Massey Hebrew Parsha – 6th Aliyah

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35:9
God spoke to Moses, telling him to

Vayedaber Adonay el-Moshe lemor.

35:10
speak to the Israelites and say to them: Now that you are crossing the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Daber el-beney Yisra’el ve’amarta alehem ki atem ovrim et-haYarden artsah Kena’an.

35:11
you must designate towns which shall serve you as refuge cities to which a murderer, who killed a person accidentally, can flee.

Vehikritem lachem arim arey Miklat tiheyeynah lachem venas shamah rotse’ach makeh-nefesh bishgagah.

35:12
These cities shall serve you as a refuge from the avenger, so that a murderer not die until he can stand trial before the courts.

Vehayu lachem he’arim le-miklat miGo’el velo yamut harotse’ach ad-omdo lifney ha’edah lamishpat.

35:13
The towns that you provide for yourselves shall be six cities in all.

Vehe’arim asher titenu shesh-arey miklat tiheyeynah lachem.

35:14
As refuge cities, you shall provide three towns on [this] side of the Jordan, and three in the land of Canaan.

Et shlosh he’arim titnu me’ever la-Yarden ve’et shlosh he’arim titnu be’erets Kena’an arey miklat tiheyeynah.

35:15
These cities shall be a place of refuge for both proselytes and residents among the Israelites, so that anyone who accidentally kills a person shall be able to escape there.

Livney Yisra’el velager velatoshav betocham tiheyeynah shesh-he’arim ha’eleh lemiklat lanus shamah kol-makeh-nefesh bishgagah.

35:16
[Of course,] if one strikes [his victim purposely] with an iron weapon, killing him, then he is a murderer, and he must be put to death for murder.

Ve’im-bichli varzel hikahu vayamot rotse’ach hu mot yumat harotse’ach.

35:17
[Similarly,] if he strikes with a hand-held stone that can be a deadly weapon, and [the victim] dies, he is a murderer and must be put to death for murder.

Ve’im be’even yad asher-yamut bah hikahu vayamot rotse’ach hu mot yumat harotse’ach.

35:18
Likewise, if he strikes with a deadly wooden hand weapon, and the victim dies, he is a murderer and must be put to death for murder.

O bichli ets-yad asher-yamut bo hikahu vayamot rotse’ach hu mot yumat harotse’ach.

35:19
[In such cases, after the trial], the blood avenger shall kill the murderer, and he can kill him wherever he finds him.

Go’el hadam hu yamit et-harotse’ach befig’o-vo hu yemitenu.

35:20
[The same law applies] if [the killer] pushes down [his victim] or throws [something] down on him with hatred, causing [the victim] to die.

Ve’im-besin’ah yehedafenu o-hishlich alav bitsdiyah vayamot.

35:21
[This is also true] if he maliciously strikes him with his hand, causing [the victim] to die. The person dealing the blow is a murderer and he must be put to death. [Once he has been tried,] the blood avenger shall kill him wherever he finds him.

O ve’eyvah hikahu veyado vayamot mot-yumat hamakeh rotse’ach hu go’el hadam yamit et-harotse’ach befig’o-vo.

35:22
[This is not true, however,] if [the killer] pushes down [his victim] accidentally and without malice, or throws any object at him without planning to kill him.

Ve’im-befeta belo-eyvah hadafo o-hishlich alav kol-kli belo tsdiyah.

35:23
Even if it is a stone that can kill, if he did not see [the victim], and it killed him by falling on him, [he is not a murderer], since he was not an enemy and did not bear [his victim] any malice.

O vechol-even asher-yamut bah belo re’ot vayapel alav vayamot vehu lo-oyev lo velo mevakesh ra’ato.

35:24
[In such cases,] the court shall follow these laws and judge between the killer and the blood avenger.

Veshaftu ha’edah beyn hamakeh uveyn go’el hadam al hamishpatim ha’eleh.

35:25
The court shall protect the [accidental] murderer from the blood avenger, and return him to the refuge city to which he fled. [The killer] must live there until the death of the high priest anointed with the sacred oil.

Vehitsilu ha’edah et-harotse’ach miyad go’el hadam veheshivu oto ha’edah el-ir miklato asher-nas shamah veyashav bah ad-mot hakohen hagadol asher-mashach oto beshemen hakodesh.

35:26
If the killer goes outside the boundaries of the refuge city to which he fled,

Ve’im-yatso yetse harotse’ach et-gvul ir miklato asher yanus shamah.

35:27
and the blood avenger finds him outside the borders of his refuge city, then if the blood avenger puts the killer to death, it is not an act of murder.

Umatsa oto go’el hadam michuts ligvul ir miklato veratsach go’el hadam et-harotse’ach eyn lo dam.

35:28
[The killer] is thus obligated to live in his refuge city until the high priest dies. After the high priest dies, the killer may return to his hereditary land.

Ki ve’ir miklato yeshev ad-mot hakohen hagadol ve’acharey-mot hakohen hagadol yashuv harotse’ach el-erets achuzato.

35:29
These shall be the rules of law for you for all generations, no matter where you may live.

Vehayu eleh lachem lechukat mishpat ledoroteychem bechol moshvoteychem.

35:30
If anyone kills a human being, the murderer shall be put to death on the basis of eyewitness testimony. However, a single eyewitness may not testify against a person where the death penalty is involved.

Kol-makeh-nefesh lefi edim yirtsach et-harotse’ach ve’ed echad lo-ya’aneh venefesh lamut.

35:31
Do not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is under the death penalty, since he must be put to death.

Velo-tikchu chofer lenefesh rotse’ach asher-hu rasha lamut ki-mot yumat.

35:32
Similarly, if one has fled to his refuge city, do not take ransom to allow him to return and live in the land before the high priest dies.

Velo-tikchu chofer lanus el-ir miklato lashuv lashevet ba’arets ad-mot hakohen.

35:33
Do not pollute the land in which you live; it is blood that pollutes the land. When blood is shed in the land, it cannot be atoned for except through the blood of the person who shed it.

Velo-tachanifu et-ha’arets asher atem bah ki hadam hu yachanif et-ha’arets vela’arets lo-yechupar ladam asher shupach-bah ki-im bedam shofcho.

35:34
You must not defile the land upon which you live and in which I dwell, since I, God, dwell among the Israelites.

Velo tetame et-ha’arets asher atem yoshvim bah asher ani shochen betochah ki ani Adonay shochen betoch beney Yisra’el.