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Numbers 36:13

אֵ֣לֶּה הַמִּצְוֹ֞ת וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מֹואָ֔ב עַ֖ל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֹֽו׃ These are the commandments and the judgments that YHWH commanded by the hand of Mosheh to the sons of Yisra’el in the plains of Moʾav by … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:12

מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֛ת בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בֶן־יֹוסֵ֖ף הָי֣וּ לְנָשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִי֙ נַחֲלָתָ֔ן עַל־מַטֵּ֖ה מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת אֲבִיהֶֽן׃ From the families of the sons of Menashe, son of Yosef, they became wives, and their inheritance was within the tribe of their father’s family.   Morphology מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֛ת (mimishpeḥot) – … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:11

וַתִּהְיֶ֜ינָה מַחְלָ֣ה תִרְצָ֗ה וְחָגְלָ֧ה וּמִלְכָּ֛ה וְנֹעָ֖ה בְּנֹ֣ות צְלָפְחָ֑ד לִבְנֵ֥י דֹדֵיהֶ֖ן לְנָשִֽׁים׃ And Maḥla, Tirtsa, and Ḥogla, and Milka, and Noʿa, the daughters of Tselofḥad, became wives to the sons of their uncles.   Morphology וַתִּהְיֶ֜ינָה (vatihyenah) – Root: היה (hyh); … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:10

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה כֵּ֥ן עָשׂ֖וּ בְּנֹ֥ות צְלָפְחָֽד׃ As YHWH commanded Moshe, so did the daughters of Tselofḥad.   Morphology כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka’asher) – Root: אשר (ʾšr); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “As”; Notes: Indicates comparison. צִוָּ֥ה (tsivvah) – Root: צוה (tswh); Form: … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:9

וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּ֧ב נַחֲלָ֛ה מִמַּטֶּ֖ה לְמַטֶּ֣ה אַחֵ֑ר כִּי־אִישׁ֙ בְּנַ֣חֲלָתֹ֔ו יִדְבְּק֕וּ מַטֹּ֖ות בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And no inheritance shall move from one tribe to another tribe, for each tribe of the children of Yisraʾel shall cling to its own inheritance.”   Morphology וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּ֧ב (ve-lo-tisov) … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:8

וְכָל־בַּ֞ת יֹרֶ֣שֶׁת נַחֲלָ֗ה מִמַּטֹּות֮ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ לְאֶחָ֗ד מִמִּשְׁפַּ֛חַת מַטֵּ֥ה אָבִ֖יהָ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לְאִשָּׁ֑ה לְמַ֗עַן יִֽירְשׁוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֖ישׁ נַחֲלַ֥ת אֲבֹתָֽיו׃ Every daughter who inherits a portion from the tribes of the children of Yisraʾel shall become the wife of someone from … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:7

וְלֹֽא־תִסֹּ֤ב נַחֲלָה֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִמַּטֶּ֖ה אֶל־מַטֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י אִ֗ישׁ בְּנַחֲלַת֙ מַטֵּ֣ה אֲבֹתָ֔יו יִדְבְּק֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ No inheritance shall transfer from one tribe to another tribe, for each one of the children of Yisraʾel shall hold fast to the inheritance of the … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:6

זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה לִבְנֹ֤ות צְלָפְחָד֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לַטֹּ֥וב בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה לְנָשִׁ֑ים אַ֗ךְ לְמִשְׁפַּ֛חַת מַטֵּ֥ה אֲבִיהֶ֖ם תִּהְיֶ֥ינָה לְנָשִֽׁים׃ This is the thing which YHWH has commanded concerning the daughters of Tselofḥad, saying, ‘Let them marry whomever is good in their eyes, … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:5

וַיְצַ֤ו מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר כֵּ֛ן מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־יֹוסֵ֖ף דֹּבְרִֽים׃ Then Moshe commanded the children of Yisraʾel by the word of YHWH, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Yosef speaks rightly.   Morphology וַיְצַ֤ו (vayetsav) – Root: צוה … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:4

וְאִם־יִהְיֶ֣ה הַיֹּבֵל֮ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְנֹֽוסְפָה֙ נַחֲלָתָ֔ן עַ֚ל נַחֲלַ֣ת הַמַּטֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּהְיֶ֖ינָה לָהֶ֑ם וּמִֽנַּחֲלַת֙ מַטֵּ֣ה אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ יִגָּרַ֖ע נַחֲלָתָֽן׃ And if the Jubilee comes to the sons of Yisraʾel, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:3

וְ֠הָיוּ לְאֶחָ֞ד מִבְּנֵ֨י שִׁבְטֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לְנָשִׁים֒ וְנִגְרְעָ֤ה נַחֲלָתָן֙ מִנַּחֲלַ֣ת אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ וְנֹוסַ֕ף עַ֚ל נַחֲלַ֣ת הַמַּטֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּהְיֶ֖ינָה לָהֶ֑ם וּמִגֹּרַ֥ל נַחֲלָתֵ֖נוּ יִגָּרֵֽעַ׃ And they will become wives to one of the sons of the tribes of the sons of Yisra’el, and their … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:2

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אֶת־אֲדֹנִי֙ צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לָתֵ֨ת אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֛ה בְּגֹורָ֖ל לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽאדֹנִי֙ צֻוָּ֣ה בַֽיהוָ֔ה לָתֵ֗ת אֶֽת־נַחֲלַ֛ת צְלָפְחָ֥ד אָחִ֖ינוּ לִבְנֹתָֽיו׃ And they said, “My lord was commanded by YHWH to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the sons of … Continue reading

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Numbers 36:1

וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָבֹ֗ות לְמִשְׁפַּ֤חַת בְּנֵֽי־גִלְעָד֙ בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה מִֽמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יֹוסֵ֑ף וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ לִפְנֵ֤י מֹשֶׁה֙ וְלִפְנֵ֣י הַנְּשִׂאִ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֥י אָבֹ֖ות לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the family of the sons of Gilʿad, son of Makhir, son of Menaʾshe, … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:34

וְלֹ֧א תְטַמֵּ֣א אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתֶּם֙ יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בָּ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ן בְּתֹוכָ֑הּ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה שֹׁכֵ֕ן בְּתֹ֖וךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And you shall not defile the land in which you dwell, in which I dwell, for I, YHWH, dwell in the … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:33

וְלֹא־תַחֲנִ֣יפוּ אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתֶּם֙ בָּ֔הּ כִּ֣י הַדָּ֔ם ה֥וּא יַחֲנִ֖יף אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלָאָ֣רֶץ לֹֽא־יְכֻפַּ֗ר לַדָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שֻׁפַּךְ־בָּ֔הּ כִּי־אִ֖ם בְּדַ֥ם שֹׁפְכֹֽו׃ And you shall not defile the land in which you dwell, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be atoned … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:32

וְלֹא־תִקְח֣וּ כֹ֔פֶר לָנ֖וּס אֶל־עִ֣יר מִקְלָטֹ֑ו לָשׁוּב֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בָּאָ֔רֶץ עַד־מֹ֖ות הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ And you shall not accept ransom for one who has fled to his city of refuge, to allow him to return to live in the land before the death of … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:31

וְלֹֽא־תִקְח֥וּ כֹ֨פֶר֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ רֹצֵ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא רָשָׁ֖ע לָמ֑וּת כִּי־מֹ֖ות יוּמָֽת׃ You shall not accept ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he shall surely be put to death.   Morphology וְלֹֽא־תִקְח֥וּ (velo-tiqchu) – Root: לקח (lqḥ); … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:30

כָּל־מַ֨כֵּה־נֶ֔פֶשׁ לְפִ֣י עֵדִ֔ים יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וְעֵ֣ד אֶחָ֔ד לֹא־יַעֲנֶ֥ה בְנֶ֖פֶשׁ לָמֽוּת׃ Whoever strikes a person shall be put to death by the testimony of witnesses, but one witness shall not testify against a person to cause him to die.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:29

וְהָי֨וּ אֵ֧לֶּה לָכֶ֛ם לְחֻקַּ֥ת מִשְׁפָּ֖ט לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּכֹ֖ל מֹושְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ And these shall be for you a statute of judgment for your generations in all your dwellings.   Morphology וְהָי֨וּ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה (hyy); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:28

כִּ֣י בְעִ֤יר מִקְלָטֹו֙ יֵשֵׁ֔ב עַד־מֹ֖ות הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֑ל וְאַחֲרֵ֥י מֹות֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֔ל יָשׁוּב֙ הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ אֲחֻזָּתֹֽו׃ For in his city of refuge, he shall remain until the death of the high priest, but after the death of the high priest, the … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:27

וּמָצָ֤א אֹתֹו֙ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם מִח֕וּץ לִגְב֖וּל עִ֣יר מִקְלָטֹ֑ו וְרָצַ֞ח גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ אֶת־הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ אֵ֥ין לֹ֖ו דָּֽם׃ and the avenger of blood finds him outside the boundary of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer; he shall … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:26

וְאִם־יָצֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א הָרֹצֵ֑חַ אֶת־גְּבוּל֙ עִ֣יר מִקְלָטֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנ֖וּס שָֽׁמָּה׃ But if the slayer goes outside the boundary of the city of refuge to which he has fled,   Morphology וְאִם (ve-im) – Root: אם (ʾm); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:25

וְהִצִּ֨ילוּ הָעֵדָ֜ה אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֗חַ מִיַּד֮ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּם֒ וְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּ אֹתֹו֙ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה אֶל־עִ֥יר מִקְלָטֹ֖ו אֲשֶׁר־נָ֣ס שָׁ֑מָּה וְיָ֣שַׁב בָּ֗הּ עַד־מֹות֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־מָשַׁ֥ח אֹתֹ֖ו בְּשֶׁ֥מֶן הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And the congregation shall deliver the slayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:24

וְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה בֵּ֚ין הַמַּכֶּ֔ה וּבֵ֖ין גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֑ם עַ֥ל הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And the assembly shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments.   Morphology וְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙ (ve-shaftu) – Root: שפט (špṭ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:23

אֹ֣ו בְכָל־אֶ֜בֶן אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֥וּת בָּהּ֙ בְּלֹ֣א רְאֹ֔ות וַיַּפֵּ֥ל עָלָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהוּא֙ לֹא־אֹויֵ֣ב לֹ֔ו וְלֹ֥א מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֹֽו׃ or with any stone by which someone might die, without seeing, it fell upon him, and he died, though he was not his enemy nor … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:22

וְאִם־בְּפֶ֥תַע בְּלֹא־אֵיבָ֖ה הֲדָפֹ֑ו אֹו־הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ עָלָ֛יו כָּל־כְּלִ֖י בְּלֹ֥א צְדִיָּֽה׃ But if suddenly, without enmity, he pushed him, or threw upon him any object without intent,   Morphology וְאִם־ (ve-im) – Root: אם (ʾm); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:21

אֹ֣ו בְאֵיבָ֞ה הִכָּ֤הוּ בְיָדֹו֙ וַיָּמֹ֔ת מֹֽות־יוּמַ֥ת הַמַּכֶּ֖ה רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֗ם יָמִ֛ית אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּפִגְעֹו־בֹֽו׃ Or in enmity he struck him with his hand, and he died, the one who struck shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer. … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:20

וְאִם־בְּשִׂנְאָ֖ה יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּ אֹֽו־הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ עָלָ֛יו בִּצְדִיָּ֖ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ But if in hatred he pushes him, or throws something at him with premeditation, and he dies,   Morphology וְאִם (ve-im) – Root: אם (ʾm); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces a conditional … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:19

גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם ה֥וּא יָמִ֖ית אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֑חַ בְּפִגְעֹו־בֹ֖ו ה֥וּא יְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ The blood avenger, he shall kill the murderer; upon encountering him, he shall kill him.   Morphology גֹּאֵ֣ל (go’el) – Root: גאל (gʾl); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “avenger”; Notes: Refers … Continue reading

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Numbers 35:18

אֹ֡ו בִּכְלִ֣י עֵֽץ־יָד֩ אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֨וּת בֹּ֥ו הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מֹ֥ות יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ Or with a hand-held wooden implement that could cause death he struck him and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death. … Continue reading

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