Numbers 35

1 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses in/on/with Plains (of Moab) (Plains of) Moab upon Jordan Jericho to/for to say

The Lord spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho. He told him,

2 to command [obj] son: descendant/people Israel and to give: give to/for Levi from inheritance possession their city to/for to dwell and pasture to/for city around them to give: give to/for Levi

“Order the Israelites to provide from their land allocation towns for the Levites to live in and pastures around the towns.

3 and to be [the] city to/for them to/for to dwell and pasture their to be to/for animal their and to/for property their and to/for all living thing their

The towns are for them to live in, and the pastures will be for their herds and their flocks—for all their livestock.

4 and pasture [the] city which to give: give to/for Levi from wall [the] city and outside [to] thousand cubit around

The pastures around the towns you give to the Levites are to extend out from the wall a thousand cubits on all sides.

5 and to measure from outside to/for city [obj] side east [to] thousand in/on/with cubit and [obj] side south thousand in/on/with cubit and [obj] side sea: west thousand in/on/with cubit and [obj] side north thousand in/on/with cubit and [the] city in/on/with midst this to be to/for them pasture [the] city

Measure two thousand cubits outside the town on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the town in the middle. These areas will be their pastures around the towns.

6 and [obj] [the] city which to give: give to/for Levi [obj] six city [the] refuge which to give: allow to/for to flee there [to] [the] to murder and upon them to give: give forty and two city

Six of the towns you give the Levites are to be sanctuary towns, where a person who kills someone can run for protection. As well as these towns, give the Levites forty-two more.

7 all [the] city which to give: give to/for Levi forty and eight city [obj] them and [obj] pasture their

The total number of towns you are to give the Levites is forty-eight, along with their pastures.

8 and [the] city which to give: give from possession son: descendant/people Israel from with [the] many to multiply and from with [the] little to diminish man: anyone like/as lip: according inheritance his which to inherit to give: give from city his to/for Levi

The towns that you allocate to be given to the Levites from the territory of the Israelites will be more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one. The number will be in proportion to the size of the land allocation of each tribe.”

9 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

The Lord told Moses,

10 to speak: speak to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel and to say to(wards) them for you(m. p.) to pass [obj] [the] Jordan land: country/planet [to] Canaan

“Tell the Israelites: ‘When you cross over the Jordan into Canaan,

11 and to meet to/for you city city refuge to be to/for you and to flee there [to] to murder to smite soul: person in/on/with unintentionally

choose towns as your sanctuary towns, so a person who kills someone by mistake may run there.

12 and to be to/for you [the] city to/for refuge from to redeem: avenge and not to die [the] to murder till to stand: stand he to/for face: before [the] congregation to/for justice: judgement

These towns will be for you places of sanctuary from those seeking revenge, so that the killer will not die until they are tried in court.

13 and [the] city which to give: give six city refuge to be to/for you

The towns you choose will be your six sanctuary towns.

14 [obj] three [the] city to give: give from side: beyond to/for Jordan and [obj] three [the] city to give: give in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan city refuge to be

Choose three cities on the other side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.

15 to/for son: descendant/people Israel and to/for sojourner and to/for sojourner in/on/with midst their to be six [the] city [the] these to/for refuge to/for to flee there [to] all to smite soul: person in/on/with unintentionally

These six cities will be places of sanctuary for the Israelites and for foreigners or settlers among them, so that anyone who kills a person by mistake may run there.

16 and if in/on/with article/utensil iron to smite him and to die to murder he/she/it to die to die [the] to murder

But if anyone deliberately hits someone with something made of iron and kills them, that person is a murderer and must be executed.

17 and if in/on/with stone hand: tool which to die in/on/with her to smite him and to die to murder he/she/it to die to die [the] to murder

If anyone picks up something made of stone that could be used as a weapon and hits someone with it, and kills them, that person is a murderer and must be executed.

18 or in/on/with article/utensil tree: stick hand: tool which to die in/on/with him to smite him and to die to murder he/she/it to die to die [the] to murder

If anyone picks up something made of wood that could be used as a weapon and hits someone with it, and kills them, that person is a murderer and must be executed.

19 to redeem: avenge [the] blood he/she/it to die [obj] [the] to murder in/on/with to fall on he in/on/with him he/she/it to die him

The avenger is to execute the murderer. When he finds the murderer, he is to kill him.

20 and if in/on/with hating to thrust him or to throw upon him in/on/with ambush and to die

Similarly, if anyone hates someone and knocks them down or deliberately throws something at them, and they're killed;

21 or in/on/with enmity to smite him in/on/with hand his and to die to die to die [the] to smite to murder he/she/it to redeem: avenge [the] blood to die [obj] [the] to murder in/on/with to fall on he in/on/with him

or if someone hits another with his hand and they die, the one who hit him must be executed because he is a murderer. When the avenger finds the murderer, he is to kill him.

22 and if in/on/with suddenness in/on/with not enmity to thrust him or to throw upon him all article/utensil in/on/with not ambush

But if anyone knocks someone else down without meaning to and without hating them, or throws something at them not meaning to hurt them,

23 or in/on/with all stone which to die in/on/with her in/on/with not to see: see and to fall: fall upon him and to die and he/she/it not enemy to/for him and not to seek distress: harm his

or carelessly drops a heavy stone that kills them, but not as an enemy or intending to harm them,

24 and to judge [the] congregation between [the] to smite and between to redeem: avenge [the] blood upon [the] justice: judgement [the] these

then the community must judge between the killer and the avenger following these regulations.

25 and to rescue [the] congregation [obj] [the] to murder from hand to redeem: avenge [the] blood and to return: rescue [obj] him [the] congregation to(wards) city refuge his which to flee there [to] and to dwell in/on/with her till death [the] priest [the] great: large which to anoint [obj] him in/on/with oil [the] holiness

The court is to protect the killer from being attacked by the avenger and must return him to the sanctuary town that he ran to, and he must stay there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with holy oil.

26 and if to come out: come to come out: extends [the] to murder [obj] border: boundary city refuge his which to flee there [to]

But if the killer ever leaves the limits of sanctuary town where they ran to,

27 and to find [obj] him to redeem: avenge [the] blood from outside to/for border: boundary city refuge his and to murder to redeem: avenge [the] blood [obj] [the] to murder nothing to/for him blood

and the avenger finds him them outside his sanctuary town and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of murder,

28 for in/on/with city refuge his to dwell till death [the] priest [the] great: large and after death [the] priest [the] great: large to return: return [the] to murder to(wards) land: country/planet possession his

because the killer has to stay in his sanctuary town until the death of the high priest. Only after the death of the high priest are they allowed to return to the land they own.

29 and to be these to/for you to/for statute justice: judgement to/for generation your in/on/with all seat your

These regulations apply to all future generations wherever you live.

30 all to smite soul: person to/for lip: word witness to murder [obj] [the] to murder and witness one not to answer in/on/with soul: person to/for to die

If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be executed based on the evidence given by witnesses, plural. No one is to be executed based on the evidence given by a single witness.

31 and not to take: recieve ransom to/for soul: life to murder which he/she/it wicked to/for to die for to die to die

You are not to accept payment instead of executing a murderer who has been found guilty—they must be executed.

32 and not to take: recieve ransom to/for to flee to(wards) city refuge his to/for to return: return to/for to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet till death [the] priest

Also you are not allowed to accept payment for a person who runs to a sanctuary town and permit them to return and live on their own land before the death of the high priest.

33 and not to pollute [obj] [the] land: country/planet which you(m. p.) in/on/with her for [the] blood he/she/it to pollute [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to/for land: country/planet not to atone to/for blood which to pour: kill in/on/with her for if: except in/on/with blood to pour: kill him

Don't pollute the land where you live because bloodshed pollutes the land, and the land where blood is shed can't be purified except by the blood of the one who shed it.

34 and not to defile [obj] [the] land: country/planet which you(m. p.) to dwell in/on/with her which I to dwell in/on/with midst her for I LORD to dwell in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Israel

Don't make the land impure where you live because I live there too. I am the Lord, and I live with the Israelites.”