Numbers 34 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Numbers 35

¹Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872 in the plains^H6160 of Moab^H4124 by Jordan^H3383 near Jericho^H3405, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Command the children of Israel to give to the Levites cities to dwell in out of their inheritance. You shall give pasture lands for the cities around them to the Levites.

KJVCommand^H6680^(H8761) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, that they give^H5414^(H8804) unto the Levites^H3881 of the inheritance^H5159 of their possession^H272 cities^H5892 to dwell in^H3427^(H8800); and ye shall give^H5414^(H8799) also unto the Levites^H3881 suburbs^H4054 for the cities^H5892 round about^H5439 them.

³ They shall have the cities to dwell in. Their pasture lands shall be for their livestock, and for their possessions, and for all their animals.

KJVAnd the cities^H5892 shall they have to dwell in^H3427^(H8800); and the suburbs^H4054 of them shall be for their cattle^H929, and for their goods^H7399, and for all their beasts^H2416.

⁴ “The pasture lands of the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward one thousand cubits around it.

KJVAnd the suburbs^H4054 of the cities^H5892, which ye shall give^H5414^(H8799) unto the Levites^H3881, shall reach from the wall^H7023 of the city^H5892 and outward^H2351 a thousand^H505 cubits^H520 round about^H5439.

⁵ You shall measure outside of the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the middle. This shall be the pasture lands of their cities.

KJVAnd ye shall measure^H4058^(H8804) from without^H2351 the city^H5892 on the east^H6924 side^H6285 two thousand^H505 cubits^H520, and on the south^H5045 side^H6285 two thousand^H505 cubits^H520, and on the west^H3220 side^H6285 two thousand^H505 cubits^H520, and on the north^H6828 side^H6285 two thousand^H505 cubits^H520; and the city^H5892 shall be in the midst^H8432: this shall be to them the suburbs^H4054 of the cities^H5892.

⁶ “The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the man slayer to flee to. Besides them you shall give forty-two cities.

KJVAnd among the cities^H5892 which ye shall give^H5414^(H8799) unto the Levites^H3881 there shall be six^H8337 cities^H5892 for refuge^H4733, which ye shall appoint^H5414^(H8799) for the manslayer^H7523^(H8802), that he may flee^H5127^(H8800) thither: and to them ye shall add^H5414^(H8799) forty^H705 and two^H8147 cities^H5892.

⁷ All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities together with their pasture lands.

KJVSo all the cities^H5892 which ye shall give^H5414^(H8799) to the Levites^H3881 shall be forty^H705 and eight^H8083 cities^H5892: them shall ye give with their suburbs^H4054.

⁸ Concerning the cities which you shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many you shall take many, and from the few you shall take few. Everyone according to his inheritance which he inherits shall give some of his cities to the Levites.”

KJVAnd the cities^H5892 which ye shall give^H5414^(H8799) shall be of the possession^H272 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: from them that have many^H7227 ye shall give many^H7235^(H8686); but from them that have few^H4592 ye shall give few^H4591^(H8686): every one^H376 shall give^H5414^(H8799) of his cities^H5892 unto the Levites^H3881 according^H6310 to his inheritance^H5159 which he inheriteth^H5157^(H8799).

⁹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁰ “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and say^H559^(H8804) unto them, When ye be come over^H5674^(H8802) Jordan^H3383 into the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667;

¹¹ then you shall appoint for yourselves cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the man slayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

KJVThen ye shall appoint^H7136^(H8689) you cities^H5892 to be cities^H5892 of refuge^H4733 for you; that the slayer^H7523^(H8802) may flee^H5127^(H8804) thither, which killeth^H5221^(H8688) any person^H5315 at unawares^H7684.

¹² The cities shall be for your refuge from the avenger, that the man slayer not die until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

KJVAnd they shall be unto you cities^H5892 for refuge^H4733 from the avenger^H1350^(H8802); that the manslayer^H7523^(H8802) die^H4191^(H8799) not, until he stand^H5975^(H8800) before^H6440 the congregation^H5712 in judgment^H4941.

¹³ The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.

KJVAnd of these cities^H5892 which ye shall give^H5414^(H8799) six^H8337 cities^H5892 shall ye have for refuge^H4733.

¹⁴ You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan. They shall be cities of refuge.

KJVYe shall give^H5414^(H8799) three^H7969 cities^H5892 on this side^H5676 Jordan^H3383, and three^H7969 cities^H5892 shall ye give^H5414^(H8799) in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, which shall be cities^H5892 of refuge^H4733.

¹⁵ These six cities shall be refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the foreigner living among them, that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

KJVThese six^H8337 cities^H5892 shall be a refuge^H4733, both for the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and for the stranger^H1616, and for the sojourner^H8453 among^H8432 them: that every one that killeth^H5221^(H8688) any person^H5315 unawares^H7684 may flee^H5127^(H8800) thither.

¹⁶ “‘But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJVAnd if he smite^H5221^(H8689) him with an instrument^H3627 of iron^H1270, so that he die^H4191^(H8799), he is a murderer^H7523^(H8802): the murderer^H7523^(H8802) shall surely^H4191^(H8800) be put to death^H4191^(H8714).

¹⁷ If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJVAnd if he smite^H5221^(H8689) him with throwing^H3027 a stone^H68, wherewith he may die^H4191^(H8799), and he die^H4191^(H8799), he is a murderer^H7523^(H8802): the murderer^H7523^(H8802) shall surely^H4191^(H8800) be put to death^H4191^(H8714).

¹⁸ Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

KJVOr if he smite^H5221^(H8689) him with an hand^H3027 weapon^H3627 of wood^H6086, wherewith he may die^H4191^(H8799), and he die^H4191^(H8799), he is a murderer^H7523^(H8802): the murderer^H7523^(H8802) shall surely^H4191^(H8800) be put to death^H4191^(H8714).

¹⁹ The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death. When he meets him, he shall put him to death.

KJVThe revenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818 himself shall slay^H4191^(H8686) the murderer^H7523^(H8802): when he meeteth^H6293^(H8800) him, he^H1931 shall slay^H4191^(H8686) him.

²⁰ If he shoved him out of hatred, or hurled something at him while lying in wait, so that he died,

KJVBut if he thrust^H1920^(H8799) him of hatred^H8135, or hurl^H7993^(H8689) at him by laying of wait^H6660, that he die^H4191^(H8799);

²¹ or in hostility struck him with his hand, so that he died, he who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.

KJVOr in enmity^H342 smite^H5221^(H8689) him with his hand^H3027, that he die^H4191^(H8799): he that smote^H5221^(H8688) him shall surely^H4191^(H8800) be put to death^H4191^(H8714); for he is a murderer^H7523^(H8802): the revenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818 shall slay^H4191^(H8686) the murderer^H7523^(H8802), when he meeteth^H6293^(H8800) him.

²² “‘But if he shoved him suddenly without hostility, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,

KJVBut if he thrust^H1920^(H8804) him suddenly^H6621 without^H3808 enmity^H342, or have cast^H7993^(H8689) upon him any thing^H3627 without laying of wait^H6660,

²³ or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him so that he died, and he was not his enemy and not seeking his harm,

KJVOr with any stone^H68, wherewith a man may die^H4191^(H8799), seeing^H7200^(H8800) him not^H3808, and cast^H5307^(H8686) it upon him, that he die^H4191^(H8799), and was not his enemy^H341^(H8802), neither sought^H1245^(H8764) his harm^H7451:

²⁴ then the congregation shall judge between the striker and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances.

KJVThen the congregation^H5712 shall judge^H8199^(H8804) between the slayer^H5221^(H8688) and the revenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818 according to these judgments^H4941:

²⁵ The congregation shall deliver the man slayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he had fled. He shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

KJVAnd the congregation^H5712 shall deliver^H5337^(H8689) the slayer^H7523^(H8802) out of the hand^H3027 of the revenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818, and the congregation^H5712 shall restore^H7725^(H8689) him to the city^H5892 of his refuge^H4733, whither he was fled^H5127^(H8804): and he shall abide^H3427^(H8804) in it unto the death^H4194 of the high^H1419 priest^H3548, which was anointed^H4886^(H8804) with the holy^H6944 oil^H8081.

²⁶ “‘But if the man slayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge where he flees,

KJVBut if the slayer^H7523^(H8802) shall at any time^H3318^(H8800) come^H3318^(H8799) without the border^H1366 of the city^H5892 of his refuge^H4733, whither he was fled^H5127^(H8799);

²⁷ and the avenger of blood finds him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the man slayer, he shall not be guilty of blood,

KJVAnd the revenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818 find^H4672^(H8804) him without^H2351 the borders^H1366 of the city^H5892 of his refuge^H4733, and the revenger^H1350^(H8802) of blood^H1818 kill^H7523^(H8804) the slayer^H7523^(H8802); he shall not be guilty of blood^H1818:

²⁸ because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the man slayer shall return into the land of his possession.

KJVBecause he should have remained^H3427^(H8799) in the city^H5892 of his refuge^H4733 until the death^H4194 of the high^H1419 priest^H3548: but after^H310 the death^H4194 of the high^H1419 priest^H3548 the slayer^H7523^(H8802) shall return^H7725^(H8799) into the land^H776 of his possession^H272.

²⁹ “‘These things shall be for a statute and ordinance to you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

KJVSo these things shall be for a statute^H2708 of judgment^H4941 unto you throughout your generations^H1755 in all your dwellings^H4186.

³⁰ “‘Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain based on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify alone against any person so that he dies.

KJVWhoso killeth^H5221^(H8688) any person^H5315, the murderer^H7523^(H8802) shall be put to death^H7523^(H8799) by the mouth^H6310 of witnesses^H5707: but one^H259 witness^H5707 shall not testify^H6030^(H8799) against any person^H5315 to cause him to die^H4191^(H8800).

³¹ “‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. He shall surely be put to death.

KJVMoreover ye shall take^H3947^(H8799) no satisfaction^H3724 for the life^H5315 of a murderer^H7523^(H8802), which is guilty^H7563 of death^H4191^(H8800): but he shall be surely^H4191^(H8800) put to death^H4191^(H8714).

³² “‘You shall take no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land before the death of the priest.

KJVAnd ye shall take^H3947^(H8799) no satisfaction^H3724 for him that is fled^H5127^(H8800) to the city^H5892 of his refuge^H4733, that he should come again^H7725^(H8800) to dwell^H3427^(H8800) in the land^H776, until the death^H4194 of the priest^H3548.

³³ “‘So you shall not pollute the land where you live; for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.

KJVSo ye shall not pollute^H2610^(H8686) the land^H776 wherein ye are: for blood^H1818 it defileth^H2610^(H8686) the land^H776: and the land^H776 cannot be cleansed^H3722^(H8792) of the blood^H1818 that is shed^H8210^(H8795) therein, but by the blood^H1818 of him that shed^H8210^(H8802) it.

³⁴ You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, where I dwell; for I, Yahweh, dwell among the children of Israel.’”

KJVDefile^H2930^(H8762) not therefore the land^H776 which ye shall inhabit^H3427^(H8802), wherein^H8432 I dwell^H7931^(H8802): for I the LORD^H3068 dwell^H7931^(H8802) among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

WEB·Numbers 34

¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders),

KJVCommand^H6680^(H8761) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and say^H559^(H8804) unto them, When ye come^H935^(H8802) into the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667;(this is the land^H776 that shall fall^H5307^(H8799) unto you for an inheritance^H5159, even the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667 with the coasts^H1367 thereof:)

³ then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.

KJVThen your south^H5045 quarter^H6285 shall be from the wilderness^H4057 of Zin^H6790 along by the coast^H3027 of Edom^H123, and your south^H5045 border^H1366 shall be the outmost coast^H7097 of the salt^H4417 sea^H3220 eastward^H6924:

⁴ Your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and it shall pass southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it shall go from there to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon.

KJVAnd your border^H1366 shall turn^H5437^(H8738) from the south^H5045 to the ascent^H4608 of Akrabbim^H4610, and pass on^H5674^(H8804) to Zin^H6790: and the going forth^H8444 thereof shall be from the south^H5045 to Kadeshbarnea^H6947, and shall go on^H3318^(H8804) to Hazaraddar^H2692, and pass on^H5674^(H8804) to Azmon^H6111:

⁵ The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.

KJVAnd the border^H1366 shall fetch a compass^H5437^(H8738) from Azmon^H6111 unto the river^H5158 of Egypt^H4714, and the goings out^H8444 of it shall be at the sea^H3220.

⁶ “‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.

KJVAnd as for the western^H3220 border^H1366, ye shall even have the great^H1419 sea^H3220 for a border^H1366: this shall be your west^H3220 border^H1366.

⁷ “‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor.

KJVAnd this shall be your north^H6828 border^H1366: from the great^H1419 sea^H3220 ye shall point out^H8376^(H8762) for you mount^H2022 Hor^H2023:

⁸ From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.

KJVFrom mount^H2022 Hor^H2023 ye shall point out^H8376^(H8762) your border unto the entrance^H935^(H8800) of Hamath^H2574; and the goings forth^H8444 of the border^H1366 shall be to Zedad^H6657:

⁹ Then the border shall go to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your north border.

KJVAnd the border^H1366 shall go on^H3318^(H8804) to Ziphron^H2202, and the goings out^H8444 of it shall be at Hazarenan^H2704: this shall be your north^H6828 border^H1366.

¹⁰ “‘You shall mark out your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

KJVAnd ye shall point out^H184^(H8694) your east^H6924 border^H1366 from Hazarenan^H2704 to Shepham^H8221:

¹¹ The border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.

KJVAnd the coast^H1366 shall go down^H3381^(H8804) from Shepham^H8221 to Riblah^H7247, on the east side^H6924 of Ain^H5871; and the border^H1366 shall descend^H3381^(H8804), and shall reach^H4229^(H8804) unto the side^H3802 of the sea^H3220 of Chinnereth^H3672 eastward^H6924:

¹² The border shall go down to the Jordan, and end at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to its borders around it.’”

KJVAnd the border^H1366 shall go down^H3381^(H8804) to Jordan^H3383, and the goings out^H8444 of it shall be at the salt^H4417 sea^H3220: this shall be your land^H776 with the coasts^H1367 thereof round about^H5439.

¹³ Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 commanded^H6680^(H8762) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), This is the land^H776 which ye shall inherit^H5157^(H8691) by lot^H1486, which the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680^(H8765) to give^H5414^(H8800) unto the nine^H8672 tribes^H4294, and to the half^H2677 tribe^H4294:

¹⁴ for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers’ houses, the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers’ houses, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

KJVFor the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Reuben^H7206 according to the house^H1004 of their fathers^H1, and the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Gad^H1425 according to the house^H1004 of their fathers^H1, have received^H3947^(H8804) their inheritance; and half^H2677 the tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519 have received^H3947^(H8804) their inheritance^H5159:

¹⁵ The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”

KJVThe two^H8147 tribes^H4294 and the half^H2677 tribe^H4294 have received^H3947^(H8804) their inheritance^H5159 on this side^H5676 Jordan^H3383 near Jericho^H3405 eastward^H6924, toward the sunrising^H4217.

¹⁶ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁷ “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

KJVThese are the names^H8034 of the men^H582 which shall divide^H5157^(H8799) the land^H776 unto you: Eleazar^H499 the priest^H3548, and Joshua^H3091 the son^H1121 of Nun^H5126.

¹⁸ You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.

KJVAnd ye shall take^H3947^(H8799) one^H259 prince^H5387 of every tribe^H4294, to divide^H5157 the land^H776 by inheritance^H5157^(H8800).

¹⁹ These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

KJVAnd the names^H8034 of the men^H582 are these: Of the tribe^H4294 of Judah^H3063, Caleb^H3612 the son^H1121 of Jephunneh^H3312.

²⁰ Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.

KJVAnd of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Simeon^H8095, Shemuel^H8050 the son^H1121 of Ammihud^H5989.

²¹ Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Benjamin^H1144, Elidad^H449 the son^H1121 of Chislon^H3692.

²² Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.

KJVAnd the prince^H5387 of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Dan^H1835, Bukki^H1231 the son^H1121 of Jogli^H3020.

²³ Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

KJVThe prince^H5387 of the children^H1121 of Joseph^H3130, for the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Manasseh^H4519, Hanniel^H2592 the son^H1121 of Ephod^H641.

²⁴ Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

KJVAnd the prince^H5387 of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Ephraim^H669, Kemuel^H7055 the son^H1121 of Shiphtan^H8204.

²⁵ Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

KJVAnd the prince^H5387 of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Zebulun^H2074, Elizaphan^H469 the son^H1121 of Parnach^H6535.

²⁶ Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

KJVAnd the prince^H5387 of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Issachar^H3485, Paltiel^H6409 the son^H1121 of Azzan^H5821.

²⁷ Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

KJVAnd the prince^H5387 of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Asher^H836, Ahihud^H282 the son^H1121 of Shelomi^H8015.

²⁸ Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”

KJVAnd the prince^H5387 of the tribe^H4294 of the children^H1121 of Naphtali^H5321, Pedahel^H6300 the son^H1121 of Ammihud^H5989.

²⁹ These are they whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

KJVThese are they whom the LORD^H3068 commanded^H6680^(H8765) to divide the inheritance^H5157^(H8763) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667.

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