Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:42

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:

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.