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and the avengerוּ גֹּאֵלof bloodהַדָּםfindsמָצָאhimאֹתוֹoutsideמִחוּץthe borderלִגְבוּלof his cityעִיר וֹof refuge,מִקְלָטand the avengerוְ גֹּאֵלof bloodהַדָּםkillsרָצַחthe manslayer,הָרֹצֵחַhe shall haveלוֹnoאֵיןbloodguilt.דָּם
Numbers 35:27
Study it in the app“and the avenger of blood finds him outside the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall have no bloodguilt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 35:27, word by word
- and the avengerגֹּאֵלgoel
avenger
The relative who paid back the killing of a family member.
Where else “goel” appears- of bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- findsמָצָאmatsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsa” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- the borderגְבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of his cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of refugeמִקְלָטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears- killsרָצַחratsach
murder
To take someone's life unjustly.
Where else “ratsach” appears
The context
26But if the manslayer does go out beyond the border of his city of refuge to which he fled,
27 · This verse (above)
28For in his city of refuge he must dwell until the death of the high priest; and after the death of the high priest the manslayer may return to the land of his possession.