yisra’ĕl.’ ”
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Numbers 35
35
Cities for the Levites
1Yahweh spoke to Moses on the desert plains of Moab beyond the Jordan across Jericho, saying, 2“Command the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” that they give to the Levites from the inheritance of their property cities to live in; and you will give to the Levites pastureland all around the cities.#Hebrew “them” 3The cities will be theirs to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their domestic animals, for their possessions, and their animals.#Hebrew “animal”
4“The pasturelands of the cities that you will give to the Levites will extend from the wall of the city to a distance of a thousand cubits all around. 5You will measure outside the city the eastern edge two thousand cubits, for the southern edge two thousand cubits, for the western edge two thousand cubits, and for the northern edge two thousand cubits, with the city in the middle; this will be for them the pasturelands of the cities.
6“All the cities that you will give the Levites will be six cities of refuge, to which the killer can flee; in addition to them you will give forty-two cities. 7All the cities that you will give to the Levites will be forty-eight cities, them with their pasturelands. 8And the cities that you will give from the property of the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” you will take more from the larger group and less from the smaller group; each of them will give according to the portion of their inheritance according to the portion that he inherits.”
Cities of Refuge
9Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 10“Speak to the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” and say to them, ‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11you will select for yourselves cities for your cities of refuge, that a killer who has killed a person unintentionally can flee there. 12The cities will be to you a refuge from a redeemer, so that the killer will not die until he stands before the community for judgment. 13The cities that you are to give will be your six cities of refuge. 14You will give three cities across the Jordan and three cities in the land of Canaan; they will be cities of refuge. 15To the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” to the alien, and to the temporary resident in their midst there will be these six cities as a refuge to which anyone who unintentionally kills a person may flee.
16“ ‘But if he hit him with an object of iron, so that he dies, the killer must surely be put to death. 17And if he hit him with a stone in the hand, by which he will die, and he does die, he is a killer; the killer must surely be put to death. 18Or if he hit him with a wooden object, by which he will die, and he does die, he is a killer; the killer must surely be put to death. 19The blood avenger himself will put the killer to death; he must put him to death when meeting him. 20If he shoves him in hatred, or he throws something at him with intention, and he dies, 21or if he hits him in hostility with his hand, and he dies, the one that struck him will put to death the killer when meeting him.
22“ ‘Or if in an instant he shoved him, not in hostility, or threw something at him without intention, 23or with any stone, without seeing it dropped on him so that he dies, while he was not seeking his injury, 24then the community will judge between the striker and between the blood avenger according to these ordinances. 25The community will deliver the killer from the hand of the blood avenger, and the community will restore him to the city of his refuge to which he fled; and he will live there in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with holy oil. 26But if the killer surely goes out of the territory of the city of his refuge to which he fled, 27and the blood avenger finds him outside the territory of the city of his refuge, and the blood avenger kills the killer, he will not be guilty of blood#Literally “there will not be blood for him” 28because he must live in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the killer will return to the land of his property. 29These things will be as a decree of justice for you for your generations in all your dwellings.
30“ ‘If anyone kills a person, the killer will be put to death according to the testimony#Literally “according to the mouth” of witnesses, but someone cannot die on testimony of one person. 31Also, you will not take a ransom payment for the life of a killer who is guilty of death; indeed, he must surely be put to death. 32You will not take a ransom payment for the one that flees to the city of his refuge, so that he may return to live in the land before the death of the priest. 33So you will not pollute the land in which you are; because blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is poured out on it except with the blood of the one who poured it out. 34You will not defile the land on which you are living because I am living in the midst of it; I am Yahweh; I am living in the midst of the Israelites.’ ”#Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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