Joshua 20:3
so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
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ASV
that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.
KJV
That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לָנ֥וּס | la.Nus | to flee | H5127 → |
| שָׁ֙מָּה֙ | Sha.mah | there towards | H8033 → |
| רוֹצֵ֔חַ | ro.Tze.ach | a killer | H7523 → |
| מַכֵּה־ | ma.keh- | [who] strikes down | H5221 → |
| נֶ֥פֶשׁ | Ne.fesh | <of> a person | H5315 → |
| בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה | bish.ga.Gah | by inadvertence | H7684 → |
| בִּבְלִי־ | biv.li- | with not | H1097 → |
| דָ֑עַת | Da.'at | knowledge | H1847 → |
| וְהָי֤וּ | ve.ha.Yu | and they will become | H1961 → |
| לָכֶם֙ | la.Khem | for <the> you | |
| לְמִקְלָ֔ט | le.mik.Lat | <into> a refuge | H4733 → |
| מִגֹּאֵ֖ל | mi.go.'El | from [the] avenger of | H1350 → |
| הַדָּֽם׃ | ha.Dam | <the> blood | H1818 → |
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