Numbers

Numbers 35:24–25

24then the congregation must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances. 25The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

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Numbers 35:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
then the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הhā·‘ê·ḏāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5712 congregation
must judgeוְשָֽׁפְטוּ֙wə·šā·p̄ə·ṭūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH8199 judge, govern
betweenבֵּ֚יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
the slayerהַמַּכֶּ֔הham·mak·kehArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH5221 smite
and the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgō·’êlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH1350 redeem, act as kinsman
of bloodהַדָּ֑םhad·dāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
according toעַ֥ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃hā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםham·miš·pā·ṭîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4941 judgment

Numbers 35:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The assemblyהָעֵדָ֜הhā·‘ê·ḏāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5712 congregation
is to protectוְהִצִּ֨ילוּwə·hiṣ·ṣî·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5337 strip, plunder
the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֗חַhā·rō·ṣê·aḥArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7523 murder, slay
from the handמִיַּד֮mî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgō·’êlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH1350 redeem, act as kinsman
of bloodהַדָּם֒had·dāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
Then the assemblyהָֽעֵדָ֔הhā·‘ê·ḏāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5712 congregation
will returnוְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּwə·hê·šî·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH7725 turn back, return
himאֹתוֹ֙’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the cityעִ֥יר‘îrNoun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
of refugeמִקְלָט֖וֹmiq·lā·ṭōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4733 refuge, asylum
to whichאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he fledנָ֣סnāsVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5127 flee, escape
and he must liveוְיָ֣שַׁבwə·yā·šaḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
thereבָּ֗הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the deathמוֹת֙mō·wṯNoun - masculine singular constructH4194 death
of the highהַגָּדֹ֔לhag·gā·ḏōlArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
was anointedמָשַׁ֥חmā·šaḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4886 smear, anoint
with the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃haq·qō·ḏešArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
oilבְּשֶׁ֥מֶןbə·še·menPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8081 fat, oil

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Numbers 35:24 Joshua 20:6 · Numbers 35:12

Numbers 35:25 Exodus 29:7 · Hebrews 7:25–28 · Leviticus 4:3 · Leviticus 21:10 · Hebrews 10:19–22 · Romans 3:24–26 · Joshua 20:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.