Tanach
Yehoshua 20 יהושע כ׳
Part of: Petuchah, Joshua 20:1
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וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹֽר׃
And the Lord spoke to Yehoshua, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Yehoshua, saying,
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר תְּנוּ לָכֶם אֶת־עָרֵי הַמִּקְלָט אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
Speak to the children of Yisra᾽el, saying, Assign for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moshe:
Speak to the children of Yisra᾽el, saying, Assign for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moshe:
לָנוּס שָׁמָּה רוֹצֵחַ מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה בִּבְלִי־דָעַת וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְמִקְלָט מִגֹּאֵל הַדָּֽם׃
that the slayer that kills any person through error and unawares may flee there: and they shall be a refuge for you from the avenger of blood.
that the slayer that kills any person through error and unawares may flee there: and they shall be a refuge for you from the avenger of blood.
וְנָס אֶל־אַחַת ׀ מֵהֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְעָמַד פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וְדִבֶּר בְּאׇזְנֵי זִקְנֵֽי־הָעִיר הַהִיא אֶת־דְּבָרָיו וְאָֽסְפוּ אֹתוֹ הָעִירָה אֲלֵיהֶם וְנָתְנוּ־לוֹ מָקוֹם וְיָשַׁב עִמָּֽם׃
And when he that flees to one of those cities shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, then they shall admit him into the city to join them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
And when he that flees to one of those cities shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, then they shall admit him into the city to join them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
וְכִי יִרְדֹּף גֹּאֵל הַדָּם אַחֲרָיו וְלֹא־יַסְגִּרוּ אֶת־הָרֹצֵחַ בְּיָדוֹ כִּי בִבְלִי־דַעַת הִכָּה אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְלֹא־שֹׂנֵא הוּא לוֹ מִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unawares, and hated him not before that time.
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unawares, and hated him not before that time.
וְיָשַׁב ׀ בָּעִיר הַהִיא עַד־עׇמְדוֹ לִפְנֵי הָעֵדָה לַמִּשְׁפָּט עַד־מוֹת הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיֶה בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם אָז ׀ יָשׁוּב הָרוֹצֵחַ וּבָא אֶל־עִירוֹ וְאֶל־בֵּיתוֹ אֶל־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר־נָס מִשָּֽׁם׃
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 slayer return, and come into his own city, and his own house, into the city from which he fled.
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 slayer return, and come into his own city, and his own house, into the city from which he fled.
Rashi
וַיַּקְדִּשׁוּ אֶת־קֶדֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל בְּהַר נַפְתָּלִי וְאֶת־שְׁכֶם בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם וְאֶת־קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע הִיא חֶבְרוֹן בְּהַר יְהוּדָֽה׃
And they set apart Qedesh in the Galil in mount Naftali, and Shekhem in mount Efrayim, and Qiryat-arba, which is Ḥevron, in the mountain of Yehuda.
And they set apart Qedesh in the Galil in mount Naftali, and Shekhem in mount Efrayim, and Qiryat-arba, which is Ḥevron, in the mountain of Yehuda.
וּמֵעֵבֶר לְיַרְדֵּן יְרִיחוֹ מִזְרָחָה נָתְנוּ אֶת־בֶּצֶר בַּמִּדְבָּר בַּמִּישֹׁר מִמַּטֵּה רְאוּבֵן וְאֶת־רָאמֹת בַּגִּלְעָד מִמַּטֵּה־גָד וְאֶת־[גּוֹלָן] (גלון) בַּבָּשָׁן מִמַּטֵּה מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
And on the other side of the Yarden by Yeriĥo eastward, they assigned Beżer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Re᾽uven, and Ramot in Gil῾ad out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Menashshe.
And on the other side of the Yarden by Yeriĥo eastward, they assigned Beżer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Re᾽uven, and Ramot in Gil῾ad out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Menashshe.
Rashi
ומעבר לירדן יריחו מזרחה נתנו. בימי משה, שנאמר (דברים ד מג): את בצר במדבר וגו':
And on the other side of the Jordan, from Yericho eastward. [These cities were set aside] during the days of Moshe, as it is said, “Betzer in the wilderness.”1Devorim 4:43.
אֵלֶּה הָיוּ עָרֵי הַמּוּעָדָה לְכֹל ׀ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכָם לָנוּס שָׁמָּה כׇּל־מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה וְלֹא יָמוּת בְּיַד גֹּאֵל הַדָּם עַד־עׇמְדוֹ לִפְנֵי הָעֵדָֽה׃ {פ}
These were the appointed cities for all the children of Yisra᾽el, and for the stranger that sojourned among them, that whoever killed any person in error might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
These were the appointed cities for all the children of Yisra᾽el, and for the stranger that sojourned among them, that whoever killed any person in error might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
Rashi
המועדה. ההזמנה, היעודות לכך:
That were set aside. They were prepared and set aside for this.
עד עמדו וגו' למשפט. אם יפטר מגלות יפטר, ואם יתחייב גלות יחזור לעיר מקלטו (במדבר לה כה): וישב שם עד מות הכהן הגדול:
Until he stands, etc. for judgement. If he is acquited from exile, he is discharged. If he is sentanced to exile, he is returned to the city of his refuge, and he must reside there until the death of the Kohein-godol.