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The citiesוְ הֶעָרִיםshall beהָיוּfor youלָכֶםa refugeלְמִקְלָטfrom the avenger,מִגֹּאֵלso that the manslayerוְ הָרֹצֵחַmay notלֹאdieיָמוּתuntilעַדhe standsעָמְדוֹbeforeלִפְנֵיthe communityהָעֵדָהfor judgment.לַמִּשְׁפָּט
Numbers 35:12
Study it in the app“The cities shall be for you a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the community for judgment.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 35:12, word by word
- The citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- shall beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- a refugeמִקְלָטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears- from the avengerגֹּאֵלgoel
avenger
The relative who paid back the killing of a family member.
Where else “goel” appears- so that the manslayerרֹצֵחַrotseach
manslayer
One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.
Where else “rotseach” appears- dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears- he standsעָמְדamd
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amd” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- for judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears
Translation note
The “avenger of blood” was the closest relative of the dead person, whose duty it was to demand an account for his blood. In Hebrew it is the same word as “redeemer” (Leviticus 25:25).
The context
11you shall select for yourselves cities; they shall be cities of refuge for you, and the manslayer who strikes down a person inadvertently may flee there.
12 · This verse (above)
13And the cities that you give shall be six cities of refuge for you.