< Numbers 35 >
1 The Lord spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho. He told him,
And he spoke Yahweh to Moses in [the] plains of Moab at [the] Jordan of Jericho saying.
2 “Order the Israelites to provide from their land allocation towns for the Levites to live in and pastures around the towns.
Command [the] people of Israel and they will give to the Levites some of [the] inheritance of possession their cities to dwell in and pasture land for the cities around them you will give to the Levites.
3 The towns are for them to live in, and the pastures will be for their herds and their flocks—for all their livestock.
And they will belong the cities to them to dwell in and pasture lands their they will be for cattle their and for property their and for every animal their.
4 The pastures around the towns you give to the Levites are to extend out from the wall a thousand cubits on all sides.
And [the] pasture lands of the cities which you will give to the Levites [will be] from [the] wall of the city and [the] outside towards one thousand cubit[s] all around.
5 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.
And you will measure from [the] outside of the city [the] side of east-ward two thousand by the cubit and [the] side of [the] south two thousand by the cubit and [the] side of [the] west - two thousand by the cubit and [the] side of [the] north two thousand by the cubit and the city [will be] in the middle this it will belong to them [the] pasture lands of the cities.
6 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.
And the cities which you will give to the Levites [the] six [the] cities of refuge which you will give to flee there towards the killer and to them you will give forty and two citi[es].
7 The total number of towns you are to give the Levites is forty-eight, along with their pastures.
All the cities which you will give to the Levites [will be] forty and eight citi[es] them and pasture lands their.
8 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.”
And the cities which you will give from [the] possession of [the] people of Israel from with the many you will increase and from with the few you will decrease each one according to [the] mouth of inheritance its which they will inherit it will give some of cities its to the Levites.
And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
10 “Tell the Israelites: ‘When you cross over the Jordan into Canaan,
Speak to [the] people of Israel and you will say to them if you [are] about to pass over the Jordan [the] land of towards Canaan.
11 choose towns as your sanctuary towns, so a person who kills someone by mistake may run there.
And you will make happen to yourselves cities cities of refuge they will be for you and he will flee there towards a killer [who] has struck down a person by inadvertence.
12 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.
And they will become for you the cities a refuge from an avenger and not he will die the killer until stands he before the congregation for judgment.
13 The towns you choose will be your six sanctuary towns.
And the cities which you will give six cities of refuge they will be for you.
14 Choose three cities on the other side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.
- three Cities you will give from [the] other side of the Jordan and three cities you will give in [the] land of Canaan cities of refuge they will be.
15 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.
For [the] people of Israel and for the sojourner and for the resident alien in midst of them they will become [the] six the cities these a refuge to flee there towards any [one who] strikes down a person by inadvertence.
16 But if anyone deliberately hits someone with something made of iron and kills them, that person is a murderer and must be executed.
And if with an instrument of iron - he struck down him and he died [is] a killer he certainly he will be put to death the killer.
17 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.
And if with a stone of hand which someone will die by it he struck down him and he died [is] a killer he certainly he will be put to death the killer.
18 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.
Or with an instrument of wood of hand which someone will die by it he struck down him and he died [is] a killer he certainly he will be put to death the killer.
19 The avenger is to execute the murderer. When he finds the murderer, he is to kill him.
[the] avenger of Blood he he will put to death the killer when meets he him he he will put to death him.
20 Similarly, if anyone hates someone and knocks them down or deliberately throws something at them, and they're killed;
And if in hatred he will push him or he threw on him with lying in wait and he died.
21 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.
Or in enmity he struck down him with hand his and he died certainly he will be put to death the [one who] struck [is] a killer he [the] avenger of blood he will put to death the killer when meets he him.
22 But if anyone knocks someone else down without meaning to and without hating them, or throws something at them not meaning to hurt them,
And if in an instant with not enmity he pushed him or he threw on him any weapon with not lying in wait.
23 or carelessly drops a heavy stone that kills them, but not as an enemy or intending to harm them,
Or with any stone which someone will die by it with not seeing [him] and he made [it] fall on him and he died and he not [was] an enemy of him and not [was] seeking harm his.
24 then the community must judge between the killer and the avenger following these regulations.
And they will judge the congregation between the [one who] struck and between [the] avenger of blood on the judgments these.
25 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.
And they will deliver the congregation the killer from [the] hand of [the] avenger of blood and they will return him the congregation to [the] city of refuge his where he had fled there towards and he will dwell in it until [the] death of the priest great whom someone had anointed him with [the] oil of holiness.
26 But if the killer ever leaves the limits of sanctuary town where they ran to,
And if ever he will go out the killer [the] border of [the] city of refuge his where he will flee there towards.
27 and the avenger finds him them outside his sanctuary town and kills him, then the avenger will not be guilty of murder,
And he will find him [the] avenger of blood from [the] outside of [the] border of [the] city of refuge his and he will kill [the] avenger of blood the killer not [will belong] to him blood.
28 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.
For in [the] city of refuge his he will remain until [the] death of the priest great and after [the] death of the priest great he will return the killer to [the] land of possession his.
29 These regulations apply to all future generations wherever you live.
And they will become these [things] for you a statute of judgment to generations your in all dwelling places your.
30 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.
Any [one who] strikes down a person to [the] mouth of witnesses someone will kill the killer and a witness one not he will testify against anyone to die.
31 You are not to accept payment instead of executing a murderer who has been found guilty—they must be executed.
And not you will take a ransom for [the] life of a killer who he [is] guilty to die for certainly he will be put to death.
32 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.
And not you will take a ransom to flee to [the] city of refuge his to return to dwell in the land until [the] death of the priest.
33 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.
And not you will pollute the land which you [are] in it for blood it it pollutes the land and for the land not it will be atoned to the blood which it was shed in it that except by [the] blood of [the] [one who] shed it.
34 Don't make the land impure where you live because I live there too. I am the Lord, and I live with the Israelites.”
And not you will make unclean the land which you [are] dwelling in it which I [am] dwelling in [the] midst of it for I Yahweh [am] dwelling in among [the] people of Israel.