Numbers

Numbers 35:31

³¹You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to accept	תִקְח֥וּ	ṯiq·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3947 take
a ransom	כֹ֙פֶר֙	ḵō·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H3724 the price of a life, ransom
for the life	לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ	lə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of a murderer	רֹצֵ֔חַ	rō·ṣê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7523 murder, slay
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
deserves	רָשָׁ֖ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
to die	לָמ֑וּת	lā·mūṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
he must surely be put to death	מ֖וֹת	mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.