The Meaning of Numbers 35:26 Explained

Numbers 35:26

KJV: But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;

YLT: And if the man-slayer at all go out from the border of the city of his refuge whither he fleeth,

Darby: But if the manslayer shall in any way come outside the limits of the city of his refuge whither he hath fled,

ASV: But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But if the slayer  shall at any time  come  without the border  of the city  of his refuge,  whither he was fled; 

What does Numbers 35:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 35:16-34 - The Penalty For The Murderer
For murder the penalty was death, Numbers 35:30-31; but for accidental homicide there was freedom within the city limits until the death of the high priest, when all these refugees might return to their homes with impunity. The institution of the blood-avenger was almost a necessity in those lands of scattered population and without communal organization. Here, without destroying the practice, it has been placed under careful limitations. We are our brethren's keepers, and instead of passing on a slander, we should stand for them against those who have wrongfully maligned them.
What an exquisite promise is contained in Numbers 35:34! To think that Jehovah actually dwelled in the Holy Land! He dwells also in each assembly of His saints and in our hearts. See Ezekiel 48:35; Matthew 18:20; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Revelation 21:3.
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Chapter Summary: Numbers 35

1  Forty-eight cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof
6  Six of them are to be cities of refuge
9  The laws of murder and manslaughter
31  No satisfaction for murder

What do the individual words in Numbers 35:26 mean?

But if at any time goes outside the manslayer - the limits of the city of refuge where he fled there
וְאִם־ יָצֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א הָרֹצֵ֑חַ אֶת־ גְּבוּל֙ עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנ֖וּס שָֽׁמָּה

וְאִם־  But  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
יָצֹ֥א  at  any  time 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
יֵצֵ֖א  goes  outside 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הָרֹצֵ֑חַ  the  manslayer 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רָצַח  
Sense: to murder, slay, kill.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
גְּבוּל֙  the  limits 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
עִ֣יר  of  the  city 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
מִקְלָט֔וֹ  of  refuge 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מִקְלָט  
Sense: refuge, asylum.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  where 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יָנ֖וּס  he  fled 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נוּס  
Sense: to flee, escape.

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