ABP - Numbers - 35

35:1  And the lord spoke to Moses upon the descent of Moab, by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying,

35:2  Give orders to the sons of Israel! and they shall give to the Levites from the lots of their possession cities to dwell in; and the outskirts of the cities round about them you shall give to the Levites.

35:3  And [3shall be 1the 2cities] to dwell in. And their separation offerings of lands will be for their cattle and all their four-footed animals.

35:4  And the lands falling in with the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outside -- a thousand cubits round about.

35:5  And you shall measure outside the city -- the side the one towards the east -- two thousand cubits; and the side the one towards the south -- two thousand cubits; and the side the one towards the west -- two thousand cubits; and the side the one towards the north -- two thousand cubits; and the city between this will be for you, and the adjoining areas of the cities.

35:6  And the cities which you shall give to the Levites are the six cities of the places of refuge, which you shall give [3to flee 4there 1for the 2one man-slaying]; and in addition to these, forty two cities.

35:7  All the cities which you shall give to the Levites are forty and eight cities, these and their outskirts.

35:8  And the cities which you shall give from the possession of the sons of Israel, from the ones having many will be many; and from the ones having less will be less; each according to his inheritance which they shall allot, they shall give from the cities to the Levites.

35:9  And the lord spoke to Moses, saying,

35:10  Speak to the sons of Israel! and you shall say to them, You are passing over the Jordan into the land of Canaan.

35:11  And you shall draw apart to you for them cities for them; [2places of refuge 1they will be] to you [3to flee 4there 1for the 2man-slayer]; any one striking a soul unintentionally.

35:12  And they will be cities for you as places of refuge from the one acting as next of kin for blood, that in no way should [3die 1the one 2man-slaying] until whenever he should stand before the congregation for judgment.

35:13  And the cities which you shall appoint -- the six cities -- [2places of refuge 1will be] for you.

35:14  Three cities you shall appoint on the other side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall appoint in the land of Canaan.

35:15  A place of refuge they will be to the sons of Israel. And to the foreigner and to the sojourner among you [2will be 1these cities] for a place of refuge to flee there to all striking a soul unintentionally.

35:16  And if by an item of iron one should strike him, and he should come to an end -- that one is a murderer -- unto death let [3be put to death 1the 2murderer]!

35:17  And if by a stone from the hand in which one should die by it, then the one who should strike him, even he should die, he is a murderer -- unto death let [3be put to death 1the 2murderer]!

35:18  And if by an item of wood from his hand of which one should die, as he should strike him, and one should die, he is a murderer -- unto death [3shall die 1the 2murderer]!

35:19  The one acting as next of kin for blood, this one shall kill the one man-slaying; whenever he meets him, this one shall kill him.

35:20  And if through hatred he should thrust him through or should cast upon him any item by ambush, and he should die,

35:21  or through vehement anger he strikes him by the hand, and he should die -- to death let [3be put to death 1the one 2striking], he is a murderer! The one acting as next of kin for blood shall kill the one man-slaying in the meeting up with him.

35:22  But if suddenly, [2not 3by 4hatred 1he should thrust him through], or cast upon him any item, not from ambush,

35:23  or any stone in which he shall die by it, not knowing, and he should fall upon him, and he should die, but he [2not 3his enemy 1was], nor seeking to do evil against him;

35:24  then [3shall judge 1the 2congregation] between the one striking and between the one acting as next of kin for blood, according to these cases.

35:25  And [3shall rescue 1the 2congregation] the one man-slaying from the one acting as next of kin for blood; and [3shall restore 4him 1the 2congregation] into the city of his place of refuge, of which he took refuge; and he shall dwell there until whenever [4should die 1the 3priest 2great], whom they anointed him [3oil 1with the 2holy].

35:26  But if by an exit [3should come forth from 1the one 2man-slaying] the borders of the city in which he took refuge there,

35:27  and [4should find 5him 1the one 2acting as next of kin 3for blood] outside the borders of the city of his refuge, and [4should slaughter 1the one 2acting as next of kin 3for blood] the one man-slaying, [2not 3liable 1is he]?

35:28  For in the city of his refuge let him dwell until [4should die 3priest 1the 2great]! And after the dying of the [2priest 1great] [3will be able to return 1the one 2man-slaying] unto the land of his possession.

35:29  And these things will be to you for an ordinance of judgment unto your generations in all your dwellings.

35:30  Every one striking a soul, with witnesses, you shall slaughter the one man-slaying; and [2witness 1one] shall not witness for a soul to die.

35:31  And you shall not take ransoms for a soul from the one murdering -- the [2liable 1one being] is to be done away with, for unto death he shall be put to death.

35:32  And you shall not take ransoms for the one fleeing into a city of the places of refuge, to again dwell in the land, until whenever [4should die 1the 3priest 2great].

35:33  And in no way should you pollute with murder the land upon which you dwell upon it; for this blood pollutes [3by murder 1the 2land], and [3shall not 4be atoned 1the 2land] from the blood having been poured out upon it, but it shall be upon the blood of the one pouring it out.

35:34  And you shall not defile the land upon which you dwell upon it, of which I should encamp among you. For I am the lord encamping in the midst of the sons of Israel.