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Numbers 35:32

Nor 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.
Numbers 35:32
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְלֹא־תִקְח֣וּ כֹ֔פֶר לָנ֖וּס אֶל־עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֑וֹ לָשׁוּב֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בָּאָ֔רֶץ עַד־מ֖וֹת הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

  1. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. תִקְח֣וּtik.Chu“you will take”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from לָקַח · “recieve” · Strong's H3947H
  3. כֹ֔פֶרKho.fer“a ransom”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּפֶר · “ransom” · Strong's H3724A
  4. לָנ֖וּסla.Nus“to flee”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. עִ֣יר'ir“[the] city of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  7. מִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.To“refuge his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִקְלָט · “refuge” · Strong's H4733
  8. לָשׁוּב֙la.Shuv“to return”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  9. לָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vet“to dwell”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  10. בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retz“in the land”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  11. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  12. מ֖וֹתMot“[the] death of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  13. הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)