Joshua

Joshua 20:9

⁹These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are	הָיוּ֩	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the cities	עָרֵ֨י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
appointed	הַמּֽוּעָדָ֜ה	ham·mū·‘ā·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4152 appointed place, asylum
for all	לְכֹ֣ל׀	lə·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and foreigners	וְלַגֵּר֙	wə·lag·gêr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
among them	בְּתוֹכָ֔ם	bə·ṯō·w·ḵām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8432 midst
so that anyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who kills	מַכֵּה־	mak·kêh-	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5221 smite
a person	נֶ֖פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
unintentionally	בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה	biš·ḡā·ḡāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7684 sin of error, inadvertence
may flee	לָנ֣וּס	lā·nūs	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5127 flee, escape
there	שָׁ֔מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	יָמ֗וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
by the hand	בְּיַד֙	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the avenger	גֹּאֵ֣ל	gō·’êl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H1350 redeem, act as kinsman
of blood	הַדָּ֔ם	had·dām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
prior	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
to standing	עָמְד֖וֹ	‘ā·mə·ḏōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the assembly	הָעֵדָֽה׃פ	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.