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H7523רָצַחra.tsach
to murderPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Thou shalt not kill.
תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ tre.Tzach “you must murder”
And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities.
הָרֹצֵ֑חַ (רֹצֵ֑חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither.
רֹצֵ֔חַ ro.Tze.ach “a killer”
And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment.
הָרֹצֵ֔חַ (רֹצֵ֔חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ro.Tze.ach “[is] a killer”הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ (רֹצֵֽחַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ro.Tze.ach “[is] a killer”הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ (רֹצֵֽחַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ro.Tze.ach “[is] a killer”הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ (רֹצֵֽחַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.
הָרֹצֵ֑חַ (רֹצֵ֑חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him.
רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ro.Tze.ach “[is] a killer”הָרֹצֵ֖חַ (רֹצֵ֖חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
הָרֹצֵ֗חַ (רֹצֵ֗חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth,
הָרֹצֵ֑חַ (רֹצֵ֑חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,
וְרָצַ֞ח (רָצַ֞ח) ra.Tzach “he will kill”הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ (רֹצֵ֔חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.
הָרֹצֵ֔חַ (רֹצֵ֔חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
יִרְצַ֖ח yir.Tzach “someone will kill”הָרֹצֵ֑חַ (רֹצֵ֑חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
רֹצֵ֔חַ ro.Tze.ach “a killer”
that the manslayer might flee thither, that slayeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
רוֹצֵ֗חַ ro.Tze.ach “a killer”יִרְצַ֤ח yir.Tzach “he will kill”
Thou shalt not kill.
תִּֿרְצָֽח׃ tre.Tzach “you must murder”
Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which Jehovah thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither.
רֹצֵֽחַ׃ ro.Tze.ach “killer”
And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past;
הָרֹצֵ֔חַ (רֹצֵ֔חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
הָרֹצֵ֗חַ (רֹצֵ֗חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
but unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter;
וּרְצָח֣וֹ (רְצָח֣) re.tza.Ch “he will kill”
that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly [supplied: and] unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.
רוֹצֵ֔חַ ro.Tze.ach “a killer”
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unawares, and hated him not beforetime.
הָרֹצֵ֖חַ (רֹצֵ֖חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the manslayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
הָרוֹצֵ֗חַ (רוֹצֵ֗חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”
And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,
הָרֹצֵ֔חַ (רֹצֵ֔חַ) ro.Tze.ach “killer”