Numbers
Numbers 35:32
32Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| should you accept | תִקְח֣וּ | ṯiq·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| a ransom | כֹ֔פֶר | ḵō·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular | H3724 the price of a life, ransom |
| for the person who flees | לָנ֖וּס | lā·nūs | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5127 flee, escape |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a city | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| of refuge | מִקְלָט֑וֹ | miq·lā·ṭōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4733 refuge, asylum |
| and allow him to return | לָשׁוּב֙ | lā·šūḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| and live | לָשֶׁ֣בֶת | lā·še·ḇeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on his own land | בָּאָ֔רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| before | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the death | מ֖וֹת | mō·wṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4194 death |
| of the high priest | הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.