Bamidbar
Book 4: Numbers

MASEI

Chapter 33

Verse 1: These are the journeys of Bnei Yisroel who went out of Egypt in organized groups under the leadership of Moshe and Aharon.

Verse 2: Moshe recorded their departures for their journeys according to Ad-noy's command; these were the departure for their journeys.

Verse 3: They journeyed from Ra'meses in the first month--- on the fifteenth day of the first month--- on the day after the [Korban] Pesach, Bnei Yisroel left triumphantly before the eyes of all Egyptians.

Verse 4: Egypt was burying that which Ad-noy had struck among them--- all their firstborn--- and on their idols Ad-noy had inflicted punishments.

Verse 5: Bnei Yisroel journeyed from Ra'meses and camped in Succos.

Verse 6: They journeyed from Succos and camped in Eisom which is on the edge of the wilderness.

Verse 7: They journeyed from Eisom and turned back to Pi Hachiros facing Ba'al Tzefon, and they camped by Migdol.

Verse 8: They journeyed from before Hachiros and crossed amidst the sea toward the wilderness. They traveled for three days in the wilderness of Eisom, and camped in Moroh.

Verse 9: They journeyed from Moroh and came to Eilim. In Eilim were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.

Verse 10: They journeyed from Eilim and camped by the Sea of Reeds.

Sheini (Second Aliyah)

Verse 11: They journeyed from the Sea of Reeds and camped in the wilderness of Sin.

Verse 12: They journeyed from the wilderness of Sin and camped in Dofkoh.

Verse 13: They journeyed from Dofkoh and camped in Alush.

Verse 14: They journeyed from Alush and camped in Refidim, [but] there was no water there for the people to drink.

Verse 15: They journeyed from Refidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai.

Verse 16: They journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai and camped in Kivros Hata'avoh.

Verse 17: They journeyed from Kivros Hata'avoh and camped in Chatzeiros.

Verse 18: They journeyed from Chatzeiros and camped in Rismoh.

Verse 19: They journeyed from Rismoh and camped in Rimon Peretz.

Verse 20: They journeyed from Rimon Peretz and camped in Livnoh.

Verse 21: They journeyed from Livnoh and camped in Risoh.

Verse 22: They journeyed from Risoh and camped in Keheilosoh.

Verse 23: They journeyed from Keheilosoh and camped in Har Shefer.

Verse 24: They journeyed from Har Shefer and camped in Charodoh.

Verse 25: They journeyed from Charodoh and camped in Makheilos.

Verse 26: They journeyed from Makheilos and camped in Tochas.

Verse 27: They journeyed from Tochas and camped in Torach.

Verse 28: They journeyed from Torach and camped in Miskoh.

Verse 29: They journeyed from Miskoh and camped in Chashmonoh.

Verse 30: They journeyed from Chashmonoh and camped in Moseiros.

Verse 31: They journeyed from Moseiros and camped in Bnei Ya'akon.

Verse 32: They journeyed from Bnei Ya'akon and camped in Chor Hagidgod.

Verse 33: They journeyed from Chor Hagidgod and camped in Yotvosoh.

Verse 34: They journeyed from Yotvosoh and camped in Avronoh.

Verse 35: They journeyed from Avronoh and camped in Etzyon Gover.

Verse 36: They journeyed from Etzyon Gover and camped in the wilderness of Sin, which is Kodeish.

Verse 37: They journeyed from Kodeish and camped in Hor Hohor, at the edge of the land of Edom.

Verse 38: Then Aharon the kohein ascended Hor Hohor by the word of Ad-noy and died there; in the fortieth year of Bnei Yisroel's exodus from Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month.

Verse 39: Aharon was 123 years old at his death on Hor Hohor.

Verse 40: The Canaanite, the king of Arod heard--- he dwelt in the south of the land of Canaan--- that Bnei Yisroel were approaching.

Verse 41: They journeyed from Hor Hohor and camped in Tzalmonoh.

Verse 42: They journeyed from Tzalmonoh and camped in Punon.

Verse 43: They journeyed from Punon and camped in Ovos.

Verse 44: They journeyed from Ovos and camped at the ruins of Avorim on Moav's border.

Verse 45: They journeyed from the ruins and camped in Divon Gad.

Verse 46: They journeyed from Divon Gad and camped in Almon Divlasayim.

Verse 47: They journeyed from Almon Divlasayim and camped in the Avorim Mountains before Nevo.

Verse 48: They journeyed from the Avorim Mountains and camped in the plains of Moav along the Yardein near Yereicho.

Verse 49: They camped along the Yardein, from Beis Yeshimos until Aveil Hasheetim, in the plains of Moav.

Verse 50: Ad-noy spoke to Moshe in the plains of Moav along the Yardein [near] Yereicho, saying:

Verse 51: "Speak to Bnei Yisroel and say to them: 'When you cross the Yardein to the land of Canaan,

Verse 52: you must drive out all of the inhabitants of the land before you. You must destroy all their carved stones, and demolish all their cast metal idols and tear down all their altars.

Verse 53: Drive out [the inhabitants of] the land and settle in it, because I have given this land to you to possess.

Verse 54: You shall give the land as an inheritance to your families by means of a lottery; to the large [family] you shall increase its portion, to the small [family] you shall decrease its portion. To whomever the lottery [system] ordains, it shall be his; according to your paternal tribes shall you inherit.

Verse 55: But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those whom you will leave over will be spikes in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will persecute you upon the land in which you settle.

Verse 56: And it shall be that what I had intended to do to them I will do to you.'  "

Chapter 34

Verse 1: Ad-noy spoke to Moshe, saying:

Verse 2: "Instruct Bnei Yisroel and say to them: 'When you come to the land of Canaan, this is the land which will fall to you as hereditary property, the land of Canaan according to its borders.

Verse 3: Your southern flank shall be from the Tzin wilderness along [the land of] Edom; the southern border shall be from the edge of the Salt Sea to the east.

Verse 4: The border then turns south of Maaleh Akrabim passing toward Tzin; and its outskirts shall be south of Kadeish Barne'a, and then it shall extend to Chatzar Adar and continue toward Atzmon.

Verse 5: The border turns from Atzmon toward the Egyptian Estuary and its outskirts shall reach the sea.

Verse 6: As for the western border; it shall be the border of the Great Sea, this shall be your western border.

Verse 7: This shall be your northern border; from the Great Sea turn yourselves to Hor Hahar.

Verse 8: From Hor Hahar turn to Levo Chamas and the outskirts of the border shall be toward Tzedad.

Verse 9: The border shall then extend toward Zifron, and its outskirts shall be at Chatzar Einan; this shall be your northern border.

Verse 10: You shall turn yourselves toward the eastern border from Chatzar Einan to Shefam.

Verse 11: The border shall then descend from Shefam to Rivlah to the east of Ayin; the border shall descend and contact the bank of the eastern shore of the Kineres Sea.

Verse 12: The border shall then descend along the Yardein and its outskirts shall be the Salt (Dead) Sea. This should be your land according to its borders all around.'  "

Verse 13: Moshe instructed Bnei Yisroel, saying: "This is the land which you must distribute as hereditary property by means of a lottery, which Ad-noy has commanded to give to the nine and one half tribes.

Verse 14: Because the tribe of Reuvein's descendants, the tribe of Gad's descendants, and half of the tribe of Menashe have already taken their hereditary property.

Verse 15: These two and one half tribes have taken their hereditary property on this side of the Yardein near Yereicho, to the east, toward the sunrise."

Verse 16: Ad-noy spoke to Moshe, saying:

Verse 17: "These are the names of the men who shall inherit the land for you: Elozor the kohein and Yehoshua son of Nun,

Verse 18: And one leader from each tribe you shall take, to help inherit the land.

Verse 19: These are the names of the men: for the tribe of Yehudah, Kaleiv son of Yefuneh.

Verse 20: For the tribe of Shimon, Shmuel, son of Amihud.

Verse 21: For the tribe of Binyamin, Elidad, son of Kislon.

Verse 22: The leader for the tribe of Don, Buki, son of Yogli.

Verse 23: For Yoseif's children, the leader for the tribe of Menashe, Chaniel, son of Eifod.

Verse 24: The leader for the tribe of Ephraim, Kemuel, son of Shiftan.

Verse 25: The leader for the tribe of Zevulun, Elitzafan, son of Parnach.

Verse 26: The leader for the tribe of Yissachar, Paltiel, son of Azan.

Verse 27: The leader for the tribe of Asher, Achihud, son of Shlomi.

Verse 28: The leader for the tribe of Naftali, Pedah'eil, son of Amihud."

Verse 29: These are the ones whom Ad-noy commanded to apportion the inheritance to Bnei Yisroel, in the land of Canaan.

Chamishi (Fifth Aliyah)

Chapter 35

Verse 1: Ad-noy spoke to Moshe in the plains of Moav by the Yardein near Yereicho, saying:

Verse 2: "Instruct Bnei Yisroel and have them give to the Levites from their hereditary possession, cities in which to settle; and open space for the cities all around you shall give to the Levites.

Verse 3: These cities shall be theirs for dwelling, and their open space shall be for their animals, their property and all of their necessities to live.

Verse 4: The open space for the cities that you shall give the Levites [shall extend] from the walls of the city and outward a thousand amos all around.

Verse 5: You shall measure from outside the city two thousand amos on the eastern side, two thousand amos on the southern side, two thousand amos on the western side, and two thousand amos on the northern side; with the city in the center. This shall be the open spaces for the cities.

Verse 6: Along with the cities that you shall give the Levites shall be the six refuge cities which you shall provide [as places] for a murderer to flee; and in addition to them, you shall provide forty-two cities.

Verse 7: The total number of cities that you shall give to the Levites is forty eight cities, with their open spaces.

Verse 8: The cities that you shall give, [shall be] from the possession of Bnei Yisroel; take more from a larger [holding], and less from a smaller [holding], each person, according to his inheritance, shall give of his cities to the Levites."

Verse 9: Ad-noy spoke to Moshe, saying:

Verse 10: "Speak to Bnei Yisroel and say to them: 'When you cross the Yardein into the land of Canaan,

Verse 11: you shall provide cities for yourselves, which shall serve as refuge cities for you, so that a murderer can flee there, one who accidentally killed a person.

Verse 12: These cities shall serve you as a refuge from the avenger, so that the murderer will not die until he stands in judgment before the congregation.

Verse 13: The cities that you shall give, will serve you as six refuge cities.

Verse 14: Three cities on this side of the Yardein, and the [other] three cities you shall give in the land of Canaan. They shall be cities of refuge.

Verse 15: For Bnei Yisroel, the proselyte, and resident among them, shall these six cities be a refuge, to flee there anyone who accidentally kills a person.

Verse 16: But if he struck him with an iron instrument and he died, then he is a murderer; the murderer must be executed.

Verse 17: Or if with a stone that can be held in the hand and which can kill he strikes him, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer must be executed.

Verse 18: Or if with a wooden implement [that can be held] in the hand and which can cause death he strikes him, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer must be executed.

Verse 19: The blood avenger shall kill the murderer, wherever he meets him he may kill him.

Verse 20: If he pushes [his victim] out of hatred or throws at him deliberately, and he died,

Verse 21: or if in enmity, he struck him with his hand and he died, the assailant must be executed; he is a murderer. The blood avenger may kill the murderer wherever he meets him.

Verse 22: But if suddenly, without enmity, he pushed him or threw any object at him not deliberately,

Verse 23: Or (even) with a stone which can kill, without seeing [the victim], he threw it down on him and he died, but he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm.

Verse 24: Then the congregation shall judge between the assailant and the blood avenger, abiding by these laws.

Verse 25: The congregation shall protect the murderer from the blood avenger, and return him to his refuge city where he had fled, and he must remain there until the death of the Kohein Gadol who was anointed with the sacred oil.

Verse 26: But if the murderer goes outside of the border of his refuge city where he had fled,

Verse 27: and the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his refuge city, and the blood avenger kills the murderer, he has no blood.

Verse 28: For he (the killer) must remain in his refuge city until the death of the Kohein Gadol. After the death of the Kohein Gadol the murderer may return to the land of his possession.

Verse 29: These [rules] shall be for you the law of justice for all your descendants in all your dwelling places.

Verse 30: If anyone kills a person, only upon the testimony of witnesses shall the murderer be killed. But one witness may not testify against a person, in a case of capital punishment.

Verse 31: And do not accept atonement compensation for the life of a murderer who is wicked to incur the death penalty, for he must be executed.

Verse 32: And do not accept atonement compensation for one who has fled to his refuge city, to allow him to return to live in the land, before the death of the Kohein (Gadol).

Verse 33: Do not pollute the land in which you live, for, the blood pollutes the land, and for the land there can be no atonement for the blood that was spilled in it, except through the blood of the one who spilled it.

Verse 34: You must not defile the land in which you live, wherein I reside, for, I, Ad-noy, dwell among Bnei Yisroel.'  "

Shevi'i (Seventh Aliyah)

Chapter 36

Verse 1: The paternal leaders approached--- for the children of Gilad, son of Machir, son of Menashe, of the families of Yoseif's sons--- and they spoke before Moshe and the leaders who were the paternal heads of Bnei Yisroel.

Verse 2: They said: "Ad-noy commanded our master to give the land as an inheritance, through the casting of lots, to Bnei Yisroel, and our master was commanded by Ad-noy to give the inheritance of our brother Tzelofchad to his daughters.

Verse 3: But if they marry a member of another tribe of Bnei Yisroel, their inheritance will be diminished from our father's inheritance, and it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they will marry, and from the lot of our inheritance it will be subtracted.

Verse 4: And even when the yoveil occurs for Bnei Yisroel, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they will marry, and from the inheritance of our fathers' tribe, their inheritance will be subtracted.

Verse 5: Moshe instructed Bnei Yisroel according to command of Adony, saying: "Correctly are the descendants of Yoseif's tribe speaking.

Verse 6: This is the word that Ad-noy has commanded regarding Tzelofchad's daughters: 'Let them marry whom they think best, as long as they marry within their tribe of their father.

Verse 7: Thereby, there will be no transfer of inheritance of Bnei Yisroel from tribe to tribe but each person to the inheritance of his father's tribe, shall Bnei Yisroel remain attached.

Verse 8: Every daughter who inherits property among the tribes of Bnei Yisroel to a member of her father's tribe shall she marry, so that Bnei Yisroel will inherit--- each one---the property of his fathers.

Verse 9: And no inheritance will be transferred from one tribe to another tribe; for, through every man with his own inheritance, will the tribes of Bnei Yisroel be attached.

Verse 10: Exactly as Ad-noy commanded Moshe, so did Tzelofchad's daughters.

Maftir

Verse 11: And they were--- Machlah, Sirtzah, Choglah, Milkah and No'ah, the daughters of Tzelofchad--- wives to their cousins.

Verse 12: From the families of Menashe, son of Yoseif, they married, and their inheritance remained with the tribe of their father's family.

Verse 13: These are the commandments and the laws that Ad-noy commanded Bnei Yisroel through Moshe, in the plains of Moav at the Yardein near Yereicho.

Chazak

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