Joshua

Joshua 20:4

⁴When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When someone flees	וְנָ֞ס	wə·nās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אַחַ֣ת׀	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
of these	הָאֵ֗לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
cities	מֵהֶעָרִ֣ים	mê·he·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
stands	וְעָמַד֙	wə·‘ā·maḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at the entrance	פֶּ֚תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
gate	שַׁ֣עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
and states	וְדִבֶּ֛ר	wə·ḏib·ber	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
his case	דְּבָרָ֑יו	də·ḇā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
before	זִקְנֵ֥י־	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
they are to bring	וְאָסְפ֨וּ	wə·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
him	אֹת֤וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
into the city	הָעִ֙ירָה֙	hā·‘î·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and give	וְנָתְנוּ־	wə·nā·ṯə·nū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
him	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a place	מָק֖וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
to live	וְיָשַׁ֥ב	wə·yā·šaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among them	עִמָּֽם׃	‘im·mām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with

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