H9005–/ל–l

Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh, a chief, Hanniel, the son of Ephod:

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “of”לְמַטֵּ֥ה (לְ) le. “of”

And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, a chief, Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan.

וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה (לְ) le. “of”

And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, a chief, Elizaphan, the son of Parnach.

וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה (לְ) le. “of”

And of the tribe of the children of Issachar, a chief, Paltiel, the son of Azzan.

וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה (לְ) le. “of”

And of the tribe of the children of Asher, a chief, Ahihud, the son of Shelomi.

וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה (לְ) le. “of”

And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, a chief, Pedahel, the son of Ammihud.

וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה (לְ) le. “of”

These are they to whom the Lord gave orders to make the distribution of the heritage among the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

לְנַחֵ֥ל (לְ) le. “to”

And the Lord said to Moses in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Give orders to the children of Israel to give to the Levites, from the heritage which is theirs, towns for themselves, with land on the outskirts of the towns.

לַלְוִיִּ֗ם (לַ) la “to the”לָשָׁ֑בֶת (לָ) la. “to”לֶֽעָרִים֙ (לֶֽ) le. “for the”לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (לַ) la “to the”

These towns are to be their living-places, with land round them for their cattle and their food and all their beasts,

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָשָׁ֑בֶת (לָ) la. “to”לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙ (לִ) li “for”וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם (לִ) li “for”וּלְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “for”

Stretching from the wall of the towns a distance of a thousand cubits all round.

לַלְוִיִּ֑ם (לַ) la “to the”

The measure of this space of land is to be two thousand cubits outside the town on the east, and two thousand cubits on the south and on the west and on the north, the town being in the middle. This space will be the outskirts of their towns.

לָעִ֗יר (לָ) la. “of the”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And the towns which you give the Levites are to be the six safe places to which the taker of life may go in flight; and in addition you are to give them forty-two towns.

לַלְוִיִּ֔ם (לַ) la “to the”לָנֻ֥ס (לָ) la. “to”

Forty-eight towns are to be given to the Levites, all with land round them.

לַלְוִיִּ֔ם (לַ) la “to the”

And these towns are to be given out of the heritage of the children of Israel, taking the greater number from those who have much, and a smaller number from those who have little: everyone, in the measure of his heritage, is to give of his property to th

לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (לַ) la “to the”

And the Lord said to Moses,

לֵּאמֹֽר׃ (לֵּ) le. “<to>”

Then let certain towns be marked out as safe places to which anyone who takes the life of another in error may go in flight.

לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָכֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

In these towns you may be safe from him who has the right of punishment; so that death may not overtake the taker of life till he has been judged by the meeting of the people.

לָכֶ֧ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”לְמִקְלָ֖ט (לְ) le. “<into>”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ (לַ) la. “for <the>”

Six of the towns which you give will be such safe places;

לָכֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Three on the other side of Jordan and three in the land of Canaan, to be safe places for flight.

לַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (לַ) la “of the”

For the children of Israel and for the man from another country who is living among them, these six towns are to be safe places, where anyone causing the death of another through error may go in flight.

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “for”וְלַגֵּ֤ר (לַ) la. “for the”וְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ (לַ) la. “for the”לְמִקְלָ֑ט (לְ) le. “<into>”לָנ֣וּס (לָ) la. “to”

Or has given him a blow with a stone, without seeing him, so causing his death, though he had nothing against him and no desire to do him evil:

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “of”

And the giver of punishment, meeting him outside the walls of the town, puts him to death, he will not be responsible for his blood:

לִגְב֖וּל (לִ) li “of”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “[will belong] to <the>”

These rules are to be your guide in judging through all your generations wherever you may be living.

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”לְחֻקַּ֥ת (לְ) le. “<into>”לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

Anyone causing the death of another is himself to be put to death on the word of witnesses: but the word of one witness is not enough.

לְפִ֣י (לְ) le. “to”לָמֽוּת׃ (לָ) la. “to”