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 have no blood guilt.
Morphology
- וּמָצָ֤א (u-matsa) – Root: מצא (mṣʾ); Form: Conjunction with Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And finds”; Notes: Indicates the avenger finds the manslayer.
- אֹתֹו֙ (oto) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “him”; Notes: Refers to the manslayer.
- גֹּאֵ֣ל (go’el) – Root: גאל (gʾl); Form: Participle, masculine singular; Translation: “avenger”; Notes: Refers to the avenger of blood.
- הַדָּ֔ם (ha-dam) – Root: דם (dm); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “of blood”; Notes: Refers to the act of avenging blood.
- מִח֕וּץ (mi-ḥuts) – Root: חוץ (ḥwṣ); Form: Preposition with noun; Translation: “outside”; Notes: Describes the location relative to the city.
- לִגְב֖וּל (li-gvul) – Root: גבול (gbwl); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “to the boundary”; Notes: Refers to the city limits.
- עִ֣יר (ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “city”; Notes: Refers to the city of refuge.
- מִקְלָטֹ֑ו (miqlato) – Root: מקל (mqlt); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his refuge”; Notes: Refers to the city designated for the manslayer.
- וְרָצַ֞ח (ve-ratsaḥ) – Root: רצח (rṣḥ); Form: Conjunction with Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and kills”; Notes: Describes the action of the avenger of blood.
- גֹּאֵ֤ל (go’el) – Root: גאל (gʾl); Form: Participle, masculine singular; Translation: “avenger”; Notes: Refers again to the avenger of blood.
- הַדָּם֙ (ha-dam) – Root: דם (dm); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “of blood”; Notes: Indicates the one who avenges blood.
- אֵ֥ין (ein) – Root: אין (ʾyn); Form: Particle of negation; Translation: “there is no”; Notes: Used to negate responsibility or guilt.
- לֹ֖ו (lo) – Root: לו (lw); Form: Prepositional pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Indicates the avenger has no guilt.
- דָּֽם (dam) – Root: דם (dm); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “blood guilt”; Notes: Refers to the lack of guilt in killing the manslayer.