Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:41–43

⁴¹Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east ⁴²to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice.

To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: ⁴³Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.

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Deuteronomy 4:41

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
set aside	יַבְדִּ֤יל	yaḇ·dîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H914 be divided, separate
three	שָׁלֹ֣שׁ	šā·lōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
cities	עָרִ֔ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
across	בְּעֵ֖בֶר	bə·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
to the east	מִזְרְחָ֖ה	miz·rə·ḥāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east

Deuteronomy 4:42

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to which	שָׁ֜מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
a manslayer	רוֹצֵ֗חַ	rō·w·ṣê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7523 murder, slay
could flee	לָנֻ֨ס	lā·nus	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5127 flee, escape
after killing	יִרְצַ֤ח	yir·ṣaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7523 murder, slay
his neighbor	רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
unintentionally	בִּבְלִי־	biḇ·lî-	Preposition-b; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
without	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
prior	מִתְּמ֣וֹל	mit·tə·mō·wl	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8543 yesterday
malice	שֹׂנֵ֥א	śō·nê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8130 hate
To save one’s own life	וָחָֽי׃	wā·ḥāy	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
he could flee	וְנָ֗ס	wə·nās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אַחַ֛ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
these	הָאֵ֖ל	hā·’êl	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H411 these, those
cities	הֶעָרִ֥ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement

Deuteronomy 4:43

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Bezer	בֶּ֧צֶר	be·ṣer	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1221 Betser
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
on the plateau	הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר	ham·mî·šōr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4334 level place, uprightness
belonging to the Reubenites	לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י	lå̄·ru·ʾū·ḇē·nī	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7206 Reubenite
Ramoth	רָאמֹ֤ת	rā·mōṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7216 Heights, Ramôth
in Gilead	בַּגִּלְעָד֙	bag·gil·‘āḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
belonging to the Gadites	לַגָּדִ֔י	lag·gā·ḏî	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1425 Gadite
or Golan	גּוֹלָ֥ן	gō·w·lān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1474 Golan
in Bashan	בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן	bab·bā·šān	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
belonging to the Manassites	לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃	lam·naš·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4520 Menashshite

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Deuteronomy 4:41 Numbers 35:6 · Numbers 35:14–15

Deuteronomy 4:43 Joshua 20:8

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